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Police, court and fires

Ex-Susque-View official gets probation, fined $10K in kickback scheme

WILLIAMSPORT — The former workers’ compensation director at a Clinton County nursing home has been placed on two years’ probation and fined $10,000 for conspiring to steal more than $500,000 through a kickback scheme that involved a physician. Paul D. Polen, 72, of Lock Haven, also must ...

Snow Shoe man dies after being struck by vehicle

SNOW SHOE — Chief Deputy Coroner John D. Kubalak has confirmed the death of Thomas Edward Hipple, 73, of Snow Shoe, following a pedestrian accident Monday morning. The incident remains under investigation by Pennsylvania State Police. The Centre County Coroner’s Office is working closely ...

Police news – August 15

Accident leads to citation HOWARD — Ethan Baker, 35, of Lock Haven, was cited after his 2005 Hyundai Elantra struck the rear of another vehicle on July 30 while attempting to pass it as it was turning, according to state police at Rockview. The crash caused disabling damage to ...

Stand off leads to arrest in Milesburg

MILESBURG — After an extensive stand off involving a heavy police presence in Milesburg Borough, one man was arrested and charged after allegedly aiming a pistol at a woman’s head on Tuesday evening. According to court documents, Joshua L. Resides, 41, of Boggs Township, pointed a weapon ...

PennDOT, PSP announce speed enforcement in highway work zones

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) and the Highway Safety Network (HSN) announced this week the implementation of Operation Yellow Jacket in highway work zones in PennDOT’s District 2. Operation Yellow Jacket is a joint initiative ...

Jury finds State College man guilty of 56 counts of child sex abuse

LOCK HAVEN — A Clinton County jury of six women and six men deliberated for approximately an hour and a half on Friday afternoon before delivering a verdict of guilty on all 56 counts charged against Kenneth Matthew Yerger, of Longmeadow Lane, State College. Originally scheduled by the ...