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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 ...

Police news – January 12

Failure to yield LOCK HAVEN — State police at Lamar responded to a two vehicle crash on Dec. 16 around 7:44 a.m. along Cider Press Road and Julia Drive. A 2012 Ford Explorer, driven by Ronald Dorce, 36, of Lock Haven, failed to yield to oncoming traffic and pulled out in front of a 2012 Chevrolet Camaro, driven by Chase D. Beard, 19, of Lock Haven, police said. Beard was unable to avoid hitting Dorce’s vehicle, causing minor damage to the Explorer, police said. No injuries were reported at the scene and Beard’s vehicle was towed by Jim Johnson Auto Repair, police ...

Fire engulfs garage near Monument

MONUMENT — Firefighters from across Clinton and Centre counties converged on Liberty Township Thursday evening after a garage caught fire along Monument Orviston Road. The fire was reported around 5:25 p.m. at 2024 Monument Orviston Road, roughly a mile and a half down the mountain from ...