Police and Crime News
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Police: Man Made Violent Threats Against Employee at Downtown State College Business
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An Allegheny County man was arrested after making violent threats that made an employee of a downtown State College business fear for her life on Thursday afternoon, according to borough […]
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System for Determining if Someone Is Mentally Fit for Trial in Pa. Is in Crisis, New Report Finds
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The study found the mentally ill are swept up by low-level criminal offenses and kept in state hospitals too long, confirming a past Spotlight PA report.
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Paroled Centre County Man Accused of Viewing ‘Copious’ Amounts of Child Sexual Abuse Material
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A Centre County man on lifetime parole for a 2018 child pornography offense in New Jersey was charged on Tuesday after state police at Rockview said he viewed “copious” amounts […]
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Rush Township Man Admitted to Beating, Strangling Wife to Death, Police Say
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A Rush Township man arrested Saturday for homicide admitted that he beat and strangled his wife to death during a confrontation over a nude photo, according to state police at […]
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Man Charged With Homicide After Woman Found Dead in Rush Township Home
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Update: Rush Township Man Admitted to Beating, Strangling Wife to Death A Centre County man was arrested for homicide after a woman was found dead on Saturday inside a Rush […]
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Man Charged With Theft of Two Vehicles in State College
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State College police on Tuesday night arrested a man accused of stealing a car and a pickup truck, along with items from other vehicles in the borough. Travis B. Armstrong, […]
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Centre County Man Charged With Homicide by Vehicle While DUI for Fatal Crash in Snow Shoe
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A Centre County man was charged on Saturday with homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence for a crash that killed a pedestrian this summer in Snow Shoe Township. […]
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State College Man Accused of Selling Meth
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State police on Thursday charged a State College man accused of transporting methamphetamine from his borough apartment to sell in Schuylkill County. Investigators say Caelan B. Houk, 25, was also […]
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Centre County Jail Inmate Tried to Hire 2nd Hitman to Kill Informant, Police Say
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An inmate at the Centre County Correctional Facility was charged on Tuesday with attempting to hire a hitman to kill a police informant in a drug case against him for […]
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2 Charged After Crash Following High-Speed Chase in Bellefonte
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Two people are facing drug charges and other counts after crashing their car in a residential Bellefonte neighborhood following a high-speed police pursuit on Saturday night. Borough police attempted to […]