CRIME & SAFETY
Six anglers lose fishing rights in Pa. for 5 years; unusual species of fish being stocked
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission has revoked fishing privileges for six anglers for five years and the agency is also receiving new information about private stockings across the state, including some unusual species. During Monday’s quarterly meeting, the agency approved the revocations for six people involved in two separate incidents that happened on steelhead nursery waters in Erie County. ...
Pair to Spend Life in Prison for 2021 Erie Homicide
Two men convicted in the 2021 murder of an Erie mother will be spending the rest of their lives behind bars. Rhonda Glover, 33, was shot and killed in November 2021 outside a home along E. 13th St. Police said it was a scheme to steal back a broken iPad.
Erie man charged, second suspect sought in reported robbery of pair looking to buy shoes
Two men looking to buy sneakers told Erie police they were instead robbed of their possessions at gunpoint during a meeting on the city's east side on Friday night. Police on Wednesday charged one of two suspects in the crime, and said they were continuing their efforts to identify and apprehend the second suspect on Thursday.
Bomb threat made on Crawford courthouse by man skipping court date, police allege
MEADVILLE — A city man who was scheduled to appear in Crawford County court on Monday is accused of phoning in a bomb threat instead, leading to the building's evacuation and a new set of criminal charges that he is facing. Douglas S. McClure, 40, of Meadville, was arraigned...
Botched iPad theft led to a woman's 'senseless' death. The murderers are jailed for life
When 33-year-old Rhonda Glover, a single mother of six, was fatally shot in a car along Erie's East 13th Street in November 2021, she did not know her assailants, and she was not a target of the contorted robbery plot that led to her death. In the words of Erie County Judge David...
Anglers banned from fishing in Pennsylvania over poaching steelhead
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — Multiple anglers have been banned from getting their fishing license for the next five years after the Pennsylvania Fishing and Boat Commission (PFBC) quarterly meeting Tuesday. The PFCB Law Enforcement Committee said that six anglers in two separate incidents won’t be allowed to fish in Pennsylvania after the alleged steelhead poaching […]
Erie teen girl accused of stabbing fellow 15-year-old on EMTA bus waives assault charge
A 15-year-old girl accused of stabbing another girl on an Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority bus as it was leaving Erie High School in early January has waived a felony charge in the Erie police case to court. Anaya R. Graves, 15, waived over a second-degree felony count of aggravated assault...
In the Wake of North Carolina Officer Deaths, Erie Police Chief Talks About the Danger of Serving Warrants
While attempting to serve felony warrants on Monday, members of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force and Charlotte police found themselves suddenly engaged in a gun battle with the suspect. Eight law enforcement officers were hit by gunfire, four of them died from their injuries. Erie Police Chief Dan Spizarny...
Northwest Region WCO Visosky Receives Officer of the Year Award
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Northeast Conservation Law Enforcement Chiefs Association Officer of the Year Award was presented to WCO Matthew Visosky, whose district includes the Central Erie County district in the Northwest Region, as the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) announced several awards in recognition of outstanding achievements in law enforcement.
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