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Two Men with Rifles Accused of Stalking Woman in Hospital Parking Lot
CRANBERRY TWP., Pa. (EYT) — Two local men are behind bars for allegedly stalking a woman with long rifles in the parking lot of UPMC Northwest. Court records show the UPMC Police Department filed criminal charges against 46-year-old Scott William Baker and 71-year-old Jon Robert Siennick, both of Oil City, in District Judge Patrick Lowrey’s office on Tuesday, April 30.
Mercer County man killed after being attacked by bull
A Mercer County man is dead after he was attacked by a bull on his property. Troopers with Pennsylvania State Police tell 21 News the man, identified as Rick Joy was doing routine work in his pasture Tuesday, April 23 in Jackson Center when a bull became aggressive and attacked him shortly before 11:00 p.m.
Man with 51 charges arrested and awaits extradition to Tazewell County
TAZEWELL COUNTY, VA (WVNS) — A man was arrested in Pennsylvania and awaits extradition to Tazewell County, Virginia. Jessee Sherman Barrett held 51 active charges that involved assault and violation of protective orders, and was wanted in Tazewell County, Virginia since around October 2023. Barrett was arrested in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, and […]
Document gives glimpse into why Mercer gun shop heist failed
Criminals may have thought their break-in at a Mercer gun store on Monday went like clockwork until Pittsburgh Police caught up with them that same night. According to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, it was barely five minutes between the time that a car crashed through the window of Seconds Count Firearms on North Diamond Street, and when three burglars left the store carrying twenty-one AR-15 rifles.
Police: Oil City Man Swallows Fentanyl Before Traffic Stop
OIL CITY, Pa. (EYT) — Police say a local man reportedly admitted to swallowing fentanyl just before a traffic stop in Oil City. According to court records, Franklin-based State Police filed criminal charges against 42-year-old Shaun L. Kase, of Oil City, in District Judge Andrew Fish’s office on April 26.
Oil City Woman Accused of Falsely Incriminating Boyfriend in Report of Domestic Assault
OAKLAND TWP., Pa. (EYT) — Authorities say an Oil City woman is facing charges for falsely reporting a domestic assault in Oakland Township. Court documents indicate that Franklin-based State Police filed the following criminal charges against 34-year-old Elizabeth Dolori Dykins, of Oil City, in Magisterial District Judge Andrew F. Fish’s office on April 26:
Man Transported to Hospital, Others Treated for Injuries After Three-Vehicle Crash on Route 8
CHERRYTREE TWP., Pa. (EYT) — State Police in Franklin released the details of a three-vehicle crash with injuries in Cherrytree Township. According to an April 30 release by PSP Franklin, 40-year-old Robert W. Taylor, of Charleroi, was traveling south in a 2019 Chevrolet 3500 on State Route 8, in Cherrytree Township, Venango County, at 4:16 p.m. on Thursday, April 25.
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