TEN WESTMORELAND COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFFS APPEAL FEDERAL JUDGE’S RULING

Ten Westmoreland County Deputy Sheriffs have appealed a federal judge’s ruling tossing out a lawsuit claiming they were harassed and improperly investigated by the state police.  The Trib reports that the lawsuit alleged members of the sheriff’s office fugitive apprehension unit were targeted by frivolous accusations of impropriety by a former high school rival who later served as a lead investigator for the state police in Greensburg, but that case was dismissed in late January for insufficient claims.