Quakertown chief will not face charges for altercation with students, DA says
Quakertown Police Chief Scott McElree's altercation with student protesters in February caused trauma in the community, a report says.
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Quakertown Police Chief Scott McElree's altercation with student protesters in February caused trauma in the community, a report says.
The conduct of Quakertown's police chief during a student protest earlier this year was not criminal but caused trauma in the community, a new report says.
After floodwaters ravaged homes in Quakertown, damaging priceless family memories, residents are pleading for help from borough officials and Gov. Josh Shapiro.
After floodwaters ravaged homes in Quakertown, damaging priceless family memories, residents are pleading for help from borough officials and Gov. Josh Shapiro. Dan Snyder reports.
Severe storms brought flash flooding to parts of the Philadelphia region Tuesday night.
The Quakertown Community High School students accused of assaulting Police Chief Scott McElree and other officers have entered diversion programs.
Quakertown Police Chief Scott McElree will not face discipline for a February altercation with teens, borough officials say.
Scott McElree has returned to work as the Quakertown police chief and borough manager after being involved in an altercation with students during a February anti-ICE protest.
The Quakertown, Pennsylvania, police chief and borough manager is back to work on a reduced schedule after months of controversy. Scott McElree had been recovering from injuries he sustained during a brawl in February with Quakertown teenagers who walked out of school to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The Quakertown community is pushing back and searching for more answers after a report cleared the police chief for his actions at a protest.
Attorneys for the teens who were arrested after getting into a physical confrontation with the Quakertown police chief are calling the report clearing him biased.
Defense attorneys for the Quakertown teens are calling this latest report biased, incomplete and flawed.
Felony charges against a teen who was put in a chokehold by the Quakertown police chief during an ICE protest were dropped, her attorney said.
Felony charges have been dropped against a teenager who was put in a chokehold by the Quakertown police chief during her arrest at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement protest in February.
A second Quakertown teenager had assault charges against her withdrawn, her lawyer Ed Angelo told CBS News Philadelphia.
A second teenager had assault charges in connection with an altercation with the Quakertown police chief during a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement protest in February withdrawn, according to her attorney.
All five students had their ankle bracelets removed on Friday and have been released from house arrest.
The five Quakertown, Pennsylvania, teenagers arrested during an ICE protest last month were back in court Friday, and so far, only one teen has had the most serious charges dismissed. Liz Crawford reports.
The most serious charges against one of the five teenagers arrested during an ICE protest last month have been dismissed. The five teenagers were back in court on Friday.
The Quakertown, Pennsylvania, teenagers seen in videos in a brawl with a local police chief — after they walked out of school to protest ICE — will be in court Friday. An attorney representing one of the students said he expects charges to be dismissed. Brandon Goldner reports.
An attorney for one of the teens said the students have hearings and expects the charges against his client to be dismissed.
The teenagers arrested during an ICE protest in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, in February are due back in court Friday, exactly one month after their arrests.
The family of a teenager who appeared to be put in a chokehold during a protest against ICE in Quakertown is speaking out.
The family of the Quakertown, Pennsylvania, high school student who was put in a chokehold after a protest spoke to reporter Liz Crawford about what happened and what they want to see from officials.
Many Quakertown, Pennsylvania, residents are calling for their police chief, Scott McElree, to face discipline.
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A Philadelphia man was indicted on a civil rights charge after an arson at a Northeast Philly mosque in July, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced.
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