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Elmira man arrested for attempted murder
The Elmira Police Department arrested a 33-year-old Elmira man for attempted murder following an incident last week. According to police, John Havens was charged with attempted murder in the second degree, a Class B felony, after they found a 33-year-old man with stab wounds to his neck on the 400 block of Clinton Street on Thursday.
Waverly motorcyclist, passenger seriously injured in Tioga County, Pa. crash
A New York state motorcycle driver and a passenger were seriously injured Sunday in a crash on Route 660 in Tioga County, Pa., about five miles south of Mansfield. Pennsylvania State Police said a 2022 Harley-Davidson Road Glide driven by Jeremy M. Bowman-Sheltz, 37, of Waverly, N.Y. crashed at approximately 11 a.m. on a curved section of Route 660, about 550 feet east of Mack Road in the town of Covington. ...
Elmira man arrested after barricading himself in apartment
George Wilson, who allegedly fell out of an attic in an Elmira apartment, is now in jail after barricading himself inside and refusing to come out. According to Elmira Police, Wilson fell from the attic of an apartment on West First Street. The tenant informed police that Wilson was still inside the apartment.
Sayre man sentenced to jail time after March hospital incident
SAYRE, Pa. (WETM) — A Sayre man was sentenced in July to time in the Bradford County Correctional Facility following an incident in March where documents say he struck an officer during an arrest. According to the Bradford County District Attorney’s Office, 19-year-old William T. Trump was sentenced to a minimum of one month to […]
Parolee arrested on drug charges in Horseheads
HORSEHEADS, N.Y. (WETM) — A parolee is facing charges after police say they found drugs in his hotel room. Robert Patrick Howell, 44, was arrested on Friday morning. According to the Horseheads Police Department, New York State Parole requested officers to help locate Howell, who failed to check in with his parole officer, at the […]
Update: Clemens Center Parkway Bridge fire
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – New York State Department of Transportation crews were hard at work on Monday, July 15. Caution tape is up, new fences are up and workers underneath the Clemens Center Parkway Bridge cleaned up debris after a fire on July 11. The bridge’s northbound lanes will be closed until further notice while […]
Patrick Woodward, suspect in Elmira armed burglary, will serve 3 years in prison
One of three suspects charged in connection with an armed burglary in January in the City of Elmira will serve three years in prison for his role in the crime. Patrick Woodard, 24, of Elmira, was also sentenced in Chemung County Court this week to three years of post-release supervision after pleading guilty June 3 to a count of second-degree attempted burglary.
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