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Police news – Feb. 21

Source of Rockey Road fire undetermined LOGANTON — A state police fire marshall was unable to determine the source of a fire that destroyed a garage and part of a residence along Rockey Road in Greene Township on Dec. 21, 2024, state police at Lamar said. The fire occurred at about 2:30 p.m. at 306 Rockey Road, igniting in the attached garage and extending into the attic of the home, police said. Following the investigation, it was determined the cause may have been due to a possible malfunction in the chimney system of the wood burning stove in the garage. However, due to the ...

JERSEY SHORE — A Jersey Shore man will remain behind bars as he awaits trial on several sex-related crimes, District Judge Christian Frey ruled Friday afternoon. The charges stem from an incident last year during which Colin James Best, 39, of 664 Geiler Hollow Road, Jersey Shore, allegedly attempted to remove a minor female’s pants as she slept after supplying her and another youth with alcohol and marijuana. Testimony as to Best giving the minors access to the drugs and encouraging them to partake in them was a deciding factor in Frey bounding over a count of unlawful contact ...

Identity of woman injured in fatal Route 220 crash disclosed

JERSEY SHORE — The woman injured in Monday night’s fatal crash on Route 220 outside the borough in Porter Township was Kari Greenaway, 53, of Lock Haven, who was treated at UPMC Williamsport, Lycoming Regional police said Wednesday. Greenaway was traveling south in the northbound lanes of the four-lane highway just before 7 p.m. when her Mercedes crashed into a northbound Subaru Forester driven by Michael Kurelja, 38, whose only known address was the state of Illinois, police said. Kurelja was pronounced dead at the scene, and an autopsy done Wednesday confirmed that he died of ...

Man threatens to set troopers on fire following vehicle chase

MILL HALL — A 42-year-old Mill Hall man was cited for assault and other related charges after threatening multiple state troopers during an incident near the intersection of Eagle Valley and Crystal Beech roads, Bald Eagle Township, on Feb. 11, state police at Lamar said. At 2:17 p.m. that day, Brandon Bitner — who was wanted by PSP — failed to yield to emergency lights and sirens as troopers attempted to make a traffic stop in the area, police said. Bitner allegedly nearly struck a patrol cruiser and led troopers on a mile long pursuit before exiting the vehicle and ...

Man killed in Route 220 crash near Jersey Shore after colliding with wrong-way driver

JERSEY SHORE – A motorist from Illinois was killed Monday night when his Subaru Forester and a Mercedes – whose driver was traveling south in the northbound lanes – collided on Route 220, just west of Nichols Run Road, in Porter Township, Lycoming County Coroner Charles E. Kiessling Jr. confirmed Tuesday morning. Following the impact, the Mercedes clipped a northbound trailer being pulled by a truck before overturning and catching fire, Lycoming Regional Police said. The Lock Haven area woman driving the Mercedes managed to climb out of the burning car and run across the ...

Clinton County Court of Common Pleas schedule for Feb. 17-Feb. 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 Feb. 17-Feb. 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 the end ...