CRIME & SAFETY
Local woman reports days of abuse leading to police response
Lock Haven, Pa. — A distress call on May 4 led police officers to a residence on West Church Street in Lock Haven where they encountered a woman in a visibly distressed state, dirty and bruised. Officers found the woman outside her home, her appearance disheveled and marked by injuries consistent with a physical altercation, according to a police affidavit. The woman told police that she had been involved in...
Pennsylvania state trooper who arrested couple during traffic stop on I-76 no longer works for PSP
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A Pennsylvania state trooper involved in a traffic stop on Interstate 76 that garnered heavy social media attention is no longer employed by Pennsylvania State Police, the agency confirmed Friday. The former state trooper, who has yet to be identified by state police, was previously placed on restricted duty while an investigation into the early March traffic stop was underway, the agency told CBS News Philadelphia two months ago. On Saturday, March 2, the trooper pulled over Celena Morrison-McLean, executive director of the Mayor's Office of LGBT Affairs, on I-76 citing multiple "vehicle code violations." At the time of the stop,...
Pa. Realtor sentenced for fatally stabbing her father and his girlfriend in New Jersey
SURF CITY, N.J. (TCD) -- A 57-year-old Pennsylvania woman will spend the rest of her life behind bars for fatally stabbing and shooting her father and his girlfriend in New Jersey in 2021. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced that on May 10, a judge sentenced Sherry Heffernan to two...
Pennsylvania juveniles pleaded guilty after ‘thrill killing’ of 10 deer
CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Pennsylvania Game Commission, Southwest Region, announced multiple juveniles have pleaded guilty to illegally killing 10 deer last fall. In the fall of 2023, the State Game Warden received information regarding the possible “thrill killing” of multiple illegal deer in the Dysart area of Cambria County. Reports showed that multiple […]
Man charged with commercial bribery in fraud, kickback investigation
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — Officials have charged seven people for allegedly committing bribery fraud worth thousands of dollars in Pennsylvania. The Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania says charges have been filed against Jose L. Ortiz, 48, of Drums, for conspiring to commit honest services fraud. According to U.S. Attorney Gerard M. Karam, during […]
Four plead guilty, sentenced for multi-million dollar medicaid fraud scheme
Harrisburg, Pa. — Four people who conspired to defraud Medicaid of nearly $9 million have pleaded guilty and been sentenced for their roles in the scheme, according to the Pa. Attorney General. The scheme involved overcharging Medicaid for non-medical transportation plans that were scarcely used and medically unnecessary. The scheme revolved around three Philadelphia-based service coordination agencies: Brighter Care Services, Pennsylvania Service Coordination Agency, and Pennsylvania Development Agency, and a non-medical transportation service, Rides Your Way, the Attorney General said in a press release. ...
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