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New State‑College‑area police chief introduces himself; supervisors press on assault reporting and animal protocols
Summary
Joe Merrill, newly appointed State College‑area police chief, told Harris Township supervisors he is "aware" of past reporting issues and that the data portion was "fixed since 2022." Supervisors and residents asked how the department handles sexual‑assault reporting and animal calls; the chief said he will follow up.
Joe Merrill, introduced to the board as the new State College‑area police chief, told Harris Township supervisors at their Feb. 9 meeting that he considers victim support and thorough investigation priorities and that prior problems with how incidents were classified in federal reporting systems have been addressed.
"It's my understanding, and I I've seen documentation of it, that the actual data portion of it has been fixed since 2022," Merrill said, adding that investigations of sexual‑assault…
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