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Police news – April 4

Stolen energy drinks WINGATE — Tristan Adams, 18, of Port Matilda, and a 17-year-old, also of Port Matilda, were charged with shoplifting energy drinks from Sheetz on S. Eagle Valley Road over a three-day period between March 9 and 11, according to state police at Rockview. Single-vehicle accident MILESBURG — While driving on Pleasantview Boulevard near Harmony Forge Road, Donald L. Houck, 77, of Bellefonte, crossed into the southbound lane, left the roadway and struck an embankment, according to state police at Rockview. Houck was charged with driving on the right side of ...

Boalsburg man, father of ex-NHL player jailed for falsifying records in bankruptcy case

WILLIAMSPORT — A Centre County man, who is the father of a retired National Hockey League player, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for falsifying records in bankruptcy. U.S. Middle District Judge Matthew W. Brann made note of the hockey connection Tuesday when he sentenced John J. Johnson, II, 73, of Boalsburg. His wife, Christina, also has pleaded guilty to the same charge that involves the bankruptcy of the Springfield House Bed and Breakfast. She has not been sentenced. They admitted in their bankruptcy case not disclosing in 2022 a bank account and making a ...

Lock Haven man arrested for multiple burglaries in Lycoming County

The Lycoming Regional Police Department has charged Gerald W. Fleegle, II, 65, of Lock Haven, in connection with a series of burglaries that occurred across Jersey Shore Borough, Cummings Township and surrounding areas between April 2024 and January 2026. According to information released ...

Cooking fire sends LHFD to North Grove Street

LOCK HAVEN — The Lock Haven Fire Department and Lock Haven EMS were called to 210 N. Grove St., for reports of a possible structure fire. According to information provided by Fire Chief Tyler Wooding, the call went out at 12:30 p.m. Monday. When firefighters arrived there were no signs of ...

Police news – March 31

Medical emergency causes crash, driver charged ZION — A 63-year-old driver from Canton, Pa., suffered a medical emergency while driving on Nittany Valley Drive in Walker Township on March 1 at 3:16 p.m., causing him to leave his lane, drive into a ditch and strike a tree with his 2022 Ford F-350, according to state police at Rockview. Neither the driver nor the passenger were injured, though the driver was treated at the scene and later charged with driving on roadways laned for traffic. Police said no witnesses to the incident were reported. Woman charged with criminal ...

Two dead in weekend Spring Township house fire

BELLEFONTE —Two people were pronounced dead at the scene of a Saturday morning house fire in Spring Township, the Centre County coroner said Sunday. According to the Spring Township Police Department, emergency responders were dispatched around 9:15 a.m. to the 100 block of Mulbarger Lane in Spring Township for a reported building fire. Upon arrival, police said they learned the homeowners were still inside the residence. After the fire was brought under control by multiple area fire departments, a search of the residence was initiated by the authorities. Centre County Coroner ...