Police and Crime News
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Man Accused of Setting Fire Inside Millheim Apartment
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A Millheim man was arrested early Tuesday morning after he allegedly set a fire inside his apartment and fled the scene. Paul C. Eby, 26, is facing a felony charge […]
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Bellefonte School Board Member Resigns After Assault Charge
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A Bellefonte Area School Board member resigned on Friday night after being arrested this week on an assault charge. Jack Bechdel II — who is accused of striking his girlfriend […]
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State College Cheesesteak Shop Owner Sentenced to 15-30 Years in Prison for Deceptive Business Practices in Philadelphia Area
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A co-owner of a downtown State College cheesesteak shop was sentenced on Friday to a term of 15 to 30 years in state prison after pleading guilty to charges that […]
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Bellefonte School Board Member Charged With Assault
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Updated 10:21 p.m. April 3 with comment from Bellefonte Area School Board’s president. A Bellefonte Area School Board member was arrested after he was accused of striking his girlfriend in […]
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Boalsburg Woman’s Gunshot Death Ruled Homicide
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The death of a Boalsburg woman who suffered a fatal gunshot wound in December has been ruled a homicide, Centre County District Attorney Bernie Cantorna said on Wednesday. No criminal […]
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Man Sentenced to Federal Prison After Arrest in Centre County Child Predator Sting
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A Clearfield County man arrested in a 2023 child predator sting in Centre County was sentenced on Tuesday to 10 years in federal prison. Walter T. Sitosky, 67, of Houtzdale, […]
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Penns Valley School Deemed Safe After Threat Written on Wall Caused Evacuation
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Penns Valley Elementary and Intermediate School students and staff were briefly evacuated on Tuesday after a “non-specific threat” was found written on a wall in the school, according to a […]
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Man Arrested After Centre County Traffic Stop Had More Than $170K Worth of Cocaine in Trunk, State Police Say
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A man stopped for driving erratically Friday on Interstate 80 in Centre County had more than eight pounds of cocaine in the trunk of his car, according to state police […]
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Spotlight PA Makes 25 Years of Board of Pardons Votes Available to the Public
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The Board of Pardons meets in public but does not publish records of its commutation votes. Spotlight PA is making that data available for the first time.
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Criminal Charge Filed Against Centre County Funeral Home Owner Accused of Letting Corpse Decompose for Weeks
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After being sued earlier this month by a woman who said he left her mother’s body to decompose on a table for nearly six weeks, a Centre County funeral director […]