CRIME & SAFETY
Police charge man for murdering Erie man, injuring woman Tuesday. What to know
Erie police have filed homicide charges against a Detroit man in the fatal shooting of a 35-year-old man and the wounding of a 31-year-old woman during a confrontation in a west Erie neighborhood early Tuesday morning. Melvin D. Burnett Jr., 34, was arraigned Tuesday afternoon by Erie 1st Ward District Judge Sue Mack...
Motorcyclist Killed in Crash with Car Near Erie Airport
A motorcyclist is dead following a crash with a car near Erie International Airport on Tuesday, according to police and the coroner. It was reported at noon in the 4100 block of W. 12th St. between Grant and Shenk Ave. in Millcreek Township. A white Lincoln car, which was heading...
One Dead, One Critically Injured in Motorcycle Involved Accident
Emergency crews are responding to a fatal motorcycle involved accident. The accident happened just before 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, on E 38th St. near the Tops supermarket. Erie News Now confirmed from a 911 dispatcher, that one person is dead, and another is critically injured. That person was taken to UPMC-Hamot for treatment of injuries.
Caught on Camera: Erie Police Investigate Alleged Car Break-In on Erie's West Side
Security camera shows five hooded individuals walking on private property and looking into cars near the corner of West 8th St. and Chestnut St. The video owner, who chose to stay anonymous, says the figures were carrying hammers and crowbars, and he believes they were planning to break into vehicles before he scared them away.
A boy gone: Erie police reexamining the 1983 disappearance of 16-year-old Bryan Fisher
Dottie Fisher remembers how much her older brother loved to fish. She said Bryan Keith Fisher's favorite spot was Erie's South Pier, a popular place for local anglers along the channel connecting Presque Isle Bay and Lake Erie. Fisher, 16 at the time, was believed to have been heading out...
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