INDIANA BOROUGH COUNCIL PRAISE POLICE CHIEF, CLEANUP EFFORT By Hometown2
Apr 20, 2021 8:39 PM
At Tuesday night’s meeting, Indiana Borough Council praised the Borough Police Chief Justin Schawl for his pro-active approach concerning police relations in the community and dealing with racism.
The chief was praised for his efforts on those issues since he was promoted to chief, according to Donald Lancaster, and for his efforts in keeping in communication with the citizens of Indiana County, especially in stressful times. He said that Schawl has been, in his words, way ahead of the game.
Schawl was also praised for his recent community outreach effort by scheduling meetups with the public both on Zoom video chat and in-person at Cafe Amadeus. Chief Schawl cancelled Tuesday night’s zoom meet up and Wednesday morning’s meet at Cafe Amadeus out of respect of the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial in Minneapolis.
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Feb 26, 2021 11:48 AM
Indiana Borough Police say that after a month-long investigation into possible Covid-19 violations, they are not filing charges against a bar in the 500 block of Philadelphia Street.
In a statement, Chief Justin Schawl said that starting on February 4
th, police started to receive several complaints about a bar in the 500 block of Philadelphia Street not complying with the state’s Covid-19 mandates. Police started an investigation into the business, which included interviews with the owners, the review of a video clip that was released publicly, and independent observations, along with the assistance of the State Police Bureau of Liquor Enforcement. As a result, Schawl said he is satisfied that there are no violations within the business, even though on the outside it may have looked differently, and have closed the investigation without filing charges.