Crime And Safety
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Authorities name the attacker and most of the 8 victims in last week’s Erie mass shooting
The shooter in Friday’s attack was Matthew Stone Sr., 45, according to Erie County coroner Lyell Cook. Stone took his own life at the home.
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Philadelphia police officer killed, another injured after responding to reports of man with a gun
Shane Seiber, 40, was shot and killed in west Philadelphia after responding to a report of a man with a gun, police said. An officer who was with him was also shot.
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Shooting leaves 9 dead including suspect in Erie police say
Erie’s police chief said the suspect, a 45-year-old male, was related to seven of the victims in Friday’s shooting.
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Shapiro calls for abolishing death penalty; Garrity says she supports ‘the law that’s on the books’
Pa. law allows the death penalty, but there have been no executions since 1999.
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Yardley golf course defaced with hate swastikas, racial slurs
Portions of the golf course greens were intentionally damaged with racial slurs and swastika symbols carved into the turf.
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Pennsylvania rolls out sexual assault evidence tracking system
State Health Secretary Dr. Debra Bogen said the health care system is often the first place survivors turn after an assault.
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“They get in your head, they get in your heart”: The high cost of online scams in Pennsylvania
Online scams are costing Pennsylvanians billions of dollars, but the damage isn’t always measured in dollars. Kate Kleinert lost $39,000 to a scammer who built a relationship with her, leaving her to cope with financial hardship and the heartbreak of losing someone she believed she loved.
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What we know about racist flyer posted in York after Jackson St. melee
York-area elected officials, organizations and pastors quickly mobilized in solidarity this weekend after a racist flyer appeared urging violence in response to last week’s melee near the York College campus.
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‘I don’t think I’m coming home.’ York County officer’s long road to recovery
York County Sheriff Lt. Dave Godfrey was shot seven times on the afternoon of Sept. 17 last year in rural North Codorus Township when searching for a suspect. Three officers were killed during the incident.
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Judge refers Philadelphia district attorney to federal prosecutors for investigation
In a memorandum referring the matter for “investigation and other appropriate action” the judge said “troubling” activity by Larry Krasner and Matthew Stiegler was uncovered during recent evidentiary hearings into how the DA’s office handled a case.
