Police and Crime News
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Second Person Charged in Connection With Alleged Meth Dealing Operation in Centre, Other Central PA Counties
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A second person has been charged for involvement in what police have called “a sophisticated criminal enterprise” selling methamphetamine in Centre and other Central Pennsylvania counties. Jaionne T. Miller, 25, […]
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Centre County Man Accused of Sexually Abusing Child Over 3-Year Period
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A Bellefonte area man was arrested Wednesday on charges that he sexually abused a child under the age of 13 over a three-year period. Dominick J. Ball, 43, of Benner […]
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Former Gregg Township Secretary Who Stole Public Funds Accused of Theft From Union County American Legion
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The former Gregg Township secretary who pleaded guilty to stealing more than $500,000 in public funds is now facing theft charges in Union County. Pamela D. Hackenburg, 56, is accused […]
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Man Who Made Threat Against State High Sentenced to Time Served, 5 Years Supervised Probation
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Updated 2:40 p.m. Sept. 23 with comments from a State College Area School District spokesperson. A Mifflin County man who pleaded guilty last month to making violent threats against State […]
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Police: Centre County Man Charged With Attempted Homicide After Trying to Stab, Suffocate Woman
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A Centre County man is facing charges including attempted homicide after he allegedly threatened to kill a woman while holding a knife and assaulting her Monday morning at a Spring […]
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Former Gregg Township Secretary Sentenced to State Prison for $532K Theft of Public Dollars
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Pamela Hackenburg was sentenced to two to four years in state prison and ordered to pay $615,580.78 in restitution to Gregg Township, Centre County.
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Former Centre County Day Care Worker Accused of Taking, Sharing Explicit Photos of Children
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A former Centre County day care employee was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly taking sexually explicit photos of children at the facility where she worked and sharing them through an […]
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State College Police Roundup: Information Sought on Assault, Property Damage and Theft
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Information compiled from State College Police Department media releases on Wednesday, Sept. 3. Anyone with information about these incidents is asked to contact State College police at (814) 234-7150, by email or […]
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Ransomware Attack Targeting Pa. Attorney General Leads to Case Delays, Takes Down Some Critical Internal Systems
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The attack has impaired many functions of the agency, as some staff and prosecutors remain unable to access archived emails, files and more.
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Man Accused of ‘Racial and Gender Motivated Assaults’ on Penn State Campus and in State College
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A Centre Region man is facing charges including assault and ethnic intimidation for what Penn State police described as a series of “racial and gender motivated” attacks over the summer […]