Police and Crime News
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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 […]
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Murder Conviction Overturned, New Trial Ordered for Subu Vedam
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Updated 5:23 p.m. Aug. 28, 2025 with comment from Subramanyam Vedam’s niece and attorney. A Centre County judge on Thursday vacated the conviction of a State College man who has […]
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ICE Confirms 24 Arrested in Centre County
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Updated 1:51 p.m. Aug. 27, 2025. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed that it arrested 24 people in a “targeted enforcement operation” last week in Centre County. Each of the […]
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Man Accused of Plotting State High Attack Pleads Guilty to One Charge
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The Mifflin County man accused of plotting to carry out a mass shooting at State College Area High School in the spring entered a guilty plea to one felony charge […]
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Bellefonte Man Left Dog to Starve to Death in Abandoned State College Apartment, Police Say
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A Bellefonte man is facing animal cruelty charges after a dog he owned was found dead of starvation in an abandoned State College apartment where he previously resided, according to […]
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Man Charged With Attempted Homicide in Philipsburg Stabbing
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A Jefferson County man was arrested after police said he stabbed another man in the neck during a roadside argument on Sunday in Philipsburg. Noah R.G. Fremer, 21, is facing […]
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Police: Man Broke Into Centre County Ice Cream Shop, Stole Products and Hid Cash
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A 38-year-old man was arrested early Friday morning after he allegedly broke into and ransacked an ice cream shop at a Centre County creamery. The owner of The Dairy Barn […]
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Former Penn State Professor Accused of Stalking Family Faces Additional Invasion of Privacy Charge
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Update 12:35 p.m. Aug. 22, 2025: A Penn State spokesperson confirmed Narayanan is no longer employed by the university. A former Penn State research professor accused earlier this year of […]
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Former Teacher at Preschool in Ferguson Township Charged With Child Endangerment
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A former teacher at a Centre Region preschool was charged on Monday with child endangerment after police said she was seen on video grabbing multiple children by the face and […]
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People Seeking to Clear Their Record of a Criminal Conviction Can Now Do So Online in Pa.
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The state’s new online pardon application aims to speed reviews and expand access for people seeking to clear criminal records.