West Mifflin DUI Checkpoint 2017 – the statistics

West Mifflin DUI Checkpoint 2017 – the statistics

Jul 6, 2017 | Uncategorized

On Friday, June 30th the South Hills DUI Taskforce operated a DUI Checkpoint on Route 837 near Kennywood Park in West Mifflin. Municipal Officers from area departments and a number of Pennsylvania State Police were detailed, assisted by communications,...
Ransomware tips from a local cybersecurity instructor

Ransomware tips from a local cybersecurity instructor

Jun 27, 2017 | General Posts

  Jenda George is a Pittsburgh-based Cyber Security Educator A message from me, your friendly neighborhood cybersecurity instructor: Ransomware is malicious software that takes hostages. The hostage is usually your computer. It encrypts (locks down) your entire...
Kenny’s Koaster Race 2017 – Sunday June 4th

Kenny’s Koaster Race 2017 – Sunday June 4th

May 30, 2017 | General Posts

The West Mifflin Police department is expecting minor traffic disruption on Sunday, June 4th in the area of Kennywood Park for Kenny’s Koaster Race.  Officers have been assigned to specific intersections, and everything is being done to...
SCAM: Transaction email message (with password)

SCAM: Transaction email message (with password)

May 23, 2017 | SPAM/SCAM

Email with no subject states:  Good Day The Transaction will be posted in 3 days. Please check the document in attachment. the Passcode: LM8XSthNKF Attached is what appears to be a Microsoft Word document. Random characters for a file name and .docx for file...
SCAM: Transaction email message (with password)

ACTUAL Postal Mail SCAM

May 10, 2017 | SPAM/SCAM

  Here at the West Mifflin Police Department we appreciate innovation.  We like to see new things.  Today, we were handed actual postal mail (which is rare enough).  The letter (below) is a physical copy of a scam that we constantly see...