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Wounded Scranton Cop Headed To Rehab After Release From Hospital (PHOTOS) Wounded Scranton Cop Headed To Rehab After Release From Hospital (PHOTOS)
Wounded Scranton Cop Headed To Rehab After Release From Hospital (Photos) Scranton police Det. Kyle Gilmartin was released from Geisinger CMC Tuesday morning, Jan. 23, the department announced.  The detective is headed for a rehabilitation center in southeastern Pennsylvania to continue his recovery, according to Scranton police officials.  Facebook/Scranton Police Department - City of Scranton, PA Facebook/Scranton Police Department - City of Scranton, PA The department did not detail Gilmartin's condition on Tuesday but called his recovery to date "miraculous." Gilmartin was shot in an "ambush-style attack" on North Decker Court early on Thursd…

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by Mac Bullock
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Over $175K Raised For Scranton Police Officer Shot On Duty Over $175K Raised For Scranton Police Officer Shot On Duty
Over $175K Raised For Scranton Police Officer Shot On Duty While Scranton police detective Kyle Gilmartin remains hospitalized after being shot in the line of duty last week, community members have raised tens of thousands of dollars in his name.  Gilmartin was shot in an "ambush-style attack" on North Decker Court early on Thursday, Jan. 11, police have said. He and two other officers were sitting in an unmarked police car when 20-year-old Aiden Deininger shot at the vehicle, hitting Gilmartin twice in the head, according to state troopers.  Another officer returned fire, shooting Deininger five times, officials said. Both were taken to …

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by Mac Bullock
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State Police, Feds Investigating After Police Officer Shot In Scranton (UPDATED) State Police, Feds Investigating After Police Officer Shot In Scranton (UPDATED)
State Police, Feds Investigating After Police Officer Shot In Scranton (Updated) More details are emerging in the Thursday, Jan. 11 shooting of a Scranton police officer.  The officer and an unnamed "subject" were both shot during an "exchange of gunfire," authorities said previously.  In a Thursday afternoon press conference, a state police spokesman said SPD officers were investigating a pair of shootings — one on the 400 block of Harrison Avenue and one on the 300 block of Prospect Avenue — when the gunfight broke out.  Both the officer and the other person remain at Geisinger CMC in "critical but stable" condition, according to police. …

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by Mac Bullock & Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
'Operation Dunder Mifflin' Nets 9 Scranton Sex Offenders, US Marshals Say 'Operation Dunder Mifflin' Nets 9 Scranton Sex Offenders, US Marshals Say
'Operation Dunder Mifflin' Nets 9 Scranton Sex Offenders, US Marshals Say Nine sex offenders living in Scranton, PA were arrested in a multi-agency operation called "Operation Dunder Mifflin." The undercover sting pays homage to NBC's "The Office," which is set in a paper company called "Dunder Mifflin." While the paper company itself was fake, the operation was very real. The US Marshals Service (USMS) coordinated with the Scranton Police Department – supported by the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) Megan’s Law Section – to verify the registered home addresses of 219 registered sex offenders living in and around Scranton between Aug. 2 and Sept. 17. Thirteen o…

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by Cecilia Levine