Meadville
CRIME & SAFETY
WJTN News Headlines for Mon., July 1, 2024
City man arrested on multiple charges following downtown pursuit on bicycle... A Jamestown man sought on several warrants has been arrested for allegedly trying to flee police on a bicycle... and, for being in possession of narcotic drugs. City police say they spotted 42 year-old Marcelino Hernandez on the bike on a sidewalk in the area of East Third and North Main Streets just before 5 p.m. Saturday. Officers turned on their emergency lights and siren to make a traffic stop... but, Hernandez rode off on the bike. Police pursued Hernandez onto Pine Street... and, towards an alleyway in the area. At that point... officers got out... and, pursued the suspect on foot. Hernandez was finally stopped near East Fourth Street... and, was taken into custody. Police say he was allegedly found in possession of Suboxone sublingual films which are a controlled substance. Hernandez was charged with resisting arrest... seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance... and vehicle and traffic violations in addition to the outstanding bench warrants. He was jailed pending arraignment.
Benefit raffle and dinner held for three men killed in crash
BUTLER, Pa. — Friends, family and community members gathered once again Sunday inside the Butler Moose to support the families ofthree men killed in a June 8 crash. Ronald Parisi, 21, Joshua Boettner, 19, and Levi Deal, 17, were pronounced dead at the scene of a vehicle accident in Athens Township, Crawford County. State police say the vehicle left the roadway and hit a tree.
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