West Springfield
CRIME & SAFETY
Coroner Called to Crash on Interstate 90 West of Sterrettania Rd.
Coroner's office has been called to a crash reportedly involving a motorcycle on Interstate 90 on Friday afternoon. It was reported in the eastbound lanes near Bear Creek Rd., which is just west of the Sterrettania Rd. exit, around 2 p.m. The eastbound lanes of the interstate are closed between...
Victim identified in fatal Interstate 90 crash
The identity of the motorcyclist who died in a crash on Interstate 90 Friday afternoon has been released. According to Erie County Coroner Lyell Cook, the man was identified as 57-year-old James Erickson, from Stockton, New York. Cook told JET 24/FOX 66 that Erickson’s death was caused by multiple blunt-force...
State police charge Venango Township man in crash that killed motorcyclist near Edinboro
A motorcyclist was attempting to pass a pickup truck in a passing zone along Route 99 in Washington Township in August 2023 when the truck turned left, causing a collision that led to the motorcyclist's death, according to the Pennsylvania State Police. The driver of the truck stopped, but never got out of...
Suspect in police pursuit through the Valley back in Pennsylvania facing 30 charges
An Erie, Pennsylvania man accused of taking a 14-year-old girl with him during a police chase through part of the Valley has been brought from Ohio to Pennsylvania to face a host of charges. Twenty-year-old John Wolfe was transferred from the Portage County Jail in Ohio to the Erie County...
6 anglers found guilty of netting 74 steelhead, public easement approved for Crooked Creek
Three anglers have lost their fishing privileges for five years and three others may lose theirs as well for an October incident involving 74 steelhead and more than $5,500 in fines in Erie County. The revocations were discussed Monday during the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission’s Law Enforcement Committee meeting. It was held just before the agency's full board meeting where the revocations were approved, pending final appeals. ...
Fishing Boat Seized After Walleye Tournament Scandal Sold in Auction
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife announced that the fishing boat seized from Chase Cominsky, 37, of Hermitage, Pa., was sold through an online auction Tuesday. Cominsky and Jacob Runyan, 44, of Ashtabula, were convicted in May 2023 of felony cheating and misdemeanor animal ownership charges.
False alarm at Ohio nuclear plant raises local preparedness questions at Piketon
ASHTABULA COUNTY, Ohio — Residents of Ashtabula County experienced a scare earlier this week when warning sirens were unexpectedly activated at the Perry Nuclear Power Plant. According to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 14 emergency sirens were inadvertently triggered during routine system maintenance. The Ashtabula County Emergency Management Agency was...
Nearly 36 years to the day, a jury finds Jeremy Brock guilty of the murder of his grandmother
On July 23, 1988, Helen Vogt was found beaten and stabbed 50 times inside her home on Zimmerman Road. After spending decades as a cold case, DNA evidence led to the arrest of Vogt’s grandson, Jeremy Brock, two years ago in Austin, TX. On Wednesday, a jury found Brock...
Spike in Scams in Millcreek Township
As a 26-year veteran of the Millcreek Police Department, Officer Ben Bastow is noticing an alarming trend. "Most recently, we've been seeing an enourmous amount of frauds, specifically targeting the elderly population in our community," said Officer Bastow. "They're getting duped. They are getting fooled by people who are pretending to be someone else they are not."
Press Release - Millcreek Police Practice an Emergency Response With Active Shooter Training
MILLCREEK, PA – The Millcreek Police Department (MPD) with the assistance of the Erie Police Department (EPD) and the Millcreek Township School District (MTSD), spearheaded a six-week program to enhance the emergency response capabilities of local police agencies through the adoption of the ALERRT training program. “Supporting public safety...
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