Police and Crime News
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Police Looking to Identify 2 in Connection With Criminal Mischief During ICE Protest in State College
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State College police are looking to identify two individuals in connection with a criminal mischief incident that occurred during a protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement this week. The incident […]
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Pennsylvania Opens Door for Opioid Funds to Support Overwhelmed Public Defenders
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The move represents a victory for a range of groups, including advocates who argue public defenders play a vital role in helping people dealing with addiction.
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The Inside Story of How State College Police Underreported Hundreds of Rapes
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The department took 9 years to realize the FBI had changed what it considers rape, resulting in highly inaccurate public crime data.
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New Chief Takes Charge of State College Police Department
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State College officially welcomed the new leader of its police department on Monday. Joseph Merrill was sworn in as the borough’s ninth police chief on Monday morning at the State […]
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Bellefonte Man Exposed Himself to Passersby, Resisted Arrest, Police Say
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A Bellefonte man is accused of exposing his genitals to multiple passersby at a borough intersection then fighting with police officers while they tried to take him into custody. Drivers […]
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‘You’ve Got to Slow It Down.’ Centre County Crisis Intervention Team Trains Responders for Mental Health Crises
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Since the CIT program was established in Centre County in 2010, 508 first responders have been trained in how to respond to mental health crises. Another class, the program’s 28th, is scheduled to graduate Jan. 16.
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Hundreds of Rapes in the State College Area Weren’t Reported in Public Police Data Over Nearly a Decade
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The missing data masked the true extent of the crime surrounding Penn State. The State College Police Department never publicly disclosed the error until contacted by Spotlight PA.
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State College Man Slashed Another Man’s Face With Box Cutter, Police Say
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A State College man was arrested early Sunday morning after he allegedly assaulted another man with a box cutter and a Hennessy bottle during an altercation at borough apartment complex. […]
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Police: Drunk Driver Damaged Cars Near State College, Kicked ER Nurse in the Head
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Updated 12:51 a.m. Dec. 16. Police say a Blair County woman arrested for drunk driving near State College on Saturday night damaged multiple vehicles and other property then assaulted an […]
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Fourth Man Charged in Centre County Child Sex Abuse Case
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State police have arrested a fourth man in connection with a child sex abuse and human trafficking case in Centre County. James S. Kobuck, 61, of Blair County was charged […]