Crime

Hot tub worth $16,000 damaged in Clarion County

Thursday, December 30 by wcednews

Beaver Township, PA – A hot tub worth $16,000 was damaged in an act of criminal mischief in Clarion County.The owner, a 50-year-old Knox man, says it likely happened either Dec. 24 or 25 at his home on Tippecanoe Road in Beaver Township.If you... Read More.

Man killed after high-speed police chase, striking Big Run building

Wednesday, December 29 by wcednews

Big Run, PA – A man was killed in a crash resulting from a high-speed police chase, ending in Big Run when the man struck a building.Police had attempted to pull over 53-year-old Robert Michael George for numerous traffic violations on Monday night in... Read More.

Clearfield Police: Santa sighting, vehicle with warrants, gun shots fired

Wednesday, December 29 by wcednews

Clearfield, PA – Clearfield Borough police had a little fun with their usual police reports this week, noting that some of their officers responded to reports of a suspicious red sleigh being pulled by reindeer, being operated by a jolly man dressed in a... Read More.

Kylertown gas station robbed at gunpoint for $3,200

Tuesday, December 28 by wcednews

Kylertown, PA – A gas station was robbed at gunpoint in Clearfield County.On Sunday night, an unknown adult male suspect pointed a gun at two employees at the Exxon station in Kylertown, in the eastern part of Clearfield County just off of I-80.He told... Read More.

Vehicle search reveals ten bricks of heroin in Elk County

Monday, December 27 by wcednews

Fox Township, PA – A search warrant of a vehicle in Elk County revealed ten bricks of suspected heroin.Typically, a "brick" of drugs contains 50 stamp bags. This search produced what amounts to 500 stamp bags.The search happened on Gardener Hill Road in Fox... Read More.

Rimersburg woman alleges someone broke into home, left when asked

Monday, December 27 by wcednews

Rimersburg, PA – An 85-year-old Rimersburg woman told police an unknown person allegedly broke into her home but then left when she told the suspect to leave.The woman says she believes a tall black man in his late 20s or early 30s with a... Read More.

Sykesville woman loses $10,000 to computer virus scam

Monday, December 27 by wcednews

Sykesville, PA – A Sykesville woman was scammed out of $10,000 when a scam artist told her she had a virus on her computer.The 71-year-old woman got the computer virus on Dec. 21, and she was then directed to transfer $10,000 through a Bitcoin... Read More.

Dirt bike stolen in Clearfield County

Friday, December 24 by wcednews

Ferguson Township, PA – A dirt bike was stolen from a Curwensville man recently.The 21-year-old victim says his 2012 Yamaha YZ125 dirt bike was taken from where it was stored along Cemetery Road in Ferguson Township, near Lumber City, sometime over the past month.It's... Read More.

$2,651 personal purchases charged on business credit card

Friday, December 24 by wcednews

Pike Township, PA – Someone charged thousands of dollars of personal purchases to a business's card in Clearfield County.The victim, a 71-year-old Grampian man, says someone racked up $2,651.18 in personal transactions on his business credit card in October.State Police are investigating it as... Read More.

Hershberger sentenced to 140 to 280 years in prison

Thursday, December 23 by wcednews

Jefferson County, PA – A Jefferson County man who had been found guilty of sexually abusing a child over the course of 4 years has now been sentenced to hundreds of years in prison.According to Jefferson County District Attorney Jeff Burkett, 45-year-old Enos Hershberger,... Read More.