Increased security at county election building in Wilkes-Barre

Boulders have been placed at Luzerne County's Penn Place Building for election security. County Manager Romilda Crocamo made the announcement this morning. The county’s election bureau is housed on the second floor of the building at the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and Market Street in downtown Wilkes-Barre. Crocamo said the boulders are intended to block unauthorized vehicles from entering the street-level parking lot and ground-level lobby and area and were among the measures recommended by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security following an inspection she requested to identify potential risks and concerns. She said the measure was taken to safeguard staff, the public and the ballots.