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Sentencings from Clinton County

LOCK HAVEN — The information in sentencings is obtained from public record. It is the policy of The Express that this information will not be withheld from publication. — Vanessa Lynn Wagner, charged with three counts of reckless endangerment, fined $500 and sentenced to nine months to three years in a State Correctional Institution. — Vanessa Lynn Wagner, charged with criminal trespass and simple assault, fined $250 and sentenced to six months to two years in a State Correctional Institution. — Kiana Ashley Smith, charged with violating probation, placed on probation for ...

Jersey Shore woman arrested for inappropriate relationship with minor

JERSEY SHORE — A 29-year-old Jersey Shore woman faces felony charges after being accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old. According to an arrest affidavit filed by Officer Justin Segura of the Lycoming Regional Police Department, the department received a report regarding the relationship between the minor and Amber Lee Koch, 29, of Long Lane, Nippenose Township, on Sept. 3, 2025. The child’s mother told police Koch had been “sending inappropriate messages to her daughter, sleeping in the same bed as her 13-year-old daughter and made comments such as ...

Rauchtown man accused of stealing vehicle radiators at Penn College

WILLIAMSPORT — Tanner Barry Sanders, 24, of 3193 Rauchtown Road, Crawford Township, has been arrested on charges of allegedly stealing three vehicle radiators from behind the Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Earth Science Center at 203 Allenwood Camp Lane, outside Montgomery, on Dec. 7, according to Penn College police. Investigators located the stolen radiators in the back of his truck the next day in the 400 block of Trinity Place in the city, it was stated in an affidavit. The radiators, owned by the college or a college employee, had a total value of $250, police said. ...

Crews tear down Susquehanna Ave. building days after fire

KEVIN RAUCH/FOR THE EXPRESS Due to safety concerns, that included multiple flare ups at the site of a house fire on Monday morning, South Renovo officials had Smith Lumber and Excavation on scene to raze the remains of 152 Susquehanna Avenue in the borough. The fire took place just before 8 ...

Police news – Jan. 15

Theft from vehicle LOCK HAVEN — A 72-year-old man reported a theft that occurred between Dec. 4 and 6 when his firearm, a Sturm, Ruger and Co. Inc. CT 1911 stainless steel semi-automatic pistol with a wooden grip, was stolen from his 2010 blue Ford in Castanea Township, according to state police at Lamar. Anyone with information relating to this incident is asked to contact PSP Lamar at 570-726-6000. Criminal trespassing MILL HALL — On Dec. 3 and 7, an individual allegedly trespassed onto a victim’s property near Munro Road in Bald Eagle Township, according to state police ...