Wilson to Stand Trial in Child Sexual Abuse Case
Franklin William Wilson (Provided photo) CLEARFIELD – A 41-year-old Clearfield man, Franklin William Wilson, will stand trial on 1,211 charges for alleged child sexual abuse that occurred as far back...
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State police at Clearfield An incident of theft occurred Sunday on Trolley Street in Cooper Township. During the incident, someone allegedly took a 1986 Yamaha all-terrain vehicle that belonged to the...
View ArticleSuspect Charged for Storage Unit Burglary
CLEARFIELD – A man has been charged for allegedly breaking into and stealing DJ equipment from a storage unit in Lawrence Township, according to paperwork filed at Magisterial District Judge Richard...
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State police at Ridgway An incident of criminal mischief occurred sometime Wednesday or Thursday on Montmerenci Road in Ridgway Township. During the incident, someone allegedly punctured a tire on a...
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State police at Clearfield An accident occurred Friday on Chesterfield Road in Bigler Township. Brian Keith Jr. of Philipsburg was traveling west when he swerved his vehicle in an attempt to miss a...
View ArticleMcGonigal Jailed for Allegedly Setting Home on Fire after Domestic Incident
KARTHAUS TOWNSHIP – A 38-year-old Frenchville man, Jimmy L. McGonigal, was jailed for allegedly setting his Keewaydin Road mobile home on fire after a domestic incident Saturday, reported the state...
View ArticleThorp Pleads Guilty to DUI with Child in his Vehicle
CLEARFIELD – A Clearfield man pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a child for driving under the influence with his child in his vehicle. Jeffrey Lee Thorp, 46, an inmate of the jail, also...
View ArticleFugitive of the Week: Ernest Moore
Fugitive of the Week: Ernest Moore (Provided photo) CLEARFIELD – District Attorney William A. Shaw Jr. has announced Clearfield County’s Fugitive of the Week. Shaw identified the fugitive as Ernest...
View Article15 Charged in Clearfield County Investigations of Heroin, Cocaine Trafficking
HARRISBURG — Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane today announced criminal charges have been filed against 15 individuals accused of distributing or possessing illegal drugs in Clearfield County. Multiple...
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State police at Clearfield An incident of harassment occurred Sept. 19 on Patty Lane in Curwensville. During the incident, an Olanta woman allegedly engaged in a verbal argument with the victim. It...
View ArticleMakinen Sentenced for Breaking into Ex-girlfriend’s Home
CLEARFIELD – A man accused of breaking into the home of an ex-girlfriend pleaded guilty during plea and sentencing court. Michael Jacob Makinen, 33, 522 W. Weber Ave., DuBois, an inmate of the jail,...
View ArticleDA: 15 Drug Suspects Charged in “Operation Leaf Rake”
Fifteen people are facing charges for allegedly being involved with dealing drugs in Clearfield County, announced District Attorney William A. Shaw Jr. at a press conference on Tuesday afternoon at the...
View ArticleSchaffer Accused of Selling Drugs to Undercover Informants
Brian Lee Schaffer (Provided photo) DUBOIS – A Luthersburg man is accused of selling drugs to undercover officers. According to an affidavit of probable cause, filed with District Judge Patrick Ford’s...
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State police at Clearfield State police received a report about an alleged incident of theft/criminal mischief that occurred sometime Monday or Tuesday on Houtz Street in Woodward Township. During the...
View ArticleER Patient Accused of Accosting Nurse
DUBOIS – A DuBois woman is accused of accosting a nurse during a visit to the Emergency Room. According to an affidavit of probable cause, filed with District Judge Patrick Ford’s office Sept. 20,...
View ArticleFugitive of the Week Surrenders to Deputies
Fugitive of the Week: Ernest Moore (Provided photo) CLEARFIELD – Clearfield County District Attorney William A. Shaw Jr. has announced the voluntary surrender of a wanted fugitive. Shaw identified the...
View ArticleMan Accused of Setting Trailer on Fire in Domestic Incident Waives Charges
Jimmy Leonard McGonigal (Provided photo) CLEARFIELD – A man accused of throwing a bowl of spaghetti at his girlfriend during a domestic disturbance and then setting fire to their trailer waived the...
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State police at DuBois State police investigated an alleged incident of DUI that occurred Thursday on Smithtown Road in Washington Township. During the incident, a 32-year-old Falls Creek man was...
View ArticleBomb Threat Under Investigation at Philipsburg-Osceola High School
PHILIPSBURG – The investigation is continuing into a bomb threat that was found at 2:20 p.m. Thursday at the Philipsburg-Osceola High School. According to the state police at Philipsburg, someone...
View ArticleSuspect Waives Charges for Storage Unit Burglary
David W. Wilder (Provided photo) CLEARFIELD – A man accused of breaking into and stealing DJ equipment from a storage unit in Lawrence Township waived the charges to court at a preliminary hearing...
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