Lawsuit Dropped

A parking officer has dropped his lawsuit against the Pennsylvania state police. Bill Furman had hopes of becoming a law enforcement officer was told he didn't qualify because he wears hearing aids. But now, the Boalsburg man been accepted into a sheriff's training academy thanks to his current position with the Centre County sheriff's office. He will be able to skip around the training state police provide for municipal police officers since the training of sheriff's deputies is conducted separately.