Free Christmas and New Year’s Meals 2018 | Pennsylvania 2-1-1 East list of FREE holiday meals

Beware the porch pirates | “The Columbia Borough Police Department would like to remind residents to take precautions when having items delivered.”

Firefighter incentives | Swatara Township will pay volunteers cash incentives up to $1,400 a year. – FOX43-TV

Overdoses | “Here is visual proof that the heroin/opioid epidemic is impacting nearly every community in Lancaster County. This online interactive map shows emergency overdose reports in Lancaster County between October 2017 and March 2018. Explore here: http://bit.ly/2JceJHz– Source: Lancaster County CrimeWatch

CrimeWatch | Eluding Police and other charges

CrimeWatch | Manheim Township Police Department’s Daily News Release is a really good idea and it’s filled with “huh” blotter items like these:

• trying to steal a 65” Samsung television.
• a waiter stealing a Customer’s key fob to a vehicle because (are you ready for this) the server felt “the victim did not leave him a large enough tip.”

Cop shortage | “Since 2013, the total number of working sworn officers per capita has fallen from 2.42 per 1,000 residents in 1997 to 2.17 officers per 1,000 in 2016.” – WITF

PA: a top five state | The Most Corrupt States in America – CheatSheet

“National Wreaths Across America Day | Remember Honor Teach | At Mount Bethel Cemetery, Dec. 15. Ceremony at NOON. Over 650 wreaths will be placed on veterans graves”