[PA] Officer Croyle is set up to get THESE wife-beating charges dropped too

A Windber police officer [Daniel Wayne Croyle] will have 60 days to complete counseling for his domestic assault charges to be dropped. State police charged Daniel Wayne Croyle with simple assault, harassment and disorderly conduct earlier this month. Croyle, a corporal at Windber and a part-time officer in Paint Township is accused of beating his wife.

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[PA] Officer Croyle, ALLOWED to plea bargain away his LAST family attack, arrested again - Daniel Wayne Croyle, a police officer for Windber Borough Police and Paint Township is accused of hitting, throwing, and choking his wife - and saying he wishes she would die. The house had things thrown around and their daughter says she saw it and was trying to pull her dad off of her mom. Croyle is charged with assault, disorderly conduct, and harrassment. He is suspended from duties with Windber Borough police - with pay. BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE. Croyle was arrested for domestic assasult and harassment in 2005 and was ALLOWED to plea bargain away his domestic violence charge. The "justice system" collaborates to keep criminals as cops...

OFFICER CHARGED WITH ASSAULT TO BE ASSESSED: WINDBER OFFICER TO PARTICIPATE IN DOMESTIC ABUSE PROGRAM
Daily American
By Michelle Ganassi
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July 28, 2010
SIDMAN — A Windber police officer will have 60 days to complete counseling for his domestic assault charges to be dropped. State police charged Daniel Wayne Croyle, 6th Street, South Fork, with simple assault, harassment and disorderly conduct earlier this month. Croyle, a corporal at Windber and a part-time officer in Paint Township, was scheduled to have a preliminary hearing Wednesday before District Judge Rick Varner. He is accused of beating his wife during an altercation July 3. Cambria County Assistant District Attorney Beth Bolton Penna said Croyle must complete at least 10 sessions of the Independent Family Services batterers intervention program and the state will withdraw the charges. The case was continued for 60 days for Croyle to complete the program. “Typically, in domestic violence cases where the parties are going to reunite, which it appears will happen in this case, this is our way of giving what we feel is a cover of protection,” Bolton Penna said. She said the measure is a standard practice and the fact that Croyle is a police officer did not impact how the case was handled. “Domestic violence affects blue-collar, white-collar workers. It doesn’t matter if they are a police officer, it affects you,” she said. “It is important we show the victims we are here to help despite what position the spouse holds.” Croyle did not have an attorney present for the hearing. He was accompanied by Windber police Sgt. Rick Skiles, who is also the police chief for Paint Township. Skiles said he was there to help and support Croyle, who he hopes can return to work soon in Windber. Croyle has been on paid leave since the incident. Skiles said he will ask the borough to hold a special meeting to reinstate Croyle as a result Wednesday’s arrangement allowing the charges to be withdrawn in 60 days. He said the borough may suspend Croyle without pay for conduct unbecoming of an officer. Skiles said Croyle has accepted responsibility for his actions. Skiles said he does not condone what Croyle did; however, police officers deal with a lot of stress on the job. “Dan is a very good police officer; he loves what he does,” he said. “He doesn’t have any blemishes on his record. He has a few personal issues he has to get behind.” The borough has also required Croyle to undergo counseling. “Both programs will enhance him as a police officer just as much as in his personal life,” Skiles said. Police were called to Croyle’s home after he came home from a bar and got into an argument with his wife that turned physical when he grabbed his wife and pushed her away from him, according to court documents. When she told him to leave, he grabbed her, threw her on the couch and floor, and tried to choke her, according to an affidavit. Bolton Penna said if someone is a victim of domestic violence, there are many programs from Victim Services to the Woman’s Help Center that can help them leave a bad situation and receive the help they need. [LINK]
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