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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 18, 2014

FBI Adds Pa. Trooper's Suspected Killer to Most Wanted List

The FBI has added the suspect in last week's deadly ambush at a Pennsylvania State Police barracks to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 13, 2014

Video: Troopers Ambushed Outside Pennsylvania State Police Barracks, 1 Dead, 1 Wounded

Two troopers were ambushed outside a state police barracks in Blooming Grove, Pa., during a late-night shift change Friday, leaving one dead and another injured. The shooter is believed to be at large.

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Inside the Badge by Mark ClarkAugust 15, 2014

The Numbers Don't Lie, But They May Be Misleading.

Nobody should have ignored the disparaging percentages of men and women who pass the fitness testing to become a Pennsylvania State Police officer, but the problem may not be in the testing.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 31, 2014

Justice Department Sues Pennsylvania State Police Over Fitness Test

The lawsuit said the use of the tests to screen and select the applicants for the entry-level positions amounted to a pattern of employment discrimination. Much greater percentages of male applicants than female applicants passed the physical fitness tests going back to 2003, it said.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 7, 2014

Pennsylvania Woman Killed, Troopers Injured in Two-Car Crash

An Edinboro, Pa., woman died and two Pennsylvania State Police troopers from the barracks at Girard were injured in a crash Saturday between a car and a police vehicle in western Erie County.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 15, 2014

Pa. Court Rules on Warrantless Vehicle Searches

The Pennsylvania state Supreme Court ruled last week that police are allowed to search vehicles without a warrant. The split-decision from the Supreme Court allows police to conduct searches of cars based only on probable cause.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 19, 2013

Pa. State Police Woo Military Veterans with Credit for Experience

The Pennsylvania State Police hope to entice active military personnel, veterans, and full-time cops to join its ranks by allowing them to replace college credits with work experience.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 23, 2013

Video: Wounded Pa. Trooper 'Fine' After Gun Battle

Gunfire struck Trooper Brian King as he and other members of the Pennsylvania State Police Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) attempted to enter a second-floor window of a house on Lloyd Avenue in Latrobe.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 5, 2013

Pa. State Police Commander Killed In Crash

A veteran Pennsylvania State Police commander died in a crash, after he lost control of his cruiser an struck an oncoming SUV. Sgt. John LaRose, a 22-year trooper, was on his way home from the state police barracks in Cameron County.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 10, 2013

Pa. Man Steals Cruiser, Arrested After Pursuit

A Pennsylvania man freed himself from custody and led police on a pursuit with a stolen state police cruiser on Saturday night before he was captured.

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