Police and Crime News
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State College Man Who Sexually Preyed on Autistic Toddlers Sentenced to Decades in Federal Prison
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A State College man on Thursday received the maximum sentence for what federal prosecutors called sexually predatory behavior targeting autistic and nonverbal toddlers. William S. Welsh, 29, was sentenced to […]
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Police: Centre County Man Uploaded Child Pornography to Search Engine
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State police on Wednesday arrested a Centre County man accused of uploading photographs of nude children to an internet image search engine. Cody L. Emel, 37, of Snow Shoe, is […]
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Centre County Man Charged With Possessing, Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material
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State police on Tuesday arrested a Centre County man accused of possessing and sharing child pornography. Hunter K. L. Henney, 22, of Walker Township, distributed images and video depicting child […]
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Police Looking for Mercedes Stolen From State College Neighborhood
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State College police are asking for the public’s assistance locating a car stolen from the Holmes-Foster neighborhood over the weekend. The blue 2018 Mercedes Benz E400, pictured above, was stolen […]
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Centre County Cleaning Service Owner Accused of Stealing Nearly $67K From Former Client
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The owner of a Centre County cleaning company was arrested Friday after police said she stole thousands of dollars from a former customer. Megyn A. Frank, the owner of Happy […]
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Police: Man Volunteered to Revamp Centre County Race’s Website, Then Refused to Give It Back
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A College Township man is facing felony charges for allegedly commandeering the website of a longtime Centre County race after volunteering to redesign it. The director of the Tussey Mountainback, […]
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Man Charged With Assault by Vehicle While DUI After Horse and Buggy Crash in Centre County
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An Ohio man was arrested after police said he was drunk when he crashed his car into an Amish horse and buggy and injured its two occupants Tuesday night in […]
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Centre County Residents Hit by Phone Scams
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Centre County Sheriff Bryan Sampsel said that in the latest round of calls scammers are pretending to be deputies from his office, using spoofed phone numbers and real names they have scraped from public sources.
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New Charges Filed Against Men Accused in Centre County Teen Sex Abuse Case
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State police at Rockview on Wednesday filed a long list of new charges, including human trafficking, against the three men accused of sexually abusing teenage girls and recording the encounters […]
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Human Trafficking Charges to Be Filed in Centre County Child Sex Abuse Case
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Prosecutors plan to file human trafficking charges this week against three men accused of sexually abusing teenagers in a Centre County home. Since the arrest of Samuel C. Friday, 67, […]