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One dead in motorcycle crash in Lycoming County
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One man is dead after a motorcycle crash in Lycoming County. According to state police 74-year-old David Mangle died on the scene after his motorcycle hit a guide rail on the roadway. State police said Mangle attempted to “negotiate” a right curve on the road while traveling downhill before […]
Woman racks up eighth round of retail theft charges
Lewisburg, Pa. — A Williamsport woman who previously was convicted seven times for retail theft was charged again. Trp. Brett Harvey of state police at Milton says Arilyn M. Kurtz, 40, was at the Lewisburg Walmart store on April 12 when she under-rang items causing the store a loss of $271. Kurtz used a lower-priced UPC code that she put in the palm of her hand and began ringing up items with it at self-checkout. Police said she scanned the altered UPC code eight times as she rang up higher-priced items. The UPC code was for a $3 item. Police filed 18 felony retail theft charges at the office of District Judge Jeffrey A. Rowe in Lewisburg. Kurtz had previously been convicted seven times for retail theft, according to police. She is free on $5,000 unsecured bail. Docket Sheet
Motorcyclist killed on Rte. 15 in Pa. was headed to Memorial Day event in D.C.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT — A motorcyclist from New York was killed Friday when his vehicle left Route 15 in Lycoming County and struck the guiderail. David M. Nangle, 74, of Painted Post, was pronounced dead at the scene of the 10:50 a.m. accident on southbound Route 15 at the top of Bald Eagle Mountain in Clinton Twp., south of Williamsport.
Cooperation leads to favorable plea deal for fired Pa. county prison guard
WILLIAMSPORT — A terminated Lycoming County female prison guard’s willingness to testify against the male inmate who had cultivated a relationship with her has been rewarded with a favorable plea agreement. Olivia Louise Katzmaier, 25, of Williamsport, pleaded guilty Friday in county court to charges of theft and...
Police: Knife threats made during argument with woman
Williamsport, Pa. — A man allegedly threatened a woman while holding two knives inside a home in Williamsport. Coty Allen Schaffer, 24, "got mad and threatened to kill" his victim during an argument on May 18 near the 1600 block of Catherine Street, Officer Jacob Huling said. Schaffer grabbed two knives and stabbed a banister while making threats toward the victim, Huling added. Both people were in an upstairs bedroom...
Motorcyclist killed in Friday morning crash
Montgomery, Pa. — A motorcyclist was killed Friday after he lost control of his bike and crashed into a guide rail, police say. David N. Nangle, 74, was headed south on Route 15 in Clinton Township around 11 a.m. when he struck a guide rail as he was negotiating a right curve in the roadway, according to Trp. Edward Gensel of state police at Montoursville. Nangle was thrown from the bike, a 2015 Victory Cross County Tour, and landed down an embankment, Gensel said The bike continued traveling, striking the concrete traffic barrier multiple times before coming to a stop. Police say the driver was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. Nangle, Painted Post, NY, died before the first emergency personnel arrived on scene, according to a report.
Man guilty of causing Christmas Eve crash sentenced this week
Williamsport, Pa. — Through tears, a man found guilty of being on drugs the day he caused a crash, apologized to his family. Not once did Jacob Yeick, 27, of Pennsdale look in the direction of his victim, who spoke at the Lycoming County Courthouse Tuesday during sentencing. As part of a plea deal, Yeick pled guilty to aggravated assault while DUI and DUI. “Weeks after [the accident] it was...
Police plan roving DUI patrols and checkpoints during Memorial Day Weekend
Throughout the holiday weekend, PSP Montoursville and PSP Selinsgrove will conduct roving DUI patrols and set up at least one DUI checkpoint. The checkpoint(s) will target high DUI-related crash areas based on compiled statistical data. PSP will also be on alert for seat belt violations. Make sure to wear a seat belt both for your own safety and to avoid being ticketed. In Union County, the North Central Highway Safety Network will have sheriff deputies and municipal police conduct DUI checkpoints on Route 45. Police also will be enforcing seat belt laws. PSP also wish to remind motorists of the "Duty of Driver in Emergency Response Areas" law. This law requires motorists to move to an open lane and/or reduce their driving speed when they see police stopped along a roadway with their emergency lights on, or other emergency vehicles with their lights activated.
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