Crime

47 people caught in drug bust focused in Jefferson, Clearfield Counties

Wednesday, September 1 by wcednews

Coordinated Law Enforcement Effort Dismantles California to Western Pennsylvania Drug Pipeline PITTSBURGH, PA — Forty-seven individuals have been charged in six separate, but related, indictments with narcotics trafficking, money laundering, and firearms violations following a nine-month Title III wiretap investigation into drug trafficking in and... Read More.

Punxsy man accused of abusing 5-month-old boy, breaking arm

Tuesday, August 31 by wcednews

Punxsutawney, PA – A Punxsutawney man is accused of severely physically abusing a 5-month-old boy, leaving the child with a broken arm. Police were called to the Punxsutawney Area Hospital on Aug. 14 for suspected child abuse. After an investigation, they determined that 32-year-old Matthew Knox... Read More.

Clearfield Police: woman riding in trunk as joke, light post struck at hospital

Tuesday, August 31 by wcednews

Clearfield, PA – Clearfield Borough Police received a report from a concerned citizen who saw a woman riding in the trunk of a car. Police investigated and the woman says it was a joke and was not being harmed. Someone struck a light post outside... Read More.

More than $800 worth of tools stolen from pickup truck

Monday, August 30 by wcednews

Morris Township, PA – Someone stole a toolbag filled with tools worth a total of more than $800 from the back of a pickup truck in Clearfield County. It's unclear whether the theft happened at the 62-year-old Hawk Run man's home or at a house... Read More.

Pistol reported as missing in Osceola Mills

Monday, August 30 by wcednews

Decatur Township, PA – A firearm was reported as stolen from a car in Clearfield County. A 49-year-old Osceola Mills woman says she had the 9mm Kimber Micro 9 pistol (worth about $600) before leaving Jackson's Bar on Aug. 21. She says her group then went... Read More.

New telephone scam targeting registered sex offenders

Saturday, August 28 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania State Police issued a press release on Friday with important details on a new phone scam targeting registered sex offenders. The scam involves an individual calling an offender registered on the Pennsylvania Megan's Law website and claiming that the offender... Read More.

Generator and tools stolen from shed in Clarion County

Friday, August 27 by wcednews

Highland Township, PA – Multiple tools and equipment worth a total of more than $600 were stolen in Clarion County recently. Sometime either Aug. 16 or 17, the items were stolen from an open-face shed on Pappys Lane in Highland Township. The unknown thief took a... Read More.

Two men wanted for shooting man in leg during drug theft

Thursday, August 26 by wcednews

Bradford Township, PA – A shooting in Clearfield County left one man with injuries to his leg yesterday. Police were called to a home on Allport Cutoff in Bradford Township, near Bigler, on Wednesday just after noon. They found an unnamed man sitting out front in... Read More.

Clearfield Police: man arrested on warrants, man stabbed by woman

Wednesday, August 25 by wcednews

Clearfield, PA - A man was stabbed by a woman in Clearfield, causing cuts to his face, though police give very few details otherwise. Clearfield Borough Police also say, in a separate case, a wanted man was found sleeping outside an apartment building and... Read More.

Two Clearfield County men wanted for hit-and-run

Tuesday, August 24 by wcednews

Turkey City, Clarion County, PA – Two Clearfield County men are wanted in a hit-and-run crash yesterday. The crash happened near mile marker 48 on Interstate 80, though police do not give details about the crash itself. They say they do know that the operator of... Read More.