The Law Enforcement Agency Directors of Western Pennsylvania recognized dozens of Pittsburgh area law enforcement officers and prosecutors during its 25th Annual LEAD Awards Ceremony.
(WJET/WFXP/YourErie.com) — The Law Enforcement Agency Directors (LEAD) of Western Pennsylvania recognized dozens of area law enforcement officers and prosecutors during its 25th annual LEAD Awards Ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 5. LEAD bestows awards annually as a way to recognize outstanding work by law enforcement agents and officers, as well as prosecutors. Notable among the […]
Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday for the trial of Robert Bowers, the man accused of killing 11 people Oct. 27, 2018, at the Tree of Life synagogue on Wilkins Avenue in Squirrel Hill. Two additional congregants were shot and wounded during worship services that day, and five police
Monday’s fatal shooting of a McKeesport police officer marks two line-of-duty deaths already this year for law enforcement in Western Pennsylvania after more than a five-year gap. The McKeesport officer, Sean Sluganski, was killed while responding to a request to perform a check on a man’s mental health. Authorities said
Homicide is a very clinical name given to the killing of one human being by another. Legally, killings can fall in a spectrum of responsibility. Vehicular homicide, involuntary and voluntary manslaughter, different degrees of murder. They all mean the same thing in the end. One person’s story ends. The drama