Kensington could see surprise quality-of-life cleanups every month. Plus, the latest on the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump in Western Pennsylvania.
Police cordoned off parts of East Somerset Street in Kensington on Wednesday morning to tow abandoned vehicles and clean vacant lots.
Police shut down more than a dozen blocks around the East Somerset Street corridor on Wednesday morning. Over several hours, they towed unregistered vehicles, took stolen cars into custody, seized dirt bikes, and recovered a firearm, officials said. “We were given zero prior notice about the day’s actions,” one said. “We are sorry we couldn’t do more, but are limited when things are done to the community rather than with the community.”After the deadly shooting at a Trump rally in Butler County, authorities are still working to unearth information about the harrowing act of violence..
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