Courts/Police
Police Briefs 5/21/2012
Vandalism reported in northeastern Bradford County State police said they are trying to locate the vandals who recently damaged mailboxes and were involved in an egg-throwing incident in Litchfield, Warren and Rome townships and in Rome Borough. State po (read more)
Bradford County Court News 5/20/2012
Bradford County District Attorney Daniel J. Barrett announced that the following persons recently entered pleas of guilty and were sentenced in Bradford County Magisterial District Courts: Brian M. Hirst, 31, Philadelphia, Pa. entered a plea of gu (read more)
Police Briefs 5/19/2012
DUI charges The following people were recently charged with driving while under the influence in Bradford County: Austin Michael Twigg, 23, of Sayre, by state police, on May 6, on Litchfield Road in Litchfield Township. Twigg has also been charged with (read more)
Police Briefs, May 18, 2012
Police Briefs Man charged with aggravated assault Cody J. Collins, 19, of Wysox has been charged with aggravated assault, terroristic threats, simple assault and harassment, police said. The charges stem from an incident that occurred at approximately 6 (read more)
Police Briefs, May 17, 2012
Police Briefs Man charged in burglary of Burlington Dandy Mini Mart Jason Lee Rockwell, whose last known address was on Fairview Drive in Troy, is accused of participating in a burglary last year of the Dandy Mini Mart in Burlington Borough, police said. (read more)
Police Briefs 5/16/2012
Man injured in crash Pennsylvania State Police in Laporte responded to a one-vehicle accident on May 11 on state Route 2003 in Davidson Township. According to police, Fred Rundle, 52, of Davidson Township, was driving a steamroller down a hill when he l (read more)
Police Briefs 5/15/2012
Towanda boy accidentally shot with pellet gun Over the weekend, a 14-year-old Towanda boy accidentally shot his 8-year-old brother in the stomach with a BB gun, police said. The incident occurred when they were shooting cans in the back yard of their hom (read more)
State police at Towanda issue scam alert
State police at Towanda issue scam alert The state police at Towanda said they have recently fielded complaints from citizens regarding a possible phone scam. The state police gave the following account of what happens to the victims: Actors contact the (read more)
Honoring foster parents
Photo: N/A, License: N/A, Created: 2012:05:11 09:47:25 NHS Human Services of Bradford and Sullivan counties honored its foster families Friday with a celebratory luncheon at Beeman's Restaurant in Athens Township. Several foster parents attended the gathering, which the organization started holding last year (read more)
Police Briefs 5/14/2012
Mailbox damaged State police at Towanda said someone damaged the mailbox of a 59-year-old Athens man between 8 p.m. April 27 and 7 a.m. April 28 on Arnold Road in Windham Township and fled in an unknown direction. Police said an investigation is continui (read more)
Police Briefs 5/13/2012
DUI charges The following people were recently charged with driving while under the influence in Tioga County, N.Y.: Timothy A. Mullen, 25, of Waverly, by Waverly police, on April 29, on Spring Street in Waverly. Mullen has also been charged with operat (read more)
Bradford County Court News 5/13/2012
Bradford County District Attorney Daniel J. Barrett announced that the following persons recently entered pleas of guilty in the Bradford County Court of Common Pleas, Towanda: Tory Lamb, 22, Towanda, Pa., entered a plea of guilty to the offense of U (read more)
Police Briefs, May 12, 2012
Police Briefs Person suffers major injury in crash State police at Towanda said Joey L. Carey, 22, of Gillett, suffered a major injury in a one-vehicle crash May 7 on Route 14 in South Creek Township. Police said he was traveling south and smoking a ciga (read more)
Police Briefs, May 10, 2012
Police Briefs DUI charges The following people were recently charged with driving while under the influence in Bradford County: John Joseph Locke Jr., 35, of Uniontown, by state police, on April 7, on state route 1017 in Herrick Township. Locke has also (read more)
Police Briefs 5/9/2012
Pennysaver window damaged On Sunday May 6, the Troy Police Department responded to the Troy Pennysaver located in the downtown area of Canton Street, Troy Borough after a report of damage discovered near the front door, according to police. The respondi (read more)
Police Briefs 5/8/2012
Car strikes fallen tree Ellen L. Brown, 74, of Forksville was transported to a hospital after the car she was driving struck a large pine tree that had fallen across state Route 87 in Forks Township, police said. The accident occurred at 5:02 p.m. Sunda (read more)
Police Briefs One injured State police at Towanda said Penny L. Adams, 43, of Elmira, N.Y. had a minor injury in a one-vehicle accident at 3:57 a.m. May 1 on Franklindale Road in Burlington Township. Police said she was traveling south and a deer ran int (read more)
Police Briefs DUI charges The following people were recently charged with driving while under the influence in Bradford County: Justin Royal Lathrop, 19, of Sayre, by Athens borough police, on March 14, on South Main Street in Athens. Lathrop has also (read more)
Police Brief 5/1/2012
Monroeton man charged with persons not to possess a firearm Gregory Neil Hurst, 37, of Monroeton, a convicted felon, has been charged with the third-degree felony of persons not to possess a firearm, police said. Hurst had a .22 caliber Marlin Model 60 s (read more)
Police Briefs 4/30/2012
One injured in Franklin Twp. crash Kristopher D. Schrimp, 20, of Monroeton lost control of his 1998 Ford F-150XLT as he driving north on Crayton Hill Road in Franklin Township, police said. The vehicle traveled off the west side of the roadway and struck (read more)
Bradford County Court News 4/29/2012
Bradford County District Attorney Daniel J. Barrett announced that the following persons recently entered pleas of guilty and were sentenced in Bradford County Magisterial District Courts: Joseph Mornhineway, 27, Dushore, Pa., entered a plea of g (read more)
Police Briefs 4/29/2012
DUI charges The following people were recently charged with driving while under the influence in Bradford County: Shannon Lee Kellam, 34, of Athens, by Sayre borough police, on Feb. 18, on South Lehigh Avenue in Sayre. Kellam has also been charged with (read more)
Police Briefs, 4/28/12
Rubbish scattered State police at Towanda said someone scattered rubbish in the 411 block of Enterprise Road between 8 p.m. April 19 and 7 a.m. April 20 in Rome Township. According to police, two black plastic garbage bags were discarded over a small emb (read more)
Cruelty to animals reported in Wysox Pennsylvania State Police in Towanda reported that sometime on either April 21 or April 22, someone set a small mixed-breed dog on fire while it was wrapped in a bag or a sheet. Anyone with information is urged to ca (read more)
Police Briefs 4/24/2012
Attempted burglary occurs in Rome Twp. An attempted burglary recently occurred at a vacant residence at 2918 Glen Road in Rome Township, police said. The residence is owned by a 55-year-old Wysox man, state police said. The burglar or burglars smashed a (read more)
Police Brief 4/23/2012
Vehicle's window shot out in N. Towanda Someone recently shot out the rear window of a vehicle while it was parked near the 911 center in North Towanda Township, police said. The vehicle is owned by a 39-year-old woman from Ulster, police said. It is bel (read more)
Police Briefs 4/22/2012
Man charged with fleeing Dewayne Allen McMeekan, Jr., 46, of Viola, Ill. faces a preliminary hearing at 1:15 p.m. May 9 before Magisterial District Judge Jonathan Wilcox of Troy on fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer and other charges for an (read more)
Police Briefs 4/22/2012
Bradford County District Attorney Daniel J. Barrett announced that the following persons recently entered guilty pleas in the Bradford County Court of Common Pleas, Towanda: Ryan Landen, 20, Troy, Pa., entered a plea of guilty to the offense of Crim (read more)