Ridgway Borough Maintenance Facility Fire Ruled Arson
RIDGWAY – A fire has been ruled an arson that occurred at 6:02 p.m. July 26 at Ridgway Borough’s maintenance facility on South Street, according to the Ridgway-based state police. State police believe...
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An incident of theft/access device fraud occurred Thursday in Rush and Decatur townships. The victim told state police that her bank card was stolen from her purse while she was at work at Windy Hill...
View ArticleState Police Investigate Aggravated Assault at SCI Houtzdale
HOUTZDALE – The investigation is ongoing into an incident of aggravated assault that occurred at 1:02 p.m. Friday at the State Correctional Institution at Houtzdale in Woodward Township, according to...
View ArticleWoman Sustains Head Injury in Motorcycle Accident
TAYLOR TOWNSHIP – A Houtzdale woman was transported to the Altoona Regional Trauma Center after a motorcycle accident Friday on the Tyrone Pike in Taylor Township, reported the state police at...
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An incident of criminal mischief occurred Wednesday at a Sykes Street Extension residence in Winslow Township. The victim told state police his residence was struck with a small caliber bullet, which...
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An incident of theft, burglary and criminal trespass occurred sometime between July 28 and Saturday on Upper Three Runs Road in Karthaus Township. Alleged trespassers entered the victim’s cabin and...
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An incident of forgery/theft occurred sometime between July 3 and July 23 on North Second Street in Philipsburg Borough. During the incident, a 23-year-old Philipsburg woman utilized business checks...
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An incident of criminal mischief occurred Saturday on Oknefski Road in Ridgway Township. Someone damaged a solid aluminum decorative mail box and post by breaking it off of a concrete pad at ground...
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Police responded to a fight between two males at the McDonalds located on state Route 879. Upon arrival one male was taken into custody for being intoxicated and on probation. He was lodged at the...
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Police responded to a minor motor vehicle accident in the parking lot of the Sheetz store. Both drivers exchanged information prior to police arrival; both vehicles were driven from the scene. Police...
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An incident of public drunkenness occurred Sunday along Skyline Drive in Fox Township. As a result, a 23-year-old Kersey man was cited after being found on the roadway and unable to walk. The man was...
View ArticlePolice Report: Philipsburg PSP
An incident of DUI occurred Monday on West Presqueisle Street in Philipsburg Borough. As a result of a traffic stop, a 49-year-old Hawk Run man was arrested for suspected DUI. An incident of...
View ArticleFugitive of the Week: Joseph Arquillo
Fugitive of the Week: Joseph Arquillo CLEARFIELD – Clearfield County District Attorney William A. Shaw Jr. has announced Clearfield County’s Fugitive of the Week for the week of Aug. 5. Shaw identified...
View ArticleState Police ID Drowning Victim
Shawville Dam (Photo by Theresa Dunlap) SHAWVILLE – The Clearfield-based state police have initiated an investigation into the death of a Clearfield teen who drown in the West Branch of the Susquehanna...
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An incident of criminal mischief occurred Sunday on Old Murray Road in Warsaw Township, where someone damaged the victim’s Dodge minivan.
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The investigation is continuing into a hit-and-run accident that occurred Monday on the Bloomington – Glen Richey Highway in Pike Township. The operator of a pick-up truck exited the roadway while...
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An incident of criminal mischief occurred sometime between Friday and Monday at an RES Coal site on Pump Station Road in Rush Township. Someone sprayed 10 fire extinguishers, broke a window out of a...
View ArticlePolice Report: Lawrence Township
Police recovered numerous syringes in a ditch in the Plymptonville area. Police transported a Shih Tzu to the SPCA after it was found along Riverview Road. An incident of retail theft occurred at the...
View ArticleAltoona Man Jailed after Drug Investigation
ALTOONA – The state Office of Attorney General, Bureau of Narcotics Investigation has announced the arrest of Leslie T. Brickhouse after executing a search warrant of his residence at 500 Kettle St.,...
View ArticlePolice Report: Sandy Township
The investigation is continuing after a DuBois man reported Friday that someone took $5,700 in cash from his home. The investigation is continuing after Wal-Mart employees reported Friday they’d...
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