Crime & Safety
Former Allegheny County Police Officer Convicted Of Filing False Report
Judge sentences Ross resident to probation in vehicle incident.
A former Allegheny County police officer from Ross Township has been convicted of filing a false report about a suspicious vehicle at the Allegheny County Airport
Edward Vogler, 45, was on patrol at the airport in May when someone called in a report involving a suspicious vehicle. According to the Allegheny County District Attorney’s office, Vogler responded to the call and told the sergeant on duty that the vehicle was a maintenance vehicle but that he didn't obtain any more details about it.
When the sergeant arrived on the scene, he could not locate the vehicle. Vogler put the information in a report and said he'd been assisted by a West Mifflin police officer who was not on duty that night.
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Eventually, Vogler admitted that he fabricated the report and that he owned the vehicle in question, according to the district attorney's office.
A jury convicted Vogler of one count each of unsworn falsification and filing false reports to law enforcement.
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Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Beth Lazzara sentenced Vogler to six months probation.