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Archives for January 2019

Crime Stats: 2018 Brought More Calls, More Arrests for BVPD

January 31, 2019 By Tim McNellie

Bridgeville Police Chief Chad King presents the borough's 2018 year-end crime stats to borough council at the Jan. 2019 council meeting.

Bridgeville police had a busy 2018, based on the department’s year-end crime stats. The borough’s officers responded to 3,234 calls for assistance—a 15.9% increase from 2017. Officers made 323 arrests—a 44% jump from the previous year. DUI arrests increased by 81%, and police issued 39% more traffic citations. Bridgeville police chief Chad King presented the… [Read More]

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Retail Theft Calls Plummet, But Not For the Reason You Might Expect

January 31, 2019 By Tim McNellie

The Bridgeville, Pa. Rite-Aid store. Photo via Google Maps.

It’s no secret that the Bridgeville Rite-Aid has been a hotbed of retail theft activity in recent years, sometimes accounting for more than 20% of arrests in the borough. That trend screeched to a halt last year, however, when police arrested 28 people at Rite-Aid between January and March, but only two people between April… [Read More]

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Free Meals for Furloughed Federal Workers at the Walnut Grill

January 25, 2019 By Tim McNellie

The exterior of the Walnut Grill in Collier Township

The fantasy that gives libertarians sweaty palms and fits of heavy breathing has come true—a significant swath of the federal government has essentially disappeared (albeit temporarily—probably). Now, some Coast Guard families are relying on food banks to eat, there’s a sudden uptick in the number of Uber drivers on the road, and you might be… [Read More]

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Bob Fryer Is Not Here To Wish You Happy New Year

January 25, 2019 By Tim McNellie

Bob Fryer speak to Bridgeville Borough Council on Jan 14, 2019

Bridgeville’s most passionate traffic and hydraulic engineering enthusiast made it clear earlier this month that he’s all business when it comes to fixing two of the town’s most pressing problems. Bob Fryer arrived at January’s borough council meeting with collection of maps, proposals, and engineering drawings mounted on a pinboard that stood nearly 7 feet… [Read More]

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Those New Stop Signs on Winfield Appear to Be Working & May Become Permanent

January 25, 2019 By Tim McNellie

In an effort to reduce speeding, Bridgeville officials plan to make the intersection of LaFayette and Winfield Streets a three-way stop.

The two new stop signs that went up on Winfield Street a few months ago have had some success in reducing speeding on that road, which many drivers use as a cut-through to avoid traffic congestion. Perhaps equally important, the stop signs haven’t caused significant traffic problems, borough councilman William Henderson said earlier this month…. [Read More]

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Local Churches Collaborate on MLK Celebration Set For Monday Night

January 18, 2019 By Tim McNellie

The Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial in Washington, D.C.

The coolest thing about the Martin Luther King Jr Day. celebration scheduled for Monday night at Solid Rock Revival Church isn’t that the event will pay tribute to the civil rights leader’s accomplishments. Rather it’s that, in keeping with King’s message of brotherhood, the event is a collaboration among several Bridgeville-area churches. Yes, the folks… [Read More]

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Tired of Seeing Trash Pile Up Around Certain Properties? Tell the Borough.

January 18, 2019 By Tim McNellie

Bridgeville resident Gary Palmer at the Jan 14, 2019 borough council meeting.

It’s going to take more than one borough manager and one code enforcement officer to make keep Bridgeville beautiful. Residents can help by contacting the borough about abandoned cars, discarded tires, or other forms of trash piling up in a neighborhood, said Bridgeville borough manager Lori Collins at Monday’s council meeting. “We can’t see everything,”… [Read More]

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Bridgeville Borough Council: Jan. 14, 2019

January 16, 2019 By Tim McNellie

Wide view of Bridgeville Borough Council at its Jan. 14, 2019 meeting

MEMBERS PRESENT: Council President, Michael Tolmer Council Vice President, Bruce Ghelarducci Council, William Henderson Joseph Colosimo Joseph Verduci Nino Petrocelli, Sr.ALSO PRESENT: Mayor, Betty Copeland Solicitor, Thomas McDermott Engineer, Joe Sites Borough Manager, Lori Collins Police Chief, Chad King Fire Chief, William Chilleo SouthBridge EMS, Dan Miller – absent Virginia Schneider – absent due to… [Read More]

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Bridgeville Wants To Hear Your Garbage Concerns

January 11, 2019 By Tim McNellie

On Friday afternoon, Bridgeville’s official Facebook account reminded residents to contact the borough about any problems with trash pick up. Today was the second pick-up day under Bridgeville’s 3-to-5 year contract with Belle Vernon-based County Hauling. The first week of new service had residents voicing concerns about missed cans, missed streets, and a trail of… [Read More]

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For BV Police Department, There’s Not a Lot of Money in Writing Tickets

January 11, 2019 By Tim McNellie

A police SUV visible in the rearview mirror of a driver pulled over for speeding

If cops write traffic tickets to generate revenue for the local government, then Bridgeville’s police officers are doing it wrong. Last year, the Bridgeville Police Department wrote 631 traffic tickets, made 58 DUI arrests, and wrote numerous non-traffic citations. The borough’s profit from all of that was $2,400. “Some people think that we make a… [Read More]

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