More on Off-duty Police Shooting

If you recall, I wrote in to inform many of you about a shooting that took place in the Richmond neighborhood. More news has come out since the last post, and I would like to address it. More and more witnesses have come out to give their story about what had happened that night. Vincent Cheever, 17,gave his story. Cheever told police that Bill Panas, the man shot, was not one to start fights. He also stated that the officer never identified himself as an officer at the time of the incident. Cheever claimed that when a fight broke out, Tepper, the off duty officer, came out of his house to try and break it up. He was hit in the face with a punch, and that is when he drew his gun, waving it around at nearly everyone, stated Cheever. Cheever then went on to say that after everyone had ran down the street, Bill stuck around and said, "Come on, your not going to shoot me". Tepper then responded with "Oh, yeah?" Bill was shot in the chest and taken to Temple University Hospital where he died at 11:33 p.m.

Officer Tepper has been placed on desk duty while this investigation continues to grow. He has been with the police force since 1993 and is currently making $58,610.00. As of now, officer Tepper has not commented on the investigation.

3 Officers Slain in Pittsburgh

It was the deparments first fatalities since 1995. Over the weekend, 3 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania police officers were shot and killed by a man by the name of Richard Poplawski. "We have never had to lose three officers in the line of duty at one time at one call," Harper said. Nathan Harper is the current police cheif for the Pittsburgh police department. The suspect surrendered around 11 a.m. outside of his home in Stanton Heights. He was wearing a bulletproof vest and armed with an AK-47, a rifle, and a pistol. The suspect fired about 100 rounds during the standoff at his house Harper stated. Poplawski was taken into custody, and is expected to be charged with homicide, aggravated assault, and other related offenses. The first officer to approach the scene was shot and killed, and the other two officers were killled while trying to assist their fellow officers. The entire incidient started when the suspect opened fire out of his bedroom window against on coming police. Some of the near by neighbors were evacuated during the standoff. Police say they have responded to calls from that same house two or three times in the past.

Off duty cop kills man in Philly

Over the weekend, an off-duty Philadelhpia police officer shot and killed a man when he tried breaking up a fight. The officer's name was not given, but the man killed was 21 year old William Panas. The incident occur ed on Saturday night in the Port Richmond area. The fight was believed to have involved over 20 people. The officer who shot and killed the man has been placed on administrative duty while the investigation unfolds.

Regarding New PA State Troopers

Over the weekend I did some research on the Pennsylvania State Police academy procedures. I myself have been considering going to the academy which is located in Hershey, PA. The academy runs for approximately 7 months and requires you to live there. Visitors are allowed on Sundays, but only on occasions. Cadets are allowed to go home on the weekends as long as they have completed all their tests with a score of 70% or better. Unfortunately, during my research I discovered that the academy has been put on hold for lack of funds. The PSP are looking for new sources to fund the program. The PSP program is a paid academy, which provides cadets a $1,500.00 paycheck bi-weekly before taxes. As of their last announcement, the October of 2009 class has been indefinitely delayed. So for anyone planning on filing an application form for the PSP, just be aware that you may not receive any feedback from them for quite some time, or not until they receive adequate funding. To read more about what exactly the PSP is all about, check out their website listed below.
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/psp/4451/HR/576875

Fort Hood Updates

Unfortunately, we all know about what went on at Fort Hood. To stay up to date with what they are going to do with the mass murderer, take a look at this article. I found it the other day while researching the topic. It's very sad to think that someone could do such a horrific thing. Anyways, the topic is pretty sad, so if you don't mind reading more about it, feel free to take a look at the link i posted below.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/05/fort-hood-shootings-7-dea_n_347366.html

Strippers On Links at Golf Course

The Cherry Valley Golf course in Stroudsburg, PA is under investigation after a newspapers website caught on video strippers giving men lap dances before they teed off. There were stations set up around the course with lawn chairs and blankets laid out, according to the men who shot the video. The women were interviewed by the news reporters and told them that they were employees of the CR Fannys Gentlemens Club in Wilson, PA. As of right now, no crimes have been uncovered, said police.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,286780,00.html

Sex for World Series Tickets

Over the weekend, I came upon this article, which I had to take a look at. The women posted an ad stating Sex-and-the-Series. She posted this with hopes of getting tickets in replace of sexual favors. A undercover police officer saw the ad and followed up with it. He met this women in a bar and quickly arrested her. To read the complete story, click on the link below.
http://www.policeone.com/patrol-issues/articles/1959377-Pa-police-set-up-sting-for-woman-who-advertised-sex-for-World-Series-tickets/

Weed Stuck to Forehead

I recently read a short article about a man who got arrested for possession. You wouldn't believe how they found it. To make a long story short, a man 29 years of age, went into a convenience store and had a bag of weed stuck to his forehead. When an officer saw the man looking into his baseball cap, they got suspicious. When the man put his baseball cap back on his head, the bag of weed must have gotten stuck on his forehead. The officers went over to the man, peeled the bag of weed of his forehead and placed him under arrest.

To read the entire article, click on the link below.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/10/15/national/a111436D73.DTL

Deadliest Job in Policing

Over the weekend I came across an article that caught my attention. The headline was, "The Deadliest Job in Policing". It caught my eye for several reasons. For starters, I was curious as to what they meant by "the deadliest job" and secondly, I wanted to know what area they were talking about. As I started to read the article, several things took my by surprised. For starters, the first major question asked was where were you most likely to die at if you were a police officer. The answer was Texas. Then going down the list was California, New York, Illinois, Ohio, Florida, Pennsylvania (7th), Missouri, Michigan, and Georgia rounding out the 10th spot. I was pretty amazed to find Pennsylvania at number 7 on the list. I would have thought that P.A. would have been farther down the list or not even mentioned in the top 10 at all. The second big topic discussed was "What are you most likely to be doing when you are killed". According to the article, dying as a result of a gunshot wound is the least likely cause of death. The article stated that one is 190% more likely to die from an accidental event than you are from a gunshot wound. Also, you have a 400% change of dying if you write out a citation outside of your police car vs. inside of the police car. So to sum up the article, the worst thing a police officer can do according to this article is write up a ticket outside of your police car in Texas, California, and New York. I know this seems like a wired thing to write about, being that it is about death rates for police officers, but the topic struck my interest, and I learned quite a bit of new information from it. So if you are interested in reading the entire article or just commenting on it, feel free to check out the link below or write in a comment.
http://www.officer.com/web/online/On-the-Street/The-Deadliest-Job-in-Policing/21$48821

Clery Reports for WEST CHESTER University

I have attached an article link relating to the crime rate here at West Chester University. It summerizes the clery reports that were sent out to everyones e-mail account not too long ago. This article is pretty interesting, so if you would like, take a look at the article and leave feedback on anything that might have shocked you regarding to the crime rates and what takes place here on campus.

http://www.dailylocal.com/articles/2009/10/11/news/srv0000006587718.txt

Police Gear

I found this website that sells nothing but gear for police officers. They carry everything from tactical clothing to equipment for you cars. They have a lot of stuff with very good prices. The store is out of Texas, and they have great customer service. The best thing about there store is that they ship you products within 24 hours. So check them out and see what they have to offer.
I attached the link to there website on the bottom.

If you are interested in this site, send me a comment about what you thought.

http://dtdistributors.com/info.html

Police Pepper spray gone wrong

Here is an article about a women who was sitting in her backyard on a bench when out of no where she felt a burning sensation overwhelm her eyes and chest cavity. Unfortunately for the women, the local police department were administering gas not far from where she was located. As a result, she suffered from some of the excess spray. To get more details on the accident, visit the link located below.

http://www.policeone.com/police-products/less-lethal/articles/1876264-Pa-police-pepper-spray-exercise-goes-awry/#

Reading Pennsylvania Police Academy

Reading, PA police website offers a lot of good information about how to register for their police academy. They list all the requirements as well as the sign up dates for when it takes place. There are two classes. One starts in July and goes until December and the other starts in January and goes to June. To find out more information, come check out their website.

http://www.readingpa.gov/police_reading_police_academy.asp

Trail Opening in ex-PA chief's murder

The article is short, but tells you a little bit about what is going to happen for the man who was accused of murdering an ex police cheif. Take a look at the article on the web.

http://content.usatoday.net/dist/custom/gci/InsidePage.aspx?cId=delawareonline&sParam=31634789.story

Pennsylvania State Police Website

The PA state police website offers information about whats going on in your area as well as how to get involved in local activities. There employement information is listed on the website as well. To find out more, check out their website.

http://www.psp.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/psp/4451

Up to date NEWS

Inform provides up to date coverage with things going on with the PA state police officers. They have many articles and websites dealing with seat belt check points as well as homicide incidents.

http://www.inform.com/Pennsylvania+State+Police

Mother Stabs Son

Here's an article about a mother who stabbed her 12 year old son in the back. To find out more, take a look at the article provided by FOX News.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,548182,00.html

PA Chiefs

PA chiefs is a website that allows you to see whats going on in Pennsylvania dealing with law enforcement. Its a GREAT way to see what department is hiring and how to go about with their application process.

http://www.pachiefs.org/

Megan's Law Website

Here is a link to the Megan's Law website.
http://www.pameganslaw.state.pa.us/