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Man Strikes Officer With Cane During Arrest In Chambersburg: Police Man Strikes Officer With Cane During Arrest In Chambersburg: Police
Man Strikes Officer With Cane During Arrest In Chambersburg: Police A 63-year-old man struck a police officer with his cane while resisting arrest in Chambersburg, authorities said. Randy Nolan, of no fixed address, was taken into custody after officers were called to the 900 block of Wayne Avenue for a criminal trespass complaint on Monday, Nov. 11, according to Chambersburg police. Nolan refused to leave the property, leading officers to attempt to remove him. During the arrest, he struck an officer in the leg with his cane, police said in a release issued Sunday, Nov. 17. Nolan was charged with one count each of aggravated assault, resisting arrest, and…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
PA Woman Punches Officer During Traffic Stop, Police Say PA Woman Punches Officer During Traffic Stop, Police Say
PA Woman Punches Officer During Traffic Stop, Police Say A 23-year-old Annville has been arrested after fighting with police officers during a traffic stop, the Western Lebanon County Regional Police announced on Thursday, Oct. 24. Cathyria Reyes Rodriguez was pulled over by the police in the 1300 block of East Main Street in Annville at 12:39 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 22, the police detailed in the release. The police were attempting a traffic stop after discovering she was driving with a suspended license plate.  "During the course of the investigation Reyes-Rodriguez began to physically fight with Officers, striking one Officer with a c…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Officers Injured, Business Window Shattered By Belligerent Man: West Chester Police Officers Injured, Business Window Shattered By Belligerent Man: West Chester Police
Officers Injured, Business Window Shattered By Belligerent Man: West Chester Police A 21-year-old Avondale man was arrested after assaulting two police officers in West Chester, authorities said. Dylan Novak was charged with aggravated assault, resisting arrest, and criminal mischief, West Chester police stated in a release on Monday, Sept. 16. A West Chester Borough Police officer was flagged down by employees of a business in the 50 block of South High Street on Sept. 7 at 1:45 p.m. Police did not identify the business. Novak allegedly refused to leave the business, police said, adding they attempted to arrest Novak. That's when the following happened, as stated i…

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by Jon Craig
News
Jumbo Tron Part Of Funeral Details Released For PA Officer Shot In The Line Of Duty Jumbo Tron Part Of Funeral Details Released For PA Officer Shot In The Line Of Duty
Jumbo Tron Part Of Funeral Details Released For PA Officer Shot In The Line Of Duty Funeral details have been released for Philadelphia Police Officer Jaime Roman who died months after he was shot in the line of duty.  The 31-year-old officer was two weeks away from his seventh anniversary with PPD when he died, Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said. He served in the 24th and 25th districts. He is survived by his wife and three children.   Officer Jaime Roman had been in a coma at Temple University Hospital following a shooting on July 22, 2024. He passed away in the hospital just after 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 10, according to Mayor Cherelle L. Parker and as Dail…

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by Jillian Pikora
Obituaries
PA Police Officer, HS Coach, Arty Erle Dies From Illness PA Police Officer, HS Coach, Arty Erle Dies From Illness
PA Police Officer, HS Coach, Arty Erle Dies From Illness A police officer, high school baseball and wrestling coach, middle school baseball and volleyball coach, as well as the founding member of a non-profit, has died.  Arthur R. “Arty” Erle, 52, of Springfield formerly of Glenolden passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, according to his obituary posted by Lombardo Funeral Homes.  The Drexel Hill native graduated from Interboro High School in 1990, and a 1998 graduate of the Philadelphia Police Academy who went on to serve as a Corrections Officer at Delaware County Prison, and as a Police Officer for Upper Darby Township for the past…

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by Jillian Pikora
Obituaries
Former Darby Police Corporal Tom Takacs Sr., 53, Dies, Department Says Former Darby Police Corporal Tom Takacs Sr., 53, Dies, Department Says
Former Darby Police Corporal Tom Takacs Sr., 53, Dies, Department Says A former police corporal has died, the Darby Borough Police announced on Monday, July 29.  Retired Darby Borough K9 Police Officer Thomas "Tom" Takacs Sr., 53, of Upper Chichester (formerly of Norwood and Tinicum) passed Friday, July 26, 2024, at home, according to his obituary posted by the Marvil Funeral Home. Tom "retired in 2009 after 10 years of service," as written in his obituary. Before he was a police officer, Tom was a K-9 officer at the George W. Hill Correctional Facility.  He enjoyed hunting in Maryland, fishing the Jersey Shore, and spending time with his buddies li…

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by Jillian Pikora