Staffing levels have dropped so low at the Bucks County jail that overnight intake of new prisoners was closed one time, and considered a second time.
By Todd Shepherd
Guy Ciarrocchi: This time, Democrats’ law enforcement failures hit home
Chester County Democrats’ indifference to law enforcement and our border created this crisis.
By Guy Ciarrocchi
Alim Howell: Safer Communities tour
There needs to be a strong political commitment to get guns off the streets, writes activist Alim Howell in a letter to the editor.
By Alim Howell
Mass + Martino: Some solutions for building protection for our Central Bucks students
Protecting kids should be our most important responsibility.
By Aarati Martino and Stephen Mass
Alec Shaffer: Temple University puts optics first, safety last
Crime is rising and serious answers are needed.
By Alec Shaffer
Paul Davis: Car break-ins and another take on broken window theory
Car thefts and break-ins are up, and many feel like no one cares about stopping them.
By Paul Davis
Robert Spencer: Trump’s indictment is politically motivated
We are into banana republic territory.
By Robert Spencer
Lawmakers quiet on street preacher arrest at Reading Pride event
Preacher’s arrest raises First Amendment concerns in Berks County, but legislators keep mum.
By Christen Smith
As two inmates escape from a Philadelphia prison, deeper problems come to light
The escape of two inmates — one charged with four homicides — comes just one week after the correctional officers’ union held a unanimous vote of no confidence in Commissioner Blanche Carney.
By A. Benjamin Mannes
The Editors: Local media gives Delco’s prison a pass now that government is the manager
A spate of deaths inside the George W. Hill Correctional Facility should merit a news story, but you won’t find one in the local papers of record.
By The Editors