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Members of the Champion Fire Department got a surprise Friday, Nov. 12.

Members of the Champion Fire Department got a surprise Friday, Nov. 12.

Emily Mack admitted to a charge of involuntary manslaughter last month. Author: WNEP Web Staff Updated: 5:06 PM EDT June 17, 2021 HONESDALE, Pa. — A mother is headed to prison for the death of her infant child in Wayne County. A judge gave Emily Mack a sentence of 16 months to seven years in jail on Thursday morning. Mack pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter last month. Police say Mack and her boyfriend Wayne Tompkins had taken illegal drugs the night the...

Academy. >> so you are saying the academies are responsible for creating this? >> no. im just saying that the academy is the first place that the police officer encounters and that the academy has a great responsibility to give them a focus. what happens when you get into the precinct where you are stationed thats where you make the decision as to what type of police officer you will be. you want to fit in. >> wayne nice to see you. thank you sir. >> thank you. this is a fox news alert. isis s...

feel under siege. why do you say that? >> because this is a very violent city. its a very tough place to work. i mean, law enforcement anywhere you go, its a hard job. but they are not getting the support they need. everywhere they go they are getting challenged. they are just -- they are being attacked at every different angle and not getting the support they need and deserve. >> what is the support they need? >> they need to be backed up from the city hall, from the top of our agency...

Taughted in the training academy. >> so you are saying the academies are responsible for creating this? >> no. im just saying that the academy is the first place that the police officer encounters and that the academy has a great responsibility to give them a focus. what happens when you get into the precinct where you are stationed thats where you make the decision as to what type of police officer you will be. you want to fit in. >> wayne nice to see you. thank you sir. >> thank you. this is...

feel under siege. why do you say that? >> because this is a very violent city. its a very tough place to work. i mean, law enforcement anywhere you go, its a hard job. but they are not getting the support they need. everywhere they go they are getting challenged. they are just -- they are being attacked at every different angle and not getting the support they need and deserve. >> what is the support they need? >> they need to be backed up from the city hall, from the top of our agency...

City? where were you for the last 35 years? >> that must burn the police in town to get blamed for all of this. >> yes. thats what i meant by we are under siege. i mean, we are getting blamed for everything. we are not getting the support we need. its a very tough job. lets face it, a second in law enforcement is a lifetime. i have seen a lot of officers get killed over the last 32-plus years. >> why is baltimore so violent? >> well, there is several different reasons. the drug trade. right now ...

City? where were you for the last 35 years? >> that must burn the police in town to get blamed for all of this. >> yes. thats what i meant by we are under siege. i mean, we are getting blamed for everything. we are not getting the support we need. its a very tough job. lets face it, a second in law enforcement is a lifetime. i have seen a lot of officers get killed over the last 32-plus years. >> why is baltimore so violent? >> well, there is several different reasons. the drug trade. right now ...