Keystone Cops: We Report (Incorrectly), You Decide

Keystone Cops is a daily look at crime, police, public safety and drug news. Homicide totals are unofficial.

• Hell, I don’t know what’s up with the homicide totals. I thought we were stuck on 32, but cops said this killing by a stray bullet was the city’s 35th. So I dunno. Let’s just go with 35, since it’s right here, and I’ll try to figure out a way to make this accurate. Since this will probably involve me getting off my ass, it will be an historic moment. Also, note well: Don’t fire guns randomly into a field. [NBC 10]

• I’m still really trying to make sense of this Lancaster Intelligencer Journal story. Reporters from the LIJ (whatever) were allegedly leaked a password to a 911 database by the coroner. The reporters, after being given immunity, testified against the coroner at a grand jury. And then the coroner wrote up all caps emails to his the competing paper. Perhaps this is a case of “Keystone Reporters.” [Lancaster New Era (on Lancaster Online, also known as 'LOL')]

• Hundreds of items of jewelry was recovered in Northeast Philly. The husband and wife owners of the Frankford Variety Store were allegedly running the fencing operation for 20 years. They caught ‘em just in time. [6 ABC]

• Montco will provide free HPV shots to 11- and 12-year-old girls. Good for them. [KYW 1060]