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CRIME & SAFETY
Local woman caught stealing from school district’s PTO fund
Montgomery, Pa. — A woman’s husband exposed her for stealing Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) funds to cover credit card debt and personal expenses. Elizabeth Jane DeSantis, 44, of Montgomery, admitted to taking the funds during an interview with state police investigators in May 2023, Trooper Josiah Reiner said. William Weber, resource officer at Montgomery Area School District, contacted authorities in April of that year to report the misappropriation of funds by DeSantis. ...
One dead, two injured in crash on I-80 westbound
Montour County, Pa. — One person is dead and two were injured as a result of an afternoon crash on I-80 westbound today, according to police. At 2:47 p.m., police responded to a three vehicle crash on Interstate 80 westbound at mile marker 221. According to Pennsylvania State Police, a Roto Rooter truck driven by Nicholas Troxell, 29, was driving eastbound on Interstate 80 when, for unknown reasons, it drove into the west bound lanes. ...
Police continue to investigate graffiti incident in Trout Run
Trout Run, Pa. — Police continue to investigate the vandalization of playground equipment at Trout Run Park. Sometime between June 15 and 17, unknown suspects used spray paint to put graffiti on a plastic sliding board and the blacktop of the basketball court at the park located on Lycoming Creek Road, according to state police at Montoursville. On June 19, township officials made a Facebook post asking for the public's...
Alleged hit-and-run driver lies to police
Liberty, Pa. — A man who borrowed his friend's truck and wrecked it later lied about the crash to police, charges say. Instead of admitting he crashed his friend's Ford F-250 last month, 40-year-old Justin Phillip Eck called police and claimed the truck had been stolen, said Trp. Aaron Mylan of state police at Montoursville. According to court papers: ...
Issues still plague victim 10 years after rock-throwing incident on I-80 in Pa.
The lives of an Ohio family were changed forever on a late July evening 10 years ago. Randy Budd, his wife Sharon and daughter Kaylee were traveling east on Interstate 80 in Union County headed to Somerset, New Jersey, and looking forward to seeing “Mama Mia” on Broadway.
Investigators release details on plane crash
Lock Haven, Pa. — Investigators have released their preliminary report into the plane crash that killed a 17-year-old Hughesville girl earlier this month. A witness near the site told investigators the Cessna 172N airplane, flown by Maisie Bitler, was only 200 feet above the ground when it passed over him just before the crash. The plane had made a sudden left turn while above the runway at the William T. Piper Memorial Airport in Lock Haven, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. ...
Man charged for attempted illegal resale of riding mower
New Columbia, Pa. — A New Columbia man was charged for fraudulently getting a riding mower from a store in south central Pa. and trying to resell it in Union County. Trp. Bradley Derk of state police at Milton says they received a call on June 26 from a woman who found a green John Deere S140 lawn mower in her shed on Newky Road that she did not purchase. ...
Pennsylvania Arby’s employees allegedly stole nearly $3,000 in roast beef
(WHTM) — Where’s the beef? Well, two women who worked for a Pennsylvania Arby’s may know after State Police alleged they stole thousands of dollars worth of beef from the restaurant. According to court documents, Stephanie Davis, 63, and Shaniyah West, 21, both of Williamsport, allegedly worked together to steal the food and other items […]
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