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CRIME & SAFETY
DA: Altoona man sentenced to jail time, probation in assault case
BLAIR COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Authorities in Blair County say an Altoona has been sentenced to jail time and probation after pleading guilty to physically and sexually assaulting a woman last year. Aaron Foster was arrested last June following a disturbance at a home along 3rd Ave. in the...
Altoona PD seeking new leads into year-old, 'violent' home invasion
BLAIR COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Altoona police are asking the public's help in solving a year-old, "violent" home invasion. Police say on the night of May 27, 2023, multiple suspects reportedly broke into a home along the 800 block of 18th Ave. and "physically restrained" a 70-year-old female resident.
DA: Cambria County man found with drugs, two swords
CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Cresson man is facing felony drug charges after police said drugs were found in his residence. Derek Herdman, 48, was arrested after police executed a search warrant at the Keystone Avenue Apartments on the 200 block of Keystone Avenue on May 28. The warrant was obtained after an investigation […]
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