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Police in York County conduct active shooter drills

Several police departments took part in active shooter drills in an effort to be prepared should any such incident take place at schools within their jurisdictions. Security officers from Harrisburg Area Community College’s York campus and members of the York … Continue reading

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YAUFR provides hundreds of smoke alarms through grant program

A Fire Prevention and Safety Grant awarded to York Area United Fire and Rescue in 2009 has helped supply Spring Garden and Springettsbury township residents with more than 400 free smoke alarms, according to a news release issued Wednesday. The … Continue reading

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Local police chief to join Vice President Joe Biden in Philadelphia to discuss gun control

Springettsbury Township Police Chief Thomas Hyers said Thursday night he was invited to join Vice President Joe Biden in Philadelphia Monday for a roundtable discussion on gun control. The White House announced Thursday Biden would meet with law enforcement officials, … Continue reading

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Emergency responders look to Twitter to spread news

Members of the York Daily Record, primarily photographer Jason Plotkin, visual editor Eileen Joyce and myself (night cops reporter) have been meeting with local fire departments to teach them the basics of Twitter as they begin to look to social … Continue reading

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How would you react to an armed robber?

A York store owner and his brother made a quick decision earlier this week to fight off an armed gunman who demanded cash. Staff writer Mike Argento wrote: Young C. Kwon was behind the counter of his family’s corner grocery … Continue reading

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