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Police news – March 21

Stolen vehicle LOCK HAVEN — The Woodward Township Police Department received a report of a 2023 Toyota Camry stolen from the parking lot of the Nittany Minit Mart on March 6 at approximately 9:25 p.m. The vehicle was located by Lock Haven City Police officers parked in front of 204 Bellefonte Ave., police said. This investigation is ongoing. Criminal mischief RENOVO — The Renovo Police Department has charged Christopher Hotchkiss, 39, of Renovo, with misdemeanor criminal mischief stemming from an incident occurring on March 3 around 10:45 a.m. at Wert’s Garage along the ...

Clinton County Court of Common Pleas schedule for March 17 – March 21

(Editor’s Note: The Clinton County Court of Common Pleas schedule listed below is not in its entirety. The Express does not list cases involving PFAs, minors and other sensitive civil cases.) LOCK HAVEN — The following schedule for March 17 to March 21 is provided by the Clinton County Court of Common Pleas and is subject to change depending on the needs of the court system. Domestic relations hearings are also restricted and are not listed. Abbreviations — CR denotes criminal procedures; CV civil procedures. Names listed first are the names of the defendants and names near ...

Proceedings from district judges

LOCK HAVEN — The following court proceedings were held before district judges: — Charles W. Miller, of Renovo, charged with simple assault and harassment-subject other to physical contact, dismissed. — Kenneth Eugene Orwig, of Renovo, charged with aggravated indecent assault-complainant suffers mental trauma/injury, aggravated indecent assault without consent, four counts of indecent assault of a person with a mental disability, four counts of indecent assault-without consent of other and two counts of indecent exposure, waived for court. — Teisa Anastasia Meixel, of Lock ...

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. — Tracey Lynn Hill, charged with retail theft, sentenced to three months to 23 months in the Clinton County Correctional Facility. — Ayanna Irene Young, charged with criminal trespass and simple assault, placed on probation for three years. — Jamie Sue Dershem, charged with simple assault, hindering apprehension/prosecution, tampering with/fabricating physical evidence and corruption of minors, sentenced to ...

Courthouse Roundup

MARRIAGES LICENSES — Eugene F. Houseknecht, III and Alyssa Joel Kramer on March 11, 2025. — Christine A. Shaffer and Reuben A. Wetzel on March 6, 2025. DIVORCES RECORDED No divorces recorded. DEEDS RECORDED — Stephanie L. Mumma now known as Stephanie L. Ford and Christopher Ford to Taylor and Dyneshia Tice for $145,000, property in Lock Haven City. — KMN Real Estate, LLC, member Eugene A. Nicholas and Doug Nicholas to Justin J. Snook for $275,000, property in Greene Township. — Charles D. and Norma K. Brion to Charles D. and Norma K. Brion for $2,500, property ...

Don’t click on those road toll texts. FBI issues fresh warning about the smishing scam

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI is warning Americans not to respond to scam road toll collection texts after receiving more than 2,000 complaints this month. The texts impersonating state road toll collection agencies attempt to get phone users to reveal financial information, such as credit or debit cards or bank accounts. They’re so-called smishing scams — a form of phishing that relies on SMS texts to trick people into sending money or share sensitive information. The FBI says the texts are moving from state to state and use nearly identical language falsely claiming that ...