CRIME & SAFETY

VENANGO TWP., Pa. (EYT) – Additional information has been released regarding a case against a local woman who allegedly admitted to abusing her three-month-old son, causing severe injuries and multiple fractured bones. Court documents indicate Butler-based State Police filed criminal charges against 20-year-old Destiny Grace Valimont, of Parker, on...

Area state police responded to the following incidents:. Domestic Reported Between Mother, Multiple Juveniles. Clarion-based State Police were dispatched to Emlenton Street in St. Petersburg Borough, Clarion County, for an incident of simple assault around 12:24 a.m. on Tuesday, September 19. Police say a domestic incident was reported between a...

WASHINGTON TWP., Pa. (EYT) – A local man is accused of allegedly driving under the influence nearly three times the legal limit during a fiery crash in Washington Township. According to a September 20 release issued by DuBois-based State Police, the crash happened around 2:45 a.m. on Saturday, September 16, on State Route 219, in Washington Township, Jefferson County.

VENANGO CO., Pa. (EYT) – Criminal charges against a local teen who allegedly assaulted a woman during a domestic dispute in Emlenton Borough were withdrawn on Wednesday. According to court documents, the following charges against 18-year-old Benjamin Claypool, of Emlenton, were withdrawn during a preliminary hearing in Venango County Central Court:

A Clarion County woman's body was found in Cook Forest State Park after a search by multiple agencies. In another incident, a prison guard at SCI Forest is facing charges for allegedly smuggling contraband into the prison.

A Venango County woman and her husband have filed a lawsuit over injuries and mental health impacts she claims to have suffered when the pickup truck she was driving was struck by a motorcycle in a June crash in Butler County which claimed the lives of both men on the motorcycle.

Jefferson Co., PA (WJAC) — A Brookville woman is facing multiple charges, including felonies, after attempting to kill her ex-boyfriend last Thursday morning in Jefferson County, state police say. According to a criminal complaint, state police responded to a call from the mother of Paige Lander, 23, saying she...

COOKSBURG, Pa. (EYT) – No foul play is suspected in the death of a 43-year-old Clarion woman who was found in Cook Forest State Park on Thursday morning. Clarion County Coroner Dan Shingledecker told exploreClarion.com the body of 43-year-old Andrea Leigh Guntrum, of Clarion, was found in the area of Seneca Fire Tower at 9:23 a.m. on Thursday, September 14.

PAINT TWP., Pa. (EYT) – A Corsica man who was charged for stealing Red Bull energy drinks from a convenience store in January was charged once again for a similar incident. According to court documents, the following criminal charge against 35-year-old Jason Scott Brooks, of Corsica, was ordered held for court during a preliminary hearing on Tuesday, September 12, with District Judge Timothy Schill presiding:

PAINT TWP., Pa. (EYT) – Police released information regarding a crash in Paint Township involving a local 14-year-old driver. According to a release issued by PSP Clarion on Thursday, September 14, the crash happened at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 31, on State Route 66, in Paint Township, Clarion County.

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Brookville woman has been accused of hiding in her ex-boyfriend’s backseat before attacking him with a knife while he was leaving for work, Pennsylvania State Police report. According to court documents, Paige Nicole Lander, 23, was arrested Thursday morning, Sept. 14, and charged with the attempted murder of an […]

BARNETT TWP., Pa. (EYT) – Authorities say a man crashed a pickup truck in Cook Forest State Park and fled the scene by swimming across the river. Court records show DCNR Rangers in Cook Forest State Park filed criminal charges against 30-year-old Ty James Cressman, of Ford City, on Monday, September 11, in Magisterial District Judge Daniel L. Miller’s office.

WASHINGTON TWP., Pa. (EYT) – A local man was injured after his vehicle struck a deer and then collided with a tree on Airport Road Sunday evening. According to DuBois-based State Police, the crash took place at 7:37 p.m. on Sunday, September 10, on Airport Road, in Washington Township, Clarion County.

BROOKVILLE BOROUGH, Pa. (EYT) – An investigation is underway into a hit-and-run crash in Brookville Borough. According to PSP DuBois, this crash occurred as both vehicles were traveling east on Interstate 80 in Brookville Borough, Jefferson County, around 1:24 a.m. on Friday, September 8. Police say a truck drifted...

FOREST CO., Pa. (EYT) — A hearing for an SCI Forest corrections officer who has been charged with multiple felonies for allegedly smuggling contraband into the prison is set for Tuesday morning. Court records show a preliminary hearing for 34-year-old Cassandra L. Stevens, of Fryburg, is scheduled for Tuesday,...

FOREST CO., Pa. (EYT) – A local man who allegedly broke a door window and gained entrance into his ex-girlfriend’s residence in Tionesta Township will be sentenced this week. According to court documents, sentencing for 40-year-old David T. Sacunas, of Venus, is scheduled for Friday, September 15, at...