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State police cite staffing shortfalls, report drop in property crimes but stress holiday vigilance
Summary
Trooper David Winn of the Pennsylvania State Police reported to Concord Township supervisors on Nov. 5 that the local PSP detachment is operating about 30% below its authorized patrol strength and that, while some crime categories have declined year-over-year, staffing shortages and retail-theft at a local Lululemon remain policy concerns.
Trooper David Winn of the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) told Concord Township supervisors on Nov. 5 that PSP’s patrol unit covering Concord handled about 4,847 incidents from Jan. 1–Oct. 31, 2024, compared with about 4,283 incidents for the same period in 2025, and that overall calls for the full year 2024 totaled approximately 5,737. He described incident categories—motor vehicle crashes, property crimes, crimes against persons and calls for service—and gave specific counts: motor vehicle crashes were about 361 in 2024 and roughly 374 so far in 2025; reported property crimes dropped from 329 in 2024 to 276 in 2025, driven largely by decreases in retail theft (about 147…
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