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Five years after toddler Nalani Johnson was kidnapped and murdered, license plate readers that law enforcement officials say could have saved her will be installed in numerous municipalities across Westmoreland County. The readers will be part of a multicounty surveillance network spearheaded by district attorneys and local law enforcement officials.
This warning comes after several accidents involving deer, including a fatal crash in Fayette County.
Westmoreland County Commissioners are expected to award grants to three municipalities this week with money from the national opioid abuse settlements. North Huntingdon is slated to receive nearly $105,000, while Rostraver and Lower Burrell will each receive $62,832 to operate drug prevention and education programs through municipal police departments. The
Law enforcement agencies will be seeing upgrades thanks to American Rescue Plan funding.
A Rostraver commissioner who appears to have won reelection during Tuesday’s primary was found guilty of three counts of harassment Thursday in a marathon summary trial. John Lorenzo, 43, was found guilty of making harassing statements toward the township manager and two fellow commissioners, slapping one in the face, at