More than one-fifth of the arrests that Bridgeville police officers made in 2017 were related to calls from the Rite-Aid store on Chartiers Street. Of the 223 arrests in made Bridgeville last year, 51 took place at Rite-Aid, police chief Chad King told borough council during his annual rundown of local crime stats on… [Read More]
2016 Bridgeville Crime Stats: Beyond the Headlines, It Was Mostly Retail Theft and Citations for Speeding
The Bridgeville Police Department had a notable year in 2016. Officer Matt Haley rescued a woman from a burning car. The department made international headlines for using social media to help locate a robbery suspect. Police tracked down the owners of a “heroin shooting kit” that a child found on Washington Avenue. In less headline-grabbing… [Read More]
Have You Noticed That The BV Police Department Is Really Good At Facebook?
Have you noticed that the Bridgeville Police Department is really, really good at Facebook these days? It was fourteen months ago today that the department launched its Facebook page. The beginning was quiet enough—a photo of a uniform patch, a picture of police cars, and then a message saying hello. Posted by Bridgeville Police Department… [Read More]