SMETHPORT: K9s with the Detectives’ Bureau of the McKean County District Attorney’s Office performed training exercises in Smethport on May 21, 2022. The training was to allow the dogs to track the scent of a person through a waterway. Volunteers walked to an area approximately ½ mile from the dogs...

Press Release In Honor of National Police Week 2022 From: Stephanie L. Vettenburg-Shaffer, District Attorney National Police Week allows us to reflect on the heroic work of law enforcement and remember those who have been killed in the line of duty. In McKean County, we are protected by Bradford...

UPB graduating seniors received their diplomas on May 1, 2022. Prior to graduation, Officers with the University of Pittsburgh-Bradford Police and McKean County Drug Task Force K9 Unit ensured the campus was safe for students and visitors. Pictured are Lt. Rich Harsen, Officer John Cradduck,...

God bless our local firefighters. The risk of death and serious injury is ever-present. The weight of their equipment, the risk of building collapse, and the toxicity of their environment - only a few of of the threats and any one could result in their death. Thank you firefighters.