Breaking news Web item for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, full story in tomorrow’s paper.
HARRISBURG – Municipalities with more than 10,000 residents that rely on state police for law enforcement would have to dig deeper into their pockets under legislation proposed today by two Democratic state legislators from Westmoreland County.
House Bill 2563, introduced by Rep. John E. Pallone, would require all communities with more than 10,000 people to either establish a local police force or pay an annual fee of $100 per resident for state police protection.
“This is a basic issue of safety,” Mr. Pallone said at a news conference. “State police are stretched way too thin.”
State police now provide police protection for hundreds of smaller towns around the state that don’t have their own municipal police forces.
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