A Plum patrolman was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after another Plum officer found him asleep behind the wheel of a running vehicle, police said. Ryan E. Schneiderlochner, 51, of Plum is scheduled for a preliminary hearing April 26 on the charge filed Jan. 24, according to
Freeport has its own police force again. Council voted 5-0 at a special meeting Monday night to hire Jodi Greiser of Freeport as a full-time officer and named Chris Fabec of Murrysville the department’s Officer in Charge. Mayor James Swartz Jr. said he swore in Fabec, who also serves as
A retired Plum police sergeant was named Freeport’s new police chief. Council unanimously voted Monday night to hire Matthew Feldmeier to head the borough force in what elected leaders called a transition within the department. Former Chief Eric Belton had resigned to take a job with Plum police while patrolman