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Over the last couple of weeks, the York Daily Record has sent three people to the York County Clerk of Courts Office, requesting to look at files in various criminal cases.
In all instances, they were denied the
right to look at those documents in the office free of charge and were told they must pay for hard copies or to have digital versions sent to them.
The key word there is “right.”
You have a right as a citizen of this presumptively open and transparent commonwealth to look at criminal case files without paying for them.
Clerk of Courts Dan Byrnes is wrongly denying free access to public records ydr.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ydr.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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The York County Crisis Intervention Team gathered Thursday to give away the first of 5,000 wristbands that they hope will help identify an individual diagnosed with mental illness in the event first responders need to interact with them in a crisis situation.
The wristbands will also be worn by police who are a trained CIT officer.
“The CIT initiative is a collaboration between the police, the courts, probation, mental health care providers and.individuals with mental illnesses, substance abuse issues and others in need as they interact with the criminal justice system and health care system,” Katherine Gruver, CIT coordinator for the county, said as she opened the presentation at York Area Regional Police in York Township.
York City PD launches Handle with Care registry to prevent dangerous situations
The “Handle with Care” program will alert officers responding to a scene if someone at that address has special mental or physical needs. Author: Harri Leigh (FOX43) Updated: 10:50 PM EST December 14, 2020
YORK, Pa. The York City Police Department is launching the a new program that aims to help police prevent dangerous situations by building a registry of individuals who may need special care.
The “Handle with Care” program will alert officers responding to a scene if someone at that address has special mental or physical needs.
The program is partly a response to recent police shootings of people with mental illness in Pennsylvania: that of Ricardo Munoz in Lancaster in September, and of Walter Wallace, Jr. in Philadelphia in October.