Category Archives: Local News
FOUR CHARGED AFTER POLICE FIND HEROIN, CRACK COCAINE IN HOTEL ROOM
State police have not released the identities of two men and two women who are facing drug charges after being found with narcotics during a traffic stop on January 4th. The vehicle was pulled over at...
Feb 07, 2019
CRIME REPORTS INCLUDE TWO INCIDENTS AT PENNS MANOR HIGH SCHOOL
State police report two incidents in which they were involved yesterday at Penns Manor High School. Police were summoned to investigate a threatening message allegedly posted on Snap Chat by a 16-year...
Feb 07, 2019
WOLF'S BUDGET PROPOSAL INCLUDES HIGH FEES FOR STATE POLICE PROTECTION
Governor Tom Wolf's budget proposal yesterday included steep fees imposed on municipalities across the Commonwealth which do not have local police forces. Unlike the earliest proposals for State Polic...
Feb 06, 2019
STRUZZI, DUSH REACT TO WOLF'S STATE BUDGET PROPOSAL
Republican lawmakers in the State House say Governor Tom Wolf's budget address yesterday was different from his previous addresses. It was less confrontational and more conciliatory as the executive a...
Feb 06, 2019
EVIDENCE FROM SHETLER TRIAL RELEASED TO SLAIN OFFICER'S WIDOW
Almost a year after Ray Shetler Jr. was found not guilty of homicide in the shooting death of Saint Clair Township Police Officer Lloyd Reed, Westmoreland County Judge Megan Bilik-DeFazio has ordered ...
Feb 06, 2019
STATE POLICE WARN OF CHARITY PHONE SCAM
State police say another phone scam has cropped up, and this one hits close to home for them; the caller claims to represent a state police charity that benefits widows of slain police officers. The s...
Feb 06, 2019
POLICE WARN BUSINESS OWNERS TO WATCH FOR FAKE MONEY
A man was arrested for passing counterfeit bills in White Township last Friday afternoon, and state police have issued a warning to local businesses to be on the alert for more phony money. Police are...
Feb 05, 2019
ANOTHER "FIVE MOST WANTED" FUGITIVE IN CUSTODY
It's only the beginning of the month, but two of the state police "Five Most Wanted" fugitives for February have now been apprehended. Police report that 44-year-old Joseph John Benko of Clymer was ta...
Feb 05, 2019
"OPERATION YELLOW JACKET" RETURNS
Fair warning today from the state police: "Operation Yellow Jacket" is back. State police will partner with PennDOT today and tomorrow for a traffic enforcement effort on Indiana County highways. Stat...
Feb 05, 2019
MAN FACING DUI CHARGES FOR OCTOBER CRASH
A Derry man who was involved in a collision with a motorcycle last fall has now been charged with driving under the influence after lab results revealed metabolites which indicate that he was under th...
Feb 05, 2019
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