ACQUITTED STATE TROOPER BACK ON THE JOB

A state trooper acquitted last year of domestic violence allegations is back on the job.  The Trib reports that a state police spokesperson said that 33-year-old Trooper Nicholas Hood had been suspended without pay in early 2024 after charges of simple assault and harassment were filed by state police internal affairs in connection with an August 2023 incident reported by a woman in Derry Township.  He was acquitted of those charges last October.  A spokesperson said that Hood returned to full duty status in January.  It’s not clear if he was reassigned to his former post at the Greensburg Station.