CRIME & SAFETY
1 Dead, 2 Injured in Crash on I-99 Centre County
One person was killed and two people were seriously injured in a head-on crash late Friday night on Interstate 99 in western Centre County, according to state police at Rockview. Robert G. Cummings II, 63, of Altoona, was pronounced dead at the scene of the two-vehicle crash, which occurred at about 11:20 p.m. Friday at mile 61 in Worth Township, near the Port Matilda/Philipsburg exit of I-99 northbound. Cummings was driving a 2013 Honda Accord southbound on I-99 when he crossed over the grass median and into the northbound lane, police wrote in a crash report on Sunday night. He then struck a...
State College Police looking to identify suspects in two cases
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WTAJ) — The State College Police Department is seeking public assistance in identifying suspects in two separate incidents. On April 20, a man was accused of stealing items from a downtown store. State College police are also seeking assistance in identifying a man accused of an assault. Police said the assault took […]
Suspicious package at Nittany Lion Shrine causes road closure
University Police received reports of a “suspicious package” at the Nittany Lion Shrine on Friday, according to an email sent by a spokesperson for University Police. Police investigated the threat, and for a short time, Curtin Road at Atherton Street and Burrowes Road were closed until approximately 9:30 p.m. when the package was deemed safe.
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