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Police News – Feb. 14

Simple assault/harassment FARRANDSVILLE — Multiple people were cited for simple assault or harassment following an altercation between neighbors in Colebrook Township on Feb. 5, state police at Lamar said. At 5:15 p.m., police were called to Furnace Road for reports of an incident between neighbors, police said. Following an investigation, a 38-year-old man, a 33-year-old woman and a 60-year-old man, all of Farrandsville, were cited in relation to simple assault/harassment, police said. Identity theft BEECH CREEK — State police at Lamar are investigating an incident of ...

LOCK HAVEN — A 55-year-old man facing over a dozen charges related to child sexual assault cases was bound over for trial this week. According to Crimewatch, Richard Bean, whose last known address was in Dallas, Pa., was charged by Sgt. Dennis Gill of the Pine Creek Police Department ...

Fire Chief: Family not injured in late night fire on West Bald Eagle Street

A family living at a home along the 100 Block of West Bald Eagle Street were able to safely get out of their home when flames broke out late Wednesday night in Lock Haven. According to Lock Haven Fire Chief Tyler Wooding, crews were called to 107 W. Bald Eagle St. at about 9 p.m. on Feb. 12 ...

Fire destroys Amish-owned garage in Spring Mills

SPRING MILLS — A blaze destroyed the garage and workshop of an Amish family in Spring Mills last Friday evening. The alarm was sounded at 8:41 p.m. on Feb. 7, bringing multiple firefighters from several Centre County stations to the scene at 302 Kline Road, Spring Mills. The blaze ...

Police News – Feb. 13

Teen cited for underage drinking LOGANTON — State police at Lamar were called to East Main Street in Loganton on Feb. 10 for an alleged underage drinking incident. The incident occurred at 2 p.m. and involved a 14-year-old Mill Hall boy, who was cited through District Judge Heidi Wright’s office, police said. Retail theft MILL HALL — A 45-year-old Jersey Shore woman was cited for retail theft after an incident that occurred at Walmart in Mill Hall on Feb. 9, state police at Lamar said. According to police, at 8:08 p.m. Carrie Darwin took kids’ Disney shoes and a maxi ...

Man ingests bag of meth while fleeing from police

MILL HALL — A 30-year-old Mill Hall man was taken to a hospital to have a small bag of drugs removed from his abdomen following a chase that began with a domestic dispute, state police at Lamar said. At 1:26 p.m. on Jan. 11, police were called to Hogan Boulevard, Mill Hall for reports of an active physical domestic, police said. While enroute, the man left the scene and, seven minutes later, officers located the man in a 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse, police said. While attempting to initiate a traffic stop, the man rear ended another vehicle and fled on foot from the scene, police ...