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PSP REPORTS: VEHICLE ACCIDENT, THEFT OF TOOLS
State police have released information on a vehicle crash that happened on July 16th in Center Township. Police say 74-year-old Bruce Heise of Blairsville was driving south on Route 119 near the intersection with Beech Street, and red the red light, colliding with a van driven by 70-year-old Cynthia Hatcher of Indiana as it was pulling out into the intersection from Beech Street as that light had turned green. Hatcher was not hurt, but Heise had suspected minor injuries and was taken to IRMC for treatment.
PSP: Alleged kidnapping attempt investigated in Indiana County
UPDATE: Pennsylvania State Police said they canvassed the area for approximately three hours and were not able to find anything. The investigation has been closed. INDIANA COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Pennsylvania State Police are investigating an allegedly attempted kidnapping in Indiana County. Troopers said that on Friday, July 19 they were called to a home […]
Vehicle collides with a tree, leaves one deceased in Derry Township
DERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WHTM) — Derry Township Police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash that occurred in Derry Township this morning. According to Derry Township Police, on Friday, July 19, 2024, at 3:28 a.m., the department was dispatched to the 800 block of East Governor Road for a single-vehicle crash.
Latrobe man called danger to community sentenced to 3-year prison term
A Westmoreland County judge said he had no choice this week but to impose a three-year maximum prison sentence for a Latrobe man who pleaded guilty to the sexual assault of a teenage girl. Common Pleas Court Judge Tim Krieger ordered Cristofer R. Dowden, 25, to serve at least 18...
Suspect rips business off for $13,000
Selinsgrove, Pa. — An unknown suspect used a credit card with insufficient funds to pay for $13,000 of building products, police say. Around June 26, the suspect called Kohl Building Products in Penn Township and ordered building products including roof shingles, according to Trp. Derek Gill of state police at Selinsgrove. The sales representative took the order over the phone along with a credit card number provided by the suspect. The suspect then promptly went to the business to pick up the products. A short time later, representatives at the business found that the credit card transaction was denied for insufficient funds. Anyone with information may contact PSP Selinsgrove at 570-374-8145.
Fatal Crash On PA Rt 322: Police
A fatal crash near a hospital closed PA Route 322 for several hours on Friday morning, July 19, Derry Township Police announced in a release. The deadly crash happened in the 800 block of East Governor Road/PA Rt 322 around 3:30 a.m., according to the police. The area is along the same ro…
Three deceased, one injured in tractor-trailer crash on I-76 Eastbound in Lancaster County
PENN TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WHTM) — Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred on I-76 Eastbound in Penn Township this morning. Pennsylvania State Police say they were dispatched to mile marker 268.8 on I-76 at around 4:24 a.m. this morning, where they encountered a two-vehicle crash scene on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Police say the two vehicles involved were a car and a tractor-trailer.
Jeannette officers file suit seeking overtime payments for time spent feeding, caring for police dogs
Jeannette’s two police dog handlers claim in a federal lawsuit that the city violated labor laws by not paying them an overtime rate for time spent caring for their canines. Sgt. Jim Phillips and Officer Matthew Painter said in the filing that they spend at least 30 to 60 minutes, often more, of uncompensated time daily taking care of the animals. Painter has a Dutch shepherd named Kilo and Phillips works with a Belgian malinois named Diesel.
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