Cruelty to Animals / Dog Law Violation Arrest | 11:00 a.m, Thursday, August 8, 2019, 880 Plaza Boulevard – TJ Maxx (MT) – Carrie Mary Quiles, F/52, of Columbia, PA, was charged with the above offenses after she left her dog unattended inside a parked vehicle which was not running for almost thirty (30) minutes.  The air temperature was 82 0F and the windows were only slightly ajar.  Contact was made with Quiles and the dog was released from the car.  During the course of this investigation it was determined that Quiles never registered her dog with the County Treasurer.  Two (2) citations were filed. – Manheim Township’s daily police log

Puppy abuse | Former Lancaster City cop – CrimeWatch

Trick or Treat! | Dating back 2,000 years to the Celtic festival of Samhain, Halloween is an ancient tradition associated with images of witches, ghosts and vampires. Today, Halloween has evolved into a celebration characterized by child-friendly activities like trick-or-treating, carving pumpkins into jack-o’-lanterns, and dressing in costumes. – US Census Bureau

October | National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) – Department of Homeland Security

Abuse at home | What if your husband is an abusive cop? – The Atlantic

Cut back | Pittsburgh Post Gazette: “Print editions will be delivered to homes on Thursday, Friday and Sunday, and the Weekend Edition is available in stores on Saturday.”

October events | At the Library

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2016 County Business Patterns

What’d he say? | Smucker: “thankful” the DIC who “cut the refugee ceiling by nearly half” but “did not zero out the refugee program.” So says an article in today’s LNP – Always Lancaster.

Want to change politics? | “Monday, October 7 is the last day to register before the 11/05/2019 election. If you are not a U.S. citizen and a resident of Pennsylvania at least 30 days before the next election, you CANNOT register to vote.” – PA VoterServices