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Jefferson Hills Police News

Jefferson Hills Police News

Jefferson Hills Boy Scouts Pack 712 Says “ Thank You ” to our Police Officers
In January , Boy Scout Pack 712 treated Jefferson Hills police officers to “ Survival Kits .”
“ It was a nice gesture that the scouts took the time to assemble these bags for us , and the officers got a kick out of the suggested candy purpose ,” said Chief Gene Roach .

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Borough Police Win Grant for a Preliminary Breath Test Device
In December , Jefferson Hills Police Department Officer Corey Brunetti was awarded a Preliminary Breath Test ( PBT ) unit through a grant sponsored by the Trooper Kenton Iwaniec Memorial Foundation .
Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Kenton Iwaniec was killed after his vehicle was struck by an impaired driver on March 27 , 2008 , as he drove home from work . Trooper Iwaniec ' s parents started the Memorial Foundation with the goal of providing law enforcement officers with PBT units to aid in the enforcement of impaired driving laws . The JHPD will utilize the donated PBT during not only roadside DUI investigations , but also underage and public intoxication arrests .
The deceased trooper ’ s parents presented the PTB device to Officer Brunetti . The JHPD would like to thank the Trooper Kenton Iwaniec Memorial Foundation for its continued support of law enforcement and for providing the JHPD with this important tool .
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West Jefferson Hills Historical Society Programs

SPRING 2017
The public is invited to join the West Jefferson Hills Historical Society for its monthly programs in the Community Room of the Borough of Jefferson Hills Municipal Center . The Historical Society cordially welcomes new members . Please call President , Joyce Schmidt at 412.384.5436 for more information .
Thursday , April 20 at 7 p . m . Clairton native , author and educator , Dr . Andy Nixon , will be the guest author at a program hosted by the West Jefferson Hills Historical Society , Jefferson Library and Clairton Library on Thursday , April 20 at 7 p . m . in the Borough of Jefferson Hills Municipal Center Community Room
Wednesday , May 24 at 7 p . m . Dick Gaetano , historian , will give a presentation on The Doolittle Raid on Tokyo . The Doolittle Raid , also known as the Tokyo Raid , on April 18 , 1942 , was an air raid by the United States of America on the Japanese capital of Tokyo and other places on the island of Honshu during World War II .