CRIME & SAFETY
Police: Driver Allegedly Falls Asleep at Wheel of Tractor-Trailer, Crashes on I-80 in Clarion Township
CLARION TWP., Pa. (EYT) — Authorities say an operator stated he may have fallen asleep at the wheel of a tractor-trailer causing the vehicle to crash on Interstate 80 in Clarion Township early Monday morning. According to Clarion-based State Police, the accident happened around 4:51 a.m. on Monday, April...
Police: Local Man Charged for Resisting Arrest During Warrant Execution in Clarion Borough
CLARION BOROUGH, Pa. (EYT) — A local man is facing charges for reportedly resisting arrest during the execution of a warrant in Clarion Borough. According to court records, the Clarion Borough Police Department filed the following criminal charges against 29-year-old Zachary Brian Lockwood, of Clarion, in District Judge Timothy Schill’s office on April 4:
Driver Charged After Oversize Load Slams into Barrier in I-80 Construction Zone
PAINT TWP., Pa. (EYT) — Authorities say a truck carrying an oversize load caused havoc in a construction zone in Paint Township. According to Clarion-based State Police, the incident happened on Interstate 80 in Paint Township, Clarion County, around 10:29 a.m. on Thursday, April 11. Police say a 2016...
CNET Nabs Man for Allegedly Possessing Large Amount of Fentanyl
KNOX BOROUGH, Pa. (EYT) — Clarion County Narcotics Enforcement Team (CNET) arrested a 31-year-old man on drug charges for allegedly possessing a large amount of fentanyl. According to court documents, on Tuesday, April 16, Clarion County Detective William Peck IV filed the following criminal charges against 31-year-old Harry Edward Gibson IV, of McKees Rocks, in District Judge Jarah Heeter’s office:
Hearing Rescheduled for Area Man Involved in High-Speed Pursuit, Lengthy Standoff in Forest County
FOREST COUNTY, Pa. (EYT) — A preliminary hearing was continued for an area man who led a high-speed police chase that ended with a three- to four-hour standoff in Jenks Township, Forest County. According to court documents, the preliminary hearing for 54-year-old Gary L. Claypoole, of Cowansville, Armstrong County,...
Man who blocked Harrisburg restaurant during GOP fundraiser ordered to pay fine
A Dauphin County jury on Wednesday convicted a Butler County man for unlawfully blocking the entrance to a restaurant hosting a state senator’s fundraiser last year. Michael Bagdes-Canning, 70, who was convicted of obstruction of highways and disorderly conduct, will pay a $200 fine and serve 90 days of unsupervised release. Judge William Tully imposed the sentence immediately after the jury rendered its verdict Wednesday afternoon.
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