Police and Crime News
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Pedestrian Seriously Injured, Charges Pending After Hit-and-Run Crash in State College
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Charges are pending against a 19-year-old suspect after a Penn State student sustained serious injuries in a hit-and-run crash early Friday morning in State College. The crash happened at about 12:30 a.m. when a driver struck a 21-year-old pedestrian at the intersection of West Beaver Avenue and South Gill Street, borough police wrote in a…
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Organizer Pleads Guilty in Pennsylvania Voter Registration Fraud Case
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The suspicious registration applications were discovered just before the 2024 election and fueled fraud accusations, but prosecutors determined the motive was not political.
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Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting Woman at Centre County Motel
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State police at Rockview on Friday arrested a man charged with sexually assaulting a woman in a Bellefonte area motel. The woman told police that she was asleep in a room at the Econo Lodge on Benner PIke in Benner Township and awoke to Jose S. Lainez, 50, sexually assaulting her, according to an affidavit…
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Man Arrested After Breaking Into State College Home and Taking a Shower, Police Say
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A State College man was arrested on Sunday after he broke into a residence, took a shower and stole cupcakes, according to borough police. Residents of a townhouse on the 600 block of Southgate Drive returned home at about 9:30 p.m. and heard the shower running in the upstairs bathroom, telling police they were certain…
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Centre County Woman Charged After 42 Dogs Removed From Spring Township Home
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A Centre County woman is facing criminal charges after more than three dozen dogs were removed from her home in March. Denise A. Krape, 56, of Spring Township, was charged on Thursday with five misdemeanor and 42 summary counts of animal neglect for what the Centre County Sheriff’s Office said were 42 dogs found to…
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Man Found With Missing Teen in Boalsburg Facing New Charges of Trading Drugs for Sex
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A man accused of concealing a missing teen at a Boalsburg residence is now facing charges alleging that he supplied drugs to her mother in exchange for sex with the girl. The now 17-year-old girl from Lackawanna County told State College police in an April 15 interview that her relationship with 34-year-old Michael G. Gnudi,…
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Centre County Jail Passes Audit, Seeks Correctional Officers
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This story originally appeared in The Centre County Gazette. BELLEFONTE — The Centre County Prison Board on April 9 heard updates on facility compliance, population trends and ongoing challenges tied to mental health, substance use and reentry efforts, while also highlighting ongoing staffing needs at the county correctional facility. Warden Glenn Irwin reported the prison…
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Penn State Piloting License Plate Readers: What to Know About ALPR Cameras on Campus
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Penn State is piloting a network of automated license plate reader cameras around its University Park campus, part of a limited initiative officials say is designed to support law enforcement. University Police and Public Safety confirmed the use of stationary cameras from Flock Safety at select perimeter locations under a pilot program authorized by an…
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Benner Township State Prison Inmate Dies After Being Found Unresponsive in Cell
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Update April 15, 2026: An investigation, including review of video footage and interviews, determined Keith Levan died by suicide, according to state police at Rockview. Original story A man serving a four-to-10-year sentence at Benner Township state prison died on Saturday, according to a prison official. Keith Levan, 40, was found unresponsive in his cell…
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Pa. Man Found With Missing Teen in Boalsburg Charged With Concealment of a Child
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A 34-year-old man was charged on Thursday after he was found in a Boalsburg home with a 17-year-old girl who had been reported missing out of Northeastern Pennsylvania days earlier, according to State College police. Michael G. Gnudi, of Luzerne County, is charged with felony counts of concealment of a child and interfering with the…