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Emergency crews battle massive brush fire in Juniata County
JUNIATA COUNTY, Pa. — Emergency crews responded to a massive fire in Juniata County on Tuesday, July 16. According to the Fire Chief for Beale Township, crews are still working to extinguish hot spots and contain the fire, which spread to over 50 acres at one point. The fire began at 3:02 p.m., per the Juniata County Emergency Dispatch.
Beaver Twp. cop bitten while responding to neighborhood dispute
A dispute at a Beaver Township mobile home community erupted into claims of a neighbor being sprayed with mace and a police officer being bitten. Fifty-six-year-old William Armstrong was charged with assault after a neighbor told police that Armstrong tried to run him down with a pickup truck while he was mowing his lawn at the Maplecroft Manufactured Home Park off West Harvard Blvd.
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