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Phone Wire Theft

Friday, May 9 by wcednews

CLEARFIELD COUNTY - Police are asking for your help in identifying those responsible for stealing phone wire off of the poles last month.According to police, between April 22nd and 23rd an unknown amount of individuals allegedly cut down around 400 feet of phone lines... Read More.

Man Arrested for Alleged Copper Wire Theft

Tuesday, May 6 by wcednews

CLEARFIELD - A Karthaus man is behind bars after allegedly breaking into a business to steal copper wire.Just after 7am Friday, police were dispatched to a business in the area of S. R. 879 and Hotel Heights for a report of a man trespassing.Once... Read More.

Copper Wire Stolen in Clearfield County

Tuesday, January 14 by wcednews

GIRARD TOWNSHIP - Pennsylvania State Police are asking your help in their investigation into the theft of almost $20,000 dollars worth of copper cable wire in Girard Township.According to authorities, on December 12th around 1,500 feet of wire was stolen between Deer Creek Road... Read More.

Supreme Court allows Border Patrol to remove razor wire Texas placed at border

Monday, January 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A narrowly divided Supreme Court on Monday sided with the Biden administration in a tense dispute over the Texas-Mexico border and razor wire fencing installed by the state that had prohibited federal border agents from performing their duties.The court, by a vote... Read More.

Sam Miele, fundraiser for Rep. George Santos, pleads guilty to wire fraud

Tuesday, November 14 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Sam Miele, a fundraiser for embattled Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., pleaded guilty to wire fraud Tuesday in connection with impersonating an aide to then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.Miele was charged in August with aggravated identity theft and four counts of wire fraud.Miele is... Read More.

Judge temporarily bars federal government from cutting razor wire along the Texas border

Monday, October 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge has temporarily barred the federal government from removing or cutting concertina wire Texas authorities have placed in areas near the U.S. - Mexico border.Judge Alia Moses granted the state’s request for a temporary restraining order as part of a... Read More.

Texas installing concertina wire along New Mexico border

Wednesday, October 18 by ABC News

(AUSTIN, Texas) -- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered the state’s National Guard to install a barrier in some parts along the Texas/New Mexico state line. Officials say guard members have been placing concertina wire in an area close to Sunland Park, New Mexico, which... Read More.

Clearfield County man allegedly scammed out of $100,000

Monday, August 21 by Louise Bennett

MAHAFFEY – State Police say a 37-year-old Clearfield County man may have been scammed out of $100,000.According to a report filed last week, the victim electronically wire transferred the large sum of money to a known suspect in Oklahoma.The Mahaffey man reportedly sent the... Read More.

‘The Wire’ creator David Simon wants mercy for man convicted of selling fatal fentanyl to Michael K. Williams

Friday, July 7 by ABC News

A call for leniency for one of the four men convicted in the fatal fentanyl poisoning of The Wire star Michael K. Williams has come from an unlikely place: the celebrated cop drama's creator, David Simon.The 54-year-old actor, who battled addiction issues, died in... Read More.

State Police ask for information regarding hit-and-run in Snyder Township

Saturday, July 1 by Louise Bennett

SYNDER TWP. – DuBois State Police are asking for your help regarding a hit-and-run that occurred last week in Snyder Township.According to State Police, the unknown driver was driving on Route 1015, Arch Street Extension, when they exited the roadway and struck a... Read More.