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CRIME & SAFETY
Alleged potato thief caught in Muncy
Muncy, Pa. — A man allegedly wrote on a pharmacy window, stole a hanging plant, and took a sack of potatoes from a local super market. Thomas Dwight Howe, 34, of Elizabethtown, arrived at the Weis Market in Muncy at the end of May holding a Redd's Wicked alcoholic beverage, according to Trooper Taylor Arnold. Howe then left his beverage on ledge at the building's exterior before entering the store. ...
Man spotted driving recklessly multiple times in Renovo arrested
Renovo, Pa. — A 21-year-old Montandon man is facing felony and misdemeanor charges stemming from what police describe as "an ongoing incident" from June 17 to July 4. Nathaniel S. Strouse was driving at a high rate of speed up and down Fifth Street in Renovo on June 17. "He came within inches of intentionally striking a 25-year-old pregnant female on the street, who had to jump out of the way," police wrote in a press release. ...
SUSPECT IN 2010 GAS STATION ROBBERY DUE IN COURT TODAY
A man charged in connection with a gas station robbery in Armstrong Township in 2010 is due in court this afternoon for a preliminary hearing. 32-year-old Alexander Pelletier of Williamsport is charged with robbery-inflicting or threatening immediate injury, simple assault and attempted theft for the robbery at the BP Station on Route 422 near Shelocta. On September 17th of 2010, police said an employee was cleaning the store when Pelletier came in, demanded money and threatened to shoot the man. The employee swung a vacuum cleaner to defend himself. The employee was hurt during the ensuing scuffle. As the suspect fled, he dropped a bandana that had covered his face.
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