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3 former police officers to face trial in girl’s death after Pa. high school football game
Three former police officers charged with killing a young girl when they fired 25 shots at a car as a crowd left a Pennsylvania high school football game will face trial on manslaughter charges.
5 takeaways from our event on Pennsylvania’s flawed police hiring database
Panelists said legislative action and other accountability measures are needed to close loopholes left in the 2020 law that created Pennsylvania’s law enforcement hiring database.
West Chester University police officers trained with a controversial group on social media surveillance
West Chester University’s small police force last October hosted a training on social media surveillance that showcased techniques like creating fake accounts with the potential to catfish students and others.
Police firing records are now included in a statewide personnel database
State and local police agencies have been able to track officer misconduct for the last year. Now they will be able to see if an officer left or was terminated — and why.