State Police
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As Pa. crime rates fall to record lows, law enforcement flags ongoing challenges
Homicides fell by 23% between 2023 and 2024, which is near historic lows.
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Pa. state police are covering more municipalities than ever. Can recruitment and funding keep up?
Municipalities across Pennsylvania are shuttering their local police departments, requiring the state police to expand coverage.
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Where would $116M hike to Pa. State Police in budget plan actually go?
PSP is one of several state agencies proposed to get a funding boost in Shapiro’s $53.3 billion spending plan. A final budget is due by June 30, although state officials have failed to meet that constitutional deadline each of the past four years.
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Second suspect turns himself in after explosive device set off near Lehigh Valley polling place
First responders found the remnants of what appeared to be an M-type explosive at the scene.
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PA drivers caught on cellphones will be fined $50 starting in June
Known as Paul Miller’s Law, the new legislation banning the use of all handheld devices while driving in Pennsylvania goes into effect on June 6.
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Who should pay when state police are the local force in Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania State Police cover two-thirds of the state’s municipalities that do not have their own police department, putting a statewide agency in charge of local patrols for more than 1,300 localities across the state.
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Pennsylvania State Trooper shot and killed in Chester County
Cpl. Timothy O’Connor was a 15-year-veteran of the force and is survived by his wife and daughter, officials said.
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Heroic Pennsylvania troopers and Good Samaritan doctor honored
Troopers Lucas Amarose and Thomas Pack and Dr. Vincent Barnhart sat humbly in the packed banquet room as speaker after speaker recognized their bravery and heroism. Loved ones were on hand as they were recognized with citations, awards, medals, other honors.
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ACLU calls for ‘full, transparent’ investigation of Quakertown ICE protest
ACLU of Pennsylvania is calling for a “full and transparent investigation” of an off-campus ICE walkout that resulted in physical confrontations with local police against Quakertown high school student protesters that have been widely shared on social media generating national attention.
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Quakertown protest against ICE turns violent, arrests made
Quakertown School District officials canceled a planned student-led walkout Friday at its high school over Immigrations Customs Enforcement operations and tactics in the United States, but when some students took their protest into town, things turned violent.
