Crime & Safety
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Pennsylvania officials announce fate of two prisons after long, heated debate
Pennsylvania leaders have decided to close two of the commonwealth’s prison facilities, a decision they say will save taxpayers $100 million in future years and reflects a shrinking population at the sites in Centre and Clearfield counties.
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Local fundraisers organized to help families of slain and wounded York County officers
Local businesses and organizations are coming together to support the families of officers killed and injured during an ambush shooting in North Codorus Township recently.
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3 officers killed, 2 wounded in shooting in York County, suspect identified
The man who fatally shot three Pennsylvania officers and injured two before he was killed by police has been identified as 24-year-old Matthew James Ruth, according to a law enforcement official.
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Man charged with ramming car into FBI gate in Pittsburgh later used Latin phrase about tyrants
A man who rammed a car into an FBI security gate in Pittsburgh and covered it in an American flag later said he did it to “make a statement,” the FBI said.
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3 police officers killed and 2 injured in York County shooting
The officers were at the scene, amid rolling farmland, to follow up on a domestic-related investigation that began the previous day.
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Driver rams car into FBI building gate in Pittsburgh and leaves behind an American flag
A driver rammed a car into a security gate at the FBI building in Pittsburgh, then removed an American flag from the back seat and threw it over the gate before leaving
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Bucks County gun permits soar in wake of high-profile murders, shootings in US
After two weeks of bloodshed and death in Minnesota, Charlotte, North Carolina and Utah, concealed carry permits in Bucks County have risen more than 200 percent.
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State AG’s office investigating ransom attack that knocked out website, email and phone service
Attorney General Dave Sunday said in a statement Friday his office is continuing to recover from the attack, which also took down the office’s website. He said it was caused by a person outside the agency encrypting files in an attempt to force the office to pay to recover the data.
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Preliminary hearing waived for the man suspected of firebombing the Governor’s Residence last April
Cody Balmer, 38, pleaded not guilty to all charges, including terrorism, aggravated assault and attempted homicide, shortly after his arrest in April, and is being held without bail. He is being represented by a public defender.
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Gun owners could apply for a concealed carry permit at any Pa. sheriff’s office, under proposed bill
Gun owners who want a license to carry a concealed firearm in Pennsylvania would be able to apply at the nearest county sheriff’s office, regardless of whether they live in that county, under legislation proposed in the state House.
