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Lawmakers advanced a bill that would increase penalties for obstructing police, firefighters and EMTs, raising the charge to a first-degree misdemeanor
Narberth Ambulance celebrated the arrival of a new ambulance with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, thanking Lower Merion commissioners for helping secure funding through an ARPA grant
Federal program that provides benefits to families of officers killed on duty struggles with backlog
Congress created the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits program in 1976, but expansions in eligibility have made the program more popular and complex to administer
People with small amounts of methamphetamine, heroin and LSD are subject to non-criminal violations and given the choice to call a statewide hotline or pay a $100 fine
Acting Chief Larry Scirotto will use an earlier staffing study to assess and possibly reallocate resources to impact OT and staffing shortages
“I was handed, when I took over, what I believed were politically based and politically motivated prosecutions against police officers.”
Lewiston city council members promised to seek an alternative to the upgrade that was supposed to improve response times and firefighters’ working conditions
“In other words, this current board might decide to reorganize the county fire department... take it out of existence,” a Vance County commissioner said
Firefighters said they have been threatened with pipes and broken mops, hit with rocks and physically obstructed from administering care or responding to a fire
South Pasadena will lease 20 Teslas for a minimum of five years for various duties such as patrol, administration and detective work
The Austin Police Association plans to take action against the city’s enforcement of “the illegal provisions”
Felonious deaths decreased almost 18% from 2021 and vehicle crashes were the second leading cause of death
The mix-up sparked a debate on best practices for responding to 911 calls when the address is in question