Office of Press and Public Information


The Press/Public Information Office is responsible for community relations, media relations and internal information for the Pennsylvania State Police and is located in Department Headquarters within the Office of the Commissioner.  The office includes both a civilian Press Secretary Maria A. Finn (for liaison with the Governor’s Press Office) and a uniformed Public Information Officer Sgt. Anthony Manetta (for liaison with the media in regards to enlisted/specific law enforcement matters), both reporting directly to the Commissioner.

Information for the media on specific area incidents can be obtained by contacting a designated Troop Public Information Officer.  

For additional information, and all other media inquiries, contact Diana M. Bates, Assistant Press Secretary at 717.783.5556.

 

Press Releases:

02/07/2012
Governor Corbett's Budget Plan Funds New PA State Police Cadet Class
Harrisburg - Governor Tom Corbett's proposed 2012-13 budget will allow Pennsylvania State Police to add a cadet class of 115 troopers to help with the decrease in staffing this year, Commissioner Frank Noonan said today.
02/04/2012
UPDATE: Farm Show Shooting Suspect Apprehended in Missouri
Harrisburg - The Pennsylvania State Police tonight announced that 62-year-old Beau Gaylord Robinson, wanted as a suspect in a shooting yesterday at the Pennsylvania Farm Show complex, has been taken into custody by the Springfield, Missouri Police Departm
02/03/2012
Pennsylvania State Police Looking for Farm Show Shooting Suspect
Harrisburg - The Pennsylvania State Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 62-year-old Beau Gaylord Robinson, a suspect in a shooting this morning in the parking lot of the Pennsylvania Farm Show.
02/02/2012
State Police: 15 Motor Coaches, 23 Drivers Taken Out of Service in Multi-Agency Motor Coach Enforcement Effort
Harrisburg - The Pennsylvania State Police recently participated in a weeklong enforcement effort inspecting motor coaches, State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan announced today.
01/30/2012
State Police Make Cold Case Arrest in 1979 Beaver County Homicide
Harrisburg -The Pennsylvania State Police and the Beaver County District Attorney's Office today announced the arrest of a Bridgewater man who is charged in the 1979 strangling death of Catherine Janet Walsh.
01/25/2012
Frank Noonan Announce Sergeant, Corporal Promotions
Harrisburg - Eleven members of the Pennsylvania State Police have been promoted to the rank of sergeant and 41 others have been promoted to the rank of corporal, Commissioner Frank Noonan announced.
01/03/2012
Ten Killed in New Year's Holiday Crashes Investigated by State Police
Harrisburg - Ten people were killed and 172 others were injured in the 552 crashes investigated by Pennsylvania State Police during the four-day New Year's holiday driving period, Commissioner Frank Noonan announced today.
12/29/2011
State Police Participate in Multi-Agency Motor Coach Enforcement Effort; 21 Motor Coaches Placed Out of Service
Harrisburg - The Pennsylvania State Police recently participated in a five-day enforcement effort inspecting motor coaches, State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan announced today.
12/15/2011
State Police Urge Public to Join "Project Blue Light" to Honor Fallen Officers
Harrisburg - Pennsylvania residents are asked to display a blue light in their home or office windows during the holiday season to remember fallen law enforcement officers and their survivors, State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan said today.
11/30/2011
State Police Lead Multi-Agency Motor Coach Enforcement Effort; 19 Motor Coaches Placed Out of Service
Harrisburg - The Pennsylvania State Police recently participated in a five-day enforcement effort inspecting motor coaches, State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan announced today.

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