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CRIME & SAFETY
Traffic stop unveils alleged domestic incident
A Derry Township man faces simple assault and related charges stemming from an incident that allegedly occurred last week. According to a criminal complaint filed in the case, members of the Pennsylvania State Police at Greensburg were conducting routine patrol at approximately 12:15 a.m. Friday, July 19, on the southbound lane of Depot Street near South Alexandria Street in Latrobe when officers observed a tan Dodge Ram pickup truck.
UPDATE: Missing woman in Cambria County found safe
UPDATE: Laverne Kinkhead was located and is safe, according to Pennsylvania State Police. CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Pennsylvania State Police are looking for a woman that they said was last seen on Wednesday. Laverne Kinkhead, 77, was last seen on July 24 at approximately 9:15 p.m. on the 500 block of Groucher Street in […]
Two suspicious Kernville fires don’t appear connected, chief says
CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Two Kernville fires that occurred within two blocks of one another are under investigation, but it does not appear as though they’re connected. The fires occurred within 10-days of each other and have both been deemed suspicious, according to our media partners at the Tribune-Democrat. Johnstown fire Chief Bob Statler […]
Johnstown man pleads guilty to federal narcotics violation
JOHNSTOWN — Three years after he was named among 31 people indicted for violating federal narcotics laws in a case focused on Cambria and Indiana counties, a Johnstown man has pleaded guilty to one count in a superseding indictment involving distribution of various drugs. On Wednesday, United States Attorney...
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