Crime

Knox teen charged with damaging corn and wheat fields

Thursday, August 6 by wcednews

Salem Township, PA – A Knox teenager is being charged for damaging a corn field and wheat field in Clarion County. The unnamed 19-year-old Knox man is accused of using a 1990 Buick Regal to damage the fields on Cropps Corners Road and Old State... Read More.

Scam alert: COVID-19 contact tracing phone scam

Wednesday, August 5 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – Scam artists will use any excuse to get your money... including COVID-19. The latest scam striking nationwide starts with a phone call from someone who claims that someone you know has tested positive for COVID-19 and has named you as someone who... Read More.

DuBois City Police: burglary false alarm, car wrap scam

Wednesday, August 5 by wcednews

DuBois, PA – DuBois City Police got a call about a possible burglary, but it appears that there was no one trying to break in. Officers were called to the 800 block of DuBois Street by a resident who thought someone was trying to get... Read More.

19-year-old found naked on woman’s porch in Clarion County

Tuesday, August 4 by wcednews

Beaver Township, PA – A naked man was found on a woman's porch in Clarion County. State Police in Clarion say that a 59-year-old Knox woman called them to her home on Route 338 in Beaver Township around 3 a.m. July 22 because she saw... Read More.

Search for Snappy’s robbery suspect still ongoing

Monday, August 3 by wcednews

Sandy Township, PA – Police are still looking for the man who robbed the Snappy's convenience store in Sandy Township last week. Early last Wednesday morning, around 1:40 a.m., Sandy Township Police say a man dressed in all black entered Snappy’s on Bee Line Highway... Read More.

Two ATVs, rifles, and keys to campers stolen at Penfield camp

Monday, August 3 by wcednews

Huston Township, PA – Two ATVs, a rifle, tools, keys to campers, and other items were all stolen from a camp in Clearfield County. It happened sometime between July 4 and Aug. 1 at a camp on State Park Road and McLaughlin Road in Huston... Read More.

DuBois Police: suspicious safe by hospital, dumping urine, kids on roof

Saturday, August 1 by wcednews

DuBois, PA - DuBois City Police handled a wide variety of calls recently, from a man dumping urine on a city street, a suspicious safe that was left near the hospital, a woman whose mother's identity was possibly stolen, and a group of children... Read More.

Scam alert: Callers pretending to be government officials

Saturday, August 1 by wcednews

Pittsburgh, PA - July 30, 2020 - One of the most common scams today involves callers pretending to be government officials. Some claim to be tax officials and representatives from the Social Security Administration; others claim to be law enforcement officers and threaten legal consequences.... Read More.

More camping equipment in Twin Lakes Campground reported as stolen

Friday, July 31 by wcednews

Jones Township, PA – More camping equipment was reported as stolen from a campsite at Twin Lakes campground in Elk County, about two weeks after other camp items were reported as stolen. A 63-year-old Wilcox man says his canopy gas lantern, gas heated shower, and... Read More.

Suspicious people actually new business owner, grandparents waiting on new baby

Thursday, July 30 by wcednews

DuBois, PA – Recently, DuBois City Police were called to investigate suspicious people who turned out to be not so suspicious after all. In reports filed for July 24-26, DuBois City Police say officers were told about a suspicious man near an abandoned building in... Read More.