Northern Cambria
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 […]
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.
CLEARFIELD MAN ORDERED TO SERVE 20-50 YEARS IN PRISON
A Clearfield County man was ordered to serve time in state prison for sex-related crimes. In Indiana County Court yesterday morning, 64-year-old Manas Lee of Westover was convicted on six counts of rape and one count of sexual intercourse with an animal. The charges are for multiple incidents that reportedly...
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.
Local police outfitted with heavy-duty tactical gear
CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) – In the past, when local police officers responded to active shooter incidents, they would walk into the situation with vests designed to stop most weapons – but not everything. For serious incidents, SWAT teams would come in wearing Level-5 protection vests, designed to stop heavy-duty .30 caliber weapons, such as […]
Suspect in 2022 drug-related shooting is sentenced to county jail
A man with Punxsutawney and DuBois addresses was sentenced to nine months to two years less a day, though it was paroled forthwith, at another address: Indiana County Jail. Storm Michael Armagost, 27, had been wanted by the Pennsylvania State Police after a Sept. 28, 2022, shooting at a White Township apartment.
MAN CHARGED IN BLAIRSVILLE SHOOTING DUE IN COURT FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING TODAY
Preliminary hearings are scheduled today for Indiana County’s district courts, including one for a man from Blairsville who is charged in connection with a disturbance in early June. 29-year-old Cameron Boneta is facing charges of reckless endangerment, resisting arrest, prohibited possession of a weapon, carrying a firearm without a...
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