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CRIME & SAFETY
Police Blotter May 21, 2024
PINE CREEK TOWNSHIP – On May 19, 2024, PSP Lamar Troopers responded to Woodward Avenue for a harassment incident at 8:42 p.m. No further details were included in the police report, and the investigation is ongoing. Found Property. AVIS – PSP Lamar responded to East Central Avenue on May...
Teen drowns while swimming in Raystown Lake
PENN TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WTAJ) — A teenager drowned while swimming in Raystown Lake Saturday evening. Around 5 p.m., May 18, Smithfield and Marklesburg fire companies, as well as Pennsylvania State Police out of Huntingdon, were dispatched to Raystown Lake in Penn Township after receiving reports that a teenager had gone under the water while swimming […]
PSP: Netherlands man accused of harassing woman in Centre Co., showing up at her work
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — State police say a resident of the Netherlands is jailed in Centre County, accused of repeatedly harassing a woman and then flying to the United States and showing up at her work. Investigators say the woman told police that she first met 23-year-old Tarik...
DUI checkpoints set in Pennsylvania
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — State police announced DUI checkpoints will be placed across various roadways in Pennsylvania for Memorial Day weekend. According to Pennsylvania State Police, sobriety checkpoints and roving patrols aim to deter drinking and driving. Police say they are operating with a “zero-tolerance enforcement policy.” Police say checkpoints and roving patrols will be placed […]
Man killed by IMPD during 2023 hostage situation had DNA in his semi of woman found murdered in Pennsylvania
INDIANAPOLIS — A man shot and killed by an IMPD officer while the man was reportedly holding a woman hostage is now connected to a mother found murdered in Pennsylvania. Michelle Tayse, 48, was found stabbed to death in Erie County after first responders put out a small brush fire on the side of Interstate 90 on Nov. 17, 2023.
Two firefighters injured battling fire in Milroy
MIFFLIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) – Two firefighters were injured as fire ripped through the Lewistown Cabinet Center in Milroy. Both were taken to the hospital and are expected to recover, according to Milroy EMS chief, Matthew Shaffer. Firefighters were called to 200 Water Street around 4 p.m. on Saturday...
Race data from traffic stops by State Police, other departments won’t be available under Pa.’s public records law
This story originally appeared on Spotlight PA. Gov. Josh Shapiro is poised to sign a bill that requires Pennsylvania State Police and many other law enforcement agencies to collect data on drivers pulled over during traffic stops, including their race or ethnicity. But the bill also exempts those data from...
Inmate Wins Medical Release Order Hours After Being Rushed to Hospital, Put on Life Support
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — An ailing prison inmate serving a life sentence in Pennsylvania for killing a man during a 1975 robbery won a medical release order from a judge Monday, although the decision came hours after he was put on life support. Ezra Bozeman, 68, won the release...
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