LEECHBURG, Pa. (AP) - Residents say they are upset about plans for an ex-police chief’s plan to move in with his mother following his release from prison.
Former Leechburg police chief Mike Diebold was sent to prison for soliciting an undercover agent posing as a 14-year-old girl online. The Tribune-Review reports he plans to move in with his mother after his release Sunday.
Mayor Wayne Dobos says there is nothing the borough can legally do to prevent Diebold from moving into his mother’s home, which is close to three schools. Only county judges may issue court orders limiting where sexual offenders may or may not reside.
Diebold was arrested last January and pleaded guilty to trying to meet with someone he thought was a 14-year-old girl. His attorney says Diebold will obey the law,
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