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Boyfriend charged in alleged attack on girlfriend
Montoursville, Pa. — A man attacked his girlfriend after she tried to wake him up for work, state police say. Troy Vittorio Matty, 41, is accused of strangling, punching, and dragging his girlfriend the morning of May 7, said Trp. Nickolaus Marple of state police at Montoursville. The woman called police around 7 a.m., saying she had just been beaten by Matty after she tried to wake him up for...
Two charged with rioting after fight
Williamsport, Pa. — Police responding to a large fight at a Williamsport home were forced to disarm a woman who reportedly showed up to the melee with a gun. Here's what Williamsport Bureau of Police say happened: Officers were called to the 500 block of Louisa Street on May 11 at 1:30 p.m. for a disturbance in progress. Two families were arguing from a porch and on the street, said...
Motorcyclist allegedly leads police on high-speed chase
Montoursville, Pa. — A 24-year-old man reportedly led police on a high-speed chase in excess of 110 mph on a motorcycle in Montoursville. Officer Chris Herb was on patrol May 12 around midnight when he spotted a motorcyclists traveling at a high rate of speed on Loyalsock Avenue, he said. Herb got behind the bike and turned on his lights and sirens, according to charges. The driver, later identified as...
Convicted cocaine dealer given multi-year sentence Thursday
Williamsport, Pa. — A man convicted of selling cocaine twice in Williamsport will spend the next several years in prison after he was sentenced Thursday. Larry Creighton, 64, requested mercy from Judge Eric Linhardt prior to being sentenced on two felony counts of possession with intent and two more on criminal use of a communication facility. Linhardt did not grant Creighton, who has spent nearly 30 of the last 40 years incarcerated, any leniency. ...
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