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CRIME & SAFETY
TWO IN CUSTODY AFTER CAR THEFT AT INDIANA WALMART
Two people are in custody after they stole a vehicle at the Indiana Walmart on Friday. State troopers were called out at 5:44 PM to the Walmart on Oakland Avenue for a report of a stolen vehicle. Troopers learned that the vehicle was unoccupied at the time, and the car keys were left on the dashboard when it was stolen. A responding trooper found the vehicle and tried to make a traffic stop, but the vehicle failed to yield to police and a pursuit was started. The chase ended on a stretch of Route 422 in Armstrong County with officers using a PIT maneuver.
Cambria County Woman Facing Felony Charges
A Cambria County woman is facing charges after she allegedly assaulted a man Monday Evening and set fire to her own home. Just after 6 p.m. Officers responded to Kathleen Messatzzia’s home at Hillcrest Court in Johnstown for a report that she was on pills and pouring gas on everything.
INDIANA MAN CHARGED WITH STALKING, HARASSMENT
Indiana Borough Police have charged a local man with stalking and harassment for an incident on Monday. Police say the victim called them at 9:34 PM and said she was being followed by someone through town and that this person had followed her previously. Police identified the suspect as 73-year-old Barry Uhron, and they believe he intentionally followed the victim throughout various locations in the borough. Charges against Uhron were filed with District Judge Tony Sottile.
LIVINGSTON SENTENCED TO JAIL TIME, PROBATION FOR THREE CASES
A Coral man will serve some jail time for a case of aggravated assault. 46-year-old Charles Livingston, Jr. was sentenced on Friday in Indiana County Court for three different cases. In the aggravated assault case, Indiana Borough Police reported on August 2nd that he confronted someone at a home in the 400 block Water Street over a prior issue. While he brandished a knife in the attack, the victim avoided contact with it, but was still struck by Livingston. Charges of terroristic threats, and possession of an instrument of crime were not prosecuted as part of a plea deal. He was ordered to serve nine months to a day less than two years in Indiana County Jail and will serve two years of probation upon his release.
INDIANA FIRE ASSOCIATION CALLED OUT FOUR TIMES ON FRIDAY
Members of the Indiana Fire Association were busy on Friday as they responded to four calls for service. The first was at 1:33 PM for a vehicle accident reported on Oakland Avenue. They were joined by state police and Citizen’s Ambulance. About 45 minutes later, Indiana Firefighters were joined by crews from Creekside, Homer City and Coral-Graceton fire crews, the county Rapid Intervention Team and Indiana Borough Police for a reported structure fire on Nixon Avenue.
2 suspects in custody after car theft, police chase
WHITE TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) -- A man and woman from Indiana County are behind bars after they stole a car and led police on a long chase.Michael Pucciarelli, 34, and Rehny Little, 30, stole a car from the Walmart parking lot in White Township. Police were able to locate the vehicle, and when they attempted to make a traffic stop, the suspects led state police into Armstrong County, eventually coming to an end in Plumcreek Township.A state police vehicle was damaged by the fleeing car.Pucciarelli and Little now face multiple charges.
Indiana, Pa. Man Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (EYT) — Lamar Johnson, 42 of Indiana, Pa., has been sentenced to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to drug trafficking charges in a federal court in Johnstown, according to a news release by United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan. Johnson entered his guilty plea...
Bomb squad called after suspicious container found in Mineral Point attic
MINERAL POINT, Pa. (WJAC) – A woman cleaning her attic found a suspicious container, prompting a bomb squad to respond to Front Street in this Cambria County town Saturday, according to local police. East Taylor Twp. Police Chief Paul Deffenbaugh told 6 News the woman then moved the container...
DAYTON MAN INJURED IN ARMSTRONG COUNTY CRASH
State police say a Dayton man suffered minor injuries in a crash earlier this month in neighboring Armstrong County. Troopers from the Kittanning barracks say they were summoned to a one-vehicle crash along State Route 1018 near Country Road around 9:30 a.m. on August 15th after 33-year-old Nicholas Ellenberger veered off the roadway and through a wooded area before coming to a stop in a small stream. Ellenberger was injured and taken to Armstrong County Medical Hospital for treatment. His truck was eventually towed out of the stream.
Johnstown man accused of beating, kicking pregnant woman
CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Johnstown man is facing charges after he allegedly assaulted a pregnant woman who was holding a child. Warren Wills, 30, is facing felony charges after he beat, choked and kicked a pregnant woman, according to a criminal complaint. Officers from the Johnstown Police Department were called to the Oakhurst […]
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