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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 22, 2014

Police: Philadelphia Muslim Leader Tried to Cut Off Suspected Thief's Hand

The accused immediately denied it, but to no avail. Mitchell and the mosque's imam carried the accused down a flight of stairs to the backyard of the mosque.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 11, 2014

Man Shot by Pennsylvania Chief Wielded Knife, Threatened Grandmother

A man critically injured Tuesday by a bullet fired by the Sunbury, Pa., chief of police beat his grandmother with his fists and feet and threatened her life just two hours before he was shot, according to court records.

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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 WriterJune 20, 2014

Philadelphia City Council Votes to Decriminalize Pot Possession

The Philadelphia City Council on Thursday passed a measure decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana, following a wave of U.S. states and cities lowering penalties on the drug.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 13, 2014

Video: Pennsylvania Woman Killed in Collision with Police Vehicle

Police told WNEP TV that Officer Steven Homanko, 25, lost control of the cruiser and hit a vehicle coming in the opposite direction.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 8, 2014

Video: Wounded Philadelphia Officer Shares Story of Survival

Philadelphia Police Officer Edward Davies, critically wounded in the line of duty last August, is speaking out about his struggle to survive and the lifesaving efforts of fellow officers and doctors at Temple Hospital.

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Articlesby Dean ScovilleMarch 26, 2014

Shots Fired: Berks County, Pennsylvania 06/30/2011

Upon their crossing, the trackers noticed that leaves blanketing the side of a steep hill had been disturbed. Regrouping with his K-9, Pagerly gave him the search command and released him again. Jynx appeared to immediately find an odor and began moving rapidly up hill and toward Hawk Mountain Road.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 14, 2014

Arbiter Allows Pittsburgh Police to Reside Outside City Limits

For the first time in more than a century, Pittsburgh police officers will not have to live in the city where they work, according to a draft arbitration award announced Thursday.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 10, 2014

Video: Pa. Trooper Accidentally Shoots, Kills Pregnant Wife

Police released the identity of a pregnant woman accidentally shot to death Friday afternoon in Montgomery County, Pa., by her husband, a state trooper.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 4, 2014

Off-Duty Philly Officer Shot in Back

According to officials, the 24-year veteran of the force was in plain clothes when a man approached him from behind, mumbled something to the officer, and then shot him once in the back.

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