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Police: Woman cited for assault at treatment center
Allenwood, Pa. — A 40-year-old woman was cited for allegedly pushing and shoving another woman at a treatment facility in Union County. Holly L. Streeter, of Homestead, was White Deer Run of Allenwood treatment center on May 12 when she got into a verbal altercation with a 48-year-old woman of Depew, N.Y. Trp. Matthew Lesher of state police at Milton says Streeter pushed and punched the female accuser in the head and face. Police cited Streeter with harassment through the office of District Judge Jeffrey Mensch in Mifflinburg. Docket Sheet
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 […]
Two men charged with stealing drilling rig from Pa. business, then exporting it
WILLIAMSPORT — Two men have been charged in a conspiracy in which a drilling rig stolen in Union County in 2021 was exported to the Dominican Republic. An indictment unsealed Monday in U.S. Middle District Court charges Magandy Reynoso Tejada and Carlos Brizuela Yera with interstate transportation and conspiracy to transport stolen property in interstate commerce.
Shooter found not guilty of murder and aggravated assault, guilty on other charges
Sunbury, Pa. — A Sunbury man was aquitted of murder charges last week following a two-day trial in Northumberland County Court. A jury found Ajani Munsh-Ousha Uhuru, 25, of Sunbury not guilty of a first degree murder charge and felony aggravated assault - attempt to cause serious bodily injury with extreme indifference. Those were two of seven charges he faced following a homicide at a Sunbury food mart in 2022. ...
Pa. woman’s conviction for fatally poisoning her husband, depleting his assets is affirmed
LEWISBURG — The first-degree murder conviction of a Union County woman found to have fatally poisoned her husband in 2018 has been affirmed. “The jury’s verdict in all aspects is supported by the evidence and does not shock the court’s sense of justice,” specially assigned Lehigh County Senior Judge Edward R. Reibman wrote in an opinion issued Monday.
Man busted for second time stealing sports trading cards
Selinsgrove, Pa. — A Shamokin man who was recently arrested for retail theft was charged again, after police traced him to the theft of more than $1,000 of sports trading cards. Donald James Ponatoski, 38, is now facing felony charges for the thefts that allegedly occurred between February and April at the Selinsgrove Walmart store. Trp. Michael Palange of state police at Selinsgrove says Ponatoski was at the store on six occasions between Feb. 22 and April 19. Each time, he used the self-checkout and...
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