Neighbors of Gov. Shapiro Dispute Property Line with State Police

Video shows interaction between Mocks and state troopers over security fence at governor's residence

Published on Feb. 15, 2026

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Jeremy and Simone Mock, neighbors of Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, are shown in a video obtained by NBC10 interacting with state police troopers in mid-October over an ongoing land dispute. The Mocks have filed a federal lawsuit accusing the governor and his wife of illegally occupying part of their yard to build an eight-foot security fence around the governor's private residence.

Why it matters

The dispute over a small piece of the Shapiro family's backyard has turned into a political controversy, with the Mocks and Republican state senators questioning the use of state police resources and the transparency around the $1 million in security upgrades at the governor's private home.

The details

In the video, a state trooper can be heard saying 'As far as we understand it and as far as attorneys understand, our fence line...' to which Simone Mock replies 'What documentation do you have? Lawyers don't matter unless they're here.' The Mocks claim the planned location of the security fence is on their property 'unlawfully', while the Shapiros have filed a countersuit asking a judge to declare the property as theirs.

  • The video of the interaction between the Mocks and state troopers was obtained and released by NBC10 on February 14, 2026.
  • The Mocks filed a federal lawsuit on February 10, 2026 over the security upgrades at the governor's private residence.
  • In November 2025, the Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee announced it was preparing to send subpoenas to Pennsylvania State Police and Abington Township for more details about the security upgrades.

The players

Jeremy and Simone Mock

Neighbors of Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro who are involved in an ongoing land dispute over the governor's private residence.

Governor Josh Shapiro

The current Governor of Pennsylvania whose private residence in Abington Township is at the center of the land dispute with his neighbors.

Senator Jarrett Coleman

The chair of the Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee who has been part of the investigation into the security upgrades' expenditures and oversight at the governor's private residence.

Pennsylvania State Police

The state law enforcement agency whose troopers are shown in the video interacting with the Mocks over the land dispute.

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What they’re saying

“As far as we understand it and as far as attorneys understand, our fence line...”

— State Trooper (NBC10)

“What documentation do you have? Lawyers don't matter unless they're here.”

— Simone Mock (NBC10)

“It looks like it's using the state police in enforcing a civil matter. In the video that we've seen of the altercation, the state police officer begins the video by saying that everything's being recorded. Why would the state police not provide us with the body cam footage that we know exists. And further, who is directing the state police not to provide the body cam that we know exists?”

— Senator Jarrett Coleman, Chair, Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee (NBC10)

What’s next

The judge in the federal lawsuit filed by the Mocks will decide whether to grant their request to declare the property as theirs or the Shapiros'.

The takeaway

This land dispute between the governor's neighbors and his family has become a political controversy, raising questions about the transparency and oversight of the $1 million in security upgrades at the governor's private residence and the appropriate use of state police resources in civil matters.