Police and Crime News
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Former Penn State Student Charged With Computer Crimes, Held on $2 Million Bail
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A former Penn State student was charged on Thursday after investigators said he accessed protected university police systems while working as an auxiliary officer. Zuoyu “Eric” Wu, 24, of Benner Township, is detained at the Centre County Correctional Facility in lieu of $2 million bail. The significantly high bail amount typically indicates a perceived flight…
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Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting Teen Girl in State College
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A Virginia man was arrested Thursday on charges that he sexually assaulted a teenage girl in State College in 2022. Lester L. Turner III, now 23, is accused of assaulting the girl in the backseat of a car. Borough police began the investigation in August 2023, when the girl disclosed to a State College Area…
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State Police Take Blame for Failing to Notify Lawmakers About Violent Threats, Promise a Better Alert Process
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Police became aware last month of a Lebanon County man making alleged hit lists. Lawmakers only found out this week.
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Centre County Memorial Honors Fallen Peace Officers
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Representatives of each Centre County law enforcement agency, local officials and community members gathered Wednesday in Bellefonte to honor peace officers who gave their lives in the line of duty. The annual Peace Officers Memorial, held in front of the Centre County Courthouse, paid tribute to the 113 federal, state, tribal and local law enforcement…
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Centre County Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting Child
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A Centre County man was arrested Tuesday on charges of sexually abusing a child on at least three occasions. Joshua S. McCloskey, 24, of Howard, was charged after the child told investigators in January that the alleged assaults occurred between September 2024 and November 2025, according to an affidavit of probable cause filed by state…
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Man Arrested for Making ‘Politically Violent’ Threats to Pa. Lawmakers Online, State Police Say
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At least two of the lawmakers named as victims in the case said they only found out about the threats on Tuesday.
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Penn State Hockey Star Gavin McKenna’s Mother Charged With Furnishing Alcohol to Minors on Night of Altercation
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The mother of Penn State hockey star Gavin McKenna is facing charges for allegedly providing alcohol to minors less than two hours before her son is accused of breaking a man’s jaw during an altercation in downtown State College. Krystal D. McKenna, 44, provided alcoholic drinks to three minors inside Doggie’s Pub between 6:55 p.m.…
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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…