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Crawford County Alerts
| 8/26 | 2:18 pm | D* F28 - BRUSH FIRE; SPRINGS RD NEAR DEVORE RD | | 8/26 | 12:10 pm | D* F14: MVA; ST HWY 8 NEAR ST. CATHERINE'S CEMETARY | | 8/26 | 10:49 am | D* F16: SMOKE INVESTIGATION; LIBERTY @ WILLOW ST. [PNA01] | | 8/23 | 12:45 pm | D* F27 F23: FIRE ALARM; D* F27 F23: FIRE ALARM - VALUE CITY | | 8/22 | 8:44 pm | D* F12: MVA W/ INJURY; I-79 @ 150 MI MARKER | | 8/22 | 7:59 pm | D* F15: ATV ACCIDENT; HOLLSHOT RACEWAY | | 8/22 | 5:14 pm | D* F24: STRUCTURE FIRE; ST HWY 408 NR LEBOUF TRAIL RD | | 8/22 | 5:08 pm | D* F12 F19 A41: MVA W/ INJURY; ST HWY 198 @ RESERVOIR RD | | 8/22 | 5:06 pm | D* F01: FIRE ALARM W/ MEDICAL ALARM; 24359 WILKINS RD | | 8/22 | 4:59 pm | D* F12: BRUSH FIRE; N. NORRISVILLE RD, APPROX. 1/2 MI FROM ST HWY 198. [PNA01] | | 8/22 | 10:37 am | D* F05 F07 A31: ASSIST 45 SFIRE; 5 FOR RIT, 7 FOR FULL ASSIST. | | 8/22 | 10:36 am | D* F45: STRUCTURE FIRE; CRYSTAL LAKE TRAILER PARK | | 8/22 | 10:26 am | U/D STRUCTURE FIRE: PER 16-2; U/D STRUCTURE FIRE: PER 16-2 STAGE RESPONDING UNITS. DUST COLLECTOR SMOLDERING. | | 8/22 | 10:13 am | D* F16 F39: STRUCTURE FIRE; CHANNELOCK PLANT #1. REPORTED WORKING FIRE. | | 8/22 | 8:14 am | D* F08 A31: MOTORCYCLE MVA; D* F08 A31: MOTORCYCLE MVA - DICKSENBURG RD NEAR CANAL RD | | 8/21 | 2:31 pm | D* F02 F24 A33: MOTORCYCLE MVA; NEAR 27940 ST HWY 77, NEAR GRAYTOWN HILLS RD. ONE MOTORCYCLE IN ROADWAY. ONE INJURY. [PNA01] | | 8/21 | 10:36 am | D* F16 F39: FIRE ALARM; D* F16 F39: FIRE ALARM - WESBURY RETIREMENT COMMUNITY | | 8/18 | 11:23 pm | WEATHER ALERT: Severe Thunderstorm Warning; bulletin - eas activation requested severe thunderstorm warning National Weather Service cleveland oh 1123 PM EDT mon aug 18 2008 the National Weather Service in cleveland has issued a * severe thunderstorm warning for, eastern crawford county in northwest pennsylvania, south central erie county in northwest pennsylvania... | | 8/15 | 6:44 pm | D* F23-F27: FIRE ALARM -; D* F23-F27: FIRE ALARM - FIRE TECH INC | | 8/15 | 1:22 pm | D* F16: FIRE ALARM -; D* F16: FIRE ALARM - HOLLAND TOWERS | | 8/13 | 8:21 am | D* F16-F39: FIRE ALARM; 505 POPULAR ST, IN THE COMPUTER ROOM. | | 8/12 | 7:19 pm | D* F38-S44: WATER RESCUE -; D* F38-S44: WATER RESCUE - CRAWFORD BEACH ON LAKESIDE DR. | | 8/9 | 1:19 pm | D* F16 - FIRE ALARM; MEADVILLE MEDICAL CENTER, LIBERTY ST. | | 8/8 | 4:47 pm | D* F45: MVA W/ INJURY; D* F45: MVA W/ INJURY - ST HWY 18 @ ATLANTIC RD | | 8/8 | 11:32 am | D* F24: FIRE ALARM; 30215 ST HWY 408, CROSS OF RT. 77 - SMOKE DETECTOR. |
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 | Lost generations |
My job usually takes me to the worst ghetto neighborhoods of my town. When I am there I can't help but be amazed at how some people live and act. We execute raids on houses and within minutes there are dozens of folks standing out in the street rubbernecking. These are grown ass men and women who should be at work at 10AM on a Tuesday but seem to have nothing better to do that hang out at my crime scene.
You would think that these crowds would be happy that we are actively clearing out drug houses. Nope. Instead they like to stand around and yell out helpful comments like:
(warning, this blog entry contains profanity -- Gordon)
Read the Johnny Law Chronicles article...
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Posted on Thursday, August 28
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 | CopCAST Episode 85 - Excessive Sound Effects |
In the words of Mick Jagger, "Too much is never enough." OK, so we went a little overboard with the sound effects but therein lies the danger of giving little boys fancy toys. However our legion of listeners really came through for us by sending in some great local stories and our CopCAST correspondents searched the web to find some great news reports.
CNN never covers the really interesting stories like the robber who locked his keys in his get away car so we do. Most of us like to go on a department sponsored road trip every now and then. However, one Kentucky sheriff may have carried it a little far on a recent extradition. I apologize in advance but you know we were going to have to talk about the recent Big Foot finding. Like they say,"There is a sucker born every minute." We also tell you about a new program that provides e-mail for inmate. It actually is not as bad as it sounds. These are just a few of the stories we discuss this week.
Read more and listen to the CopCast podcast...
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Posted on Monday, August 25
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 | Details paint picture of botched ATV heist |
The victim of a serious gunshot wound - and with the shooter still standing in front of her - Jessica Craig begged not for her own life but for his. Scott Knox was no longer aiming his gun at her or at Christopher Johnston behind her. He was aiming it at himself.
Early Saturday morning, Knox and another man apparently were in the midst of attempting to steal all-terrain vehicles from a barn not far from Craig's Plank Road home in East Mead Township. The ATV noise had awakened Craig, and she approached Knox outside her home, police said.
According to police reports, he pulled a gun and shot Craig. The bullet struck her wrist then grazed her side, said Crawford County Coroner Patrick McHenry.
Read the Meadville Tribune article...
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Posted on Wednesday, August 20
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 | Viewer mail |
I received this question in my post The debate rages on:
"Hypothetically I am pulled over for something and I am carrying my unloaded gun in a lock case which is in the trunk. Does the officer who stops me need to know that? I figure I wouldn't volunteer the information unless he asked, but is it better for me to say I have it up front?"
Read the Johnny Law Chronicles article...
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Posted on Monday, August 18
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 | Score another win for the good guys |
Man it's just been a good couple of days for truth and justice. I'm sure many of you remember the incident in TX where a homeowner say his neighbor's house being broken into by some scum. This guy calls 911 and when the police were too slow getting there, decided to stop them himself.
Long story short, he ends up shooting and killing the two career criminals. All the predictable cries of outrage came from the anti-gun folks. Race-baiters came out and condemned him as well.
Read the Johnny Law Chronicles article...
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Posted on Monday, August 18
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 | CopCAST Episode 84 - No Starbucks For You! |
Our legion of listeners really came through for us this week. We kick things off with some great feedback from both new and veteran CopCAST listeners. If that was not good enough, our CopCAST correspondent corps continues to grow and they are providing us with some great fodder for the show
This week a Chicago cop gets the distinction of serving as our keynote story because of her passion for Starbucks coffee and pastries. A Maryland agency has a major "Oh, crap" moment when they raid the mayor's house and shoot his dogs. Will New York soon be more wired than London? You be the judge. Then there is the Longmont Pornography Age Verification Unit that is not - or something like that. Sound interesting? Well that is just a brief peek into this week's episode.
Read more and listen to the CopCast podcast...
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Posted on Sunday, August 17
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 | One dead, one wounded after ATV heist leads to shoot-out |
EAST MEAD and RANDOLPH TOWNSHIPS - An apparent theft of several all-terrain vehicles went awry early Saturday morning, leading to a shoot-out and the eventual death of one of the suspects.
And a woman who happened to be where the theft was in progress was shot and seriously injured.
Scott Edward Knox of Guys Mills fled the shoot-out scene before taking his own life, police said; and Jessica Craig, who had confronted Knox outside her home, is recovering from a gunshot wound at Erie's Hamot Hospital.
Read the Meadville Tribune article...
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Posted on Sunday, August 17
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 | Meadville says goodbye to former Chief of Police |
The flag over Meadville's City Building was lowered to half mast Monday and will remain in that position until Sept. 4 - marking one day for each year of former Chief of Police Robert J. Mullen's service to the department.
Mullen died Friday, Aug. 8, in Florida. His wife, Beverly, preceded him in death by approximately two weeks.
"He was a happy-go-lucky, comical type of guy who could be stern when he had to be," recalled the department's current chief, Dave Stefanucci, who joined the force during Mullen's days as a lieutenant.
Read the Meadville Tribune article...
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Posted on Thursday, August 14
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 | CopCAST Episode 83 - Goodbye Scotty |
In honor of Scotty, this episode blasts off and boldly goes where no podcast has gone before. Well that may be a little over-dramatic but it is a pretty good show. We did a heck of lot better job than those guys who were supposed to send Scotty's ashes into space.
We start out with a ten year old crime fighter who dimed out his mom. The OPP are considering starting a used car business with all of their confiscated vehicles. Our sympathies go out to the friends and family of Deputy Juan Escalante of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department who was shot to death outside his home. There will be no more peeing on the doors in Torquay, Devon. A judge has ordered that a Glasgow pensioner stop going to the pub as punishment for killing his wife. We actually have proof that the 80/20 rule applies to law enforcement. And these are just a few of the stories we discuss this week.
Read more and listen to the CopCast podcast...
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Posted on Sunday, August 10
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 | CopCAST Episode 82 - The Three Stooges |
The CopCAST crew had gotten larger! No, I'm not talking about Mack's increased waist size after his three week vacation. Morgan Wright, from The Thin Blue Line, has joined crew as a regular host (although some would say "irregular"). We hope that our legion of listeners will have fun listening to the new expanded CopCAST crew.
Believe it or not, we actually received several e-mails from our listeners (happy, happy, happy - joy, joy joy!). This week it was the bad guy who got surprised in Surprise, AZ. Some cops in North Carolina used text messages to turn the table on a juvenile thief. Some German women mistook the real cops for costumed strippers. We also point you to one Website where you can find the deadliest rural highways and another site that is really "Cuil". Have a business to advertise? Why not sponsor a video camera - just like NASCAR?
Read more and listen to the CopCast podcast...
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Posted on Sunday, August 03
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