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CRIME & SAFETY
UPDATE: Johnstown armed bank robbery suspect arrested
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WTAJ) — Police have arrested a man they say robbed a Johnstown bank in March. Police have identified Almaguer Servero, 41, as the suspect who robbed the First Commonwealth Bank along the 1000 block of Franklin Street on March 20, according to charges filed. Servero allegedly had a gun in his waistband as […]
Human Remains Found In Johnstown Home
Cambria County Coroner Jeff Lees said remains were found hidden in a crawl space in a Johnstown home after midnight Saturday morning. Lees said police were called for a welfare check at a home on the 100th block of Adams Street in Johnstown. He said when they arrived, they noticed a large number of flies on the inside of the windows, as well as a foul smell coming from the home.
Woman accused of burglary fooled police, then her fingerprints revealed everything
BEDFORD COUNTY, Pa (WTAJ) — A duo was arrested and a woman had police and magistrates fooled over her identity until her fingerprints revealed she was not who she claimed to be. Kevin Todd Walter, 36, and Rebecca Theresa Cramer, 37, both of Johnstown, were arrested Friday afternoon, June 28 after state police were called […]
Update: One killed in Somerset County crash, another taken to hospital
SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — One person was pronounced dead after a vehicle crash in Somerset County Monday evening. The crash happened around 7 p.m. July 1 on Old Lincoln Highway in Quemahoning Township. According to state police, 55-year-old Wave Mostoller of Shanksville was driving a Ford Fusion east when he left the road and […]
Fire damages Cambria County gun club
CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — A gun club in Portage caught fire Monday as work was being done in the parking lot area of the building. Workers at Jamestown Rod and Gun Club say they had to close their doors today due to the flames coming up the side of the building.
Shanksville man fatally injured in accident Monday
QUEMAHONING TWP ― A Shanksville man was fatally injured in a vehicle accident Monday evening. Wave Mostoller, 55, Shanksville, died in the accident on Old Lincoln Highway, west of Highland Road, Quemahoning Township, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Deputy Coroner David Johnson pronounced Mostoller dead at 8:14 p.m. at...
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