The Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police lost in its bid to defend officers who have visible tattoos that some might construe as offensive following an incident in which an officer was seen in a short-sleeve uniform shirt revealing a tattoo some argued was a Nazi symbol.
Read More →An officer shot responding to a domestic dispute call showed "great bravery" in the incident when he put a tourniquet on and went back in the home to help the hostage inside, the county district attorney says.
Read More →A K-9 with the Johnstown (PA) Police Department is being credited with the location and seizure of 60 pounds of marijuana at a traffic stop, and the subsequent seizure of large amounts of cocaine, MDMA, crystal meth, and fentanyl.
Read More →In early September, Officer Greg Fritz of the Pottstown (PA) Police Department helped two medics deliver a baby boy, unwrapping the newborn's umbilical cord from around his neck.
Read More →A motor officer with the Pittsburgh (PA) Police Department was injured in a collision with a vehicle on Sunday afternoon.
Read More →The Allegheny County District Attorney's office on Tuesday filed a request for a gag order in the case against a man accused of killing an off-duty Pittsburgh police officer.
Read More →An off-duty police officer with the Philadelphia Police Department died when his vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree.
Read More →An officer with the Bethlehem Police Department decided to join some students playing a pick-up baseball game on a lawn near the Lehigh University campus, hitting a bomb of a home run on the very first pitch he saw.
Read More →A burglary suspect who led Pennsylvania Troopers on a vehicle pursuit in Erie County over the weekend rammed at least one patrol vehicle, completely upending the SUV and causing injuries to the troopers inside, officials report.
Read More →Officials say a plainclothes officer in an unmarked car was conducting surveillance in the area when the gunman walked up and opened fire. He shot at the driver's side of the car. The officer was not injured.
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