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  • Central Pa. city pays officer $82k to resign after they say he mocked George Floyd killing

    07/08/2022 7:24:39 PM PDT · by lightman · 16 replies
    Pennlive ^ | 8 July A.D. 2022 | David Wenner
    York officials on Friday said police officer Clayton Swartz will receive an $82,000 settlement after agreeing not to return to work for the city. In 2020, Swartz was accused of reenacting the death of George Floyd during a party. A police department trial board found him not guilty and he was never charged with a crime. However, the city planned to take the case to Commonwealth Court before recently concluding the trial, scheduled to start next week, would cost the city more than $250,000, according to a news release. In the news release, Mayor Michael Helfrich said, “I stood my...
  • York [PA] cancels New Year’s Eve celebration due to rapid increase in COVID-19 cases.

    12/17/2021 12:29:47 PM PST · by lightman · 7 replies
    Pennlive ^ | 17 Decmber A.D. 2021 | Daniel Urie
    York’s New Year’s Eve White Rose Drop and the city’s New Year’s Eve Children’s Balloon Drop have been canceled, York Mayor Michael Helfrich announced on Friday. City officials said they are canceling large city-sponsored public events due to the recent rapid increase in COVID-19 caseloads, and York and Memorial hospitals being near or above 100% capacity. “While we know that these events are community favorites, these events have the potential of bringing very large crowds together to celebrate, exacerbating this fourth surge of COVID-19,” city officials said in a news release. “High inpatient volumes create delays in the start of...