Smithfield NewsLocal news for Smithfield, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Police Blotter: Middle Smithfield Twp .- July 14, 2008 Theft -- Reported Sunday by Jamie Heeter, 26, of Marshalls Creek; state police at Swiftwater said someone stole Heeter's car when she left the keys inside; police said the theft happened between 11 p.m. ...http://www.topix.net/city/smithfield-pa/2008/07/police-blotter-middle-smithfield-twp?fromr... Girl, 5, in hospital after near drowning in Delaware River -- July 11, 2008 A 5-year-old girl is hospitalized in intensive care after nearly drowning at Milford Beach on Wednesday morning.http://www.topix.net/city/smithfield-pa/2008/07/girl-5-in-hospital-after-near-drowning-in-... Bill would be costly to Middle Smithfield, Chestnuthill townships- July 11, 2008 A bill before the state House would require Middle Smithfield and Chestnuthill townships to provide their own police coverage or pay $100 per resident for the state police coverage they now have.http://www.topix.net/city/smithfield-pa/2008/07/bill-would-be-costly-to-middle-smithfield-... Casings in shooting match lost weapon, expert says- July 11, 2008 Police never found the rifle that a Washington County man is accused of using to shoot a Fayette County man in the face, but the same weapon was used to fire spent cartridges that were found at the scene and in ...http://www.topix.net/city/smithfield-pa/2008/07/casings-in-shooting-match-lost-weapon-expe... Fayette man says shot to face tore his nose- July 10, 2008 A Fayette County man who was shot in the face during an attempted robbery testified Wednesday he saw the bullet as it passed through his nose, nearly severing it.http://www.topix.net/city/smithfield-pa/2008/07/fayette-man-says-shot-to-face-tore-his-nos... ESU official under investigation- July 9, 2008 A high-ranking administrator at East Stroudsburg University has been placed on administrative leave while state officials investigate allegations of misconduct made by a student.http://www.topix.net/city/smithfield-pa/2008/07/esu-official-under-investigation?fromrss=1 Blinded man recalls roadhouse assault in Fayette County- July 5, 2008 A New Jersey man testified his eye was dislodged from its socket after he was kicked in the head outside a Fayette County bar, causing him to suffer permanent vision loss.http://www.topix.net/city/smithfield-pa/2008/07/blinded-man-recalls-roadhouse-assault-in-f... Townships may be charged for state police- July 3, 2008 Lower Macungie officials for years have argued they've been able to spare residents a municipal property tax in part by relying on state police to patrol township roads.But state police coverage would cost Lower Macungie nearly $2 million a year and North Whitehall nearly $1.5 million if a western Pennsylvania lawmaker gets his way.Contending that those townships and others have been pushing their expenses onto the rest of the state, Rep. John E. Pallone, D-Westmoreland, is proposing a bill...http://www.topix.net/city/smithfield-pa/2008/07/townships-may-be-charged-for-state-police?... |