Category Archives: Local News

SNOW-RELATED CRASH REPORTED IN BEAVER TOWNSHIP
Another report has surfaced of an accident that happened on Sunday evening in part due to the snow. Clarion PSP say 23 year old Anissa Botts of Knox was driving east on I 80 in the right lane in Beave...
John Smathers Mar 06, 2019

SLIGO WOMAN CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL TRESPASS
Charges are pending against a Sligo woman for criminal trespass. According to authorities, on February 25 around 1:30 pm the State Police in Clarion investigated an incident at the residence of a 50 y...
John Smathers Mar 06, 2019

STATE POLICE CONTINUING INVESTIGATION INTO PHONE SCAM
The State Police in Clarion are continuing their investigation into a phone scam where a man claims to be with Publishers Clearing House and convinces victims to send money through Amazon gift cards. ...
John Smathers Mar 06, 2019

ITEMS STOLEN FROM RIMERSBURG RESIDENCE
Authorities say a man in Madison Township had $85 worth of property stolen. According investigators, the alleged theft happened on February 27 around 6 pm when a yellow and black spotlight and a 12v b...
John Smathers Mar 06, 2019

HORSE HIT BY BULLET IN SALEM TOWNSHIP
The Clarion PSP believe a horse along Route 208 was hit by a bullet. Authorities say between February 10 and February 15, a $1,500 thoroughbred gelding was apparently hit with a bullet in the Lamartin...
John Smathers Mar 06, 2019

TWO BROOKVILLE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN ROUTE 322 AUTO CRASH
Two people from Brookville were involved in an auto crash on Friday. A truck driven by 78 year old Charles Knapp of Brookville on State Route 322 west of Spruce Lane drifted off the roadway, over the ...
John Smathers Mar 06, 2019

PUNXSUTAWNEY WOMAN SCHEDULED FOR COURT FOR ALLEGEDLY LEAVING CHILD UNSUPERVISED, UNDER-DRESSED IN PARKING LOT
A woman from Punxsutawney will be in court this week for allegedly leaving a child in a parking lot unsupervised and under-dressed. According to ExploreJefferson.com, 27 year old Jessica Latte is char...
John Smathers Mar 06, 2019

CLARION MAN ACCUSED OF FORGING DOCTOR'S NAME ON PRESCRIPTION
The man from Clarion who is accused of forging a doctor's name on a prescription to get medication has a preliminary hearing set. According to ExploreClarion.com, charges of forgery and counterfeit si...
John Smathers Mar 06, 2019

ROCKTON MAN ARRESTED FOR MARIJUANA POSSESSION IN BROOKVILLE
Charges were filed from an incident that happened at the end of last month. The Brookville Borough Police Department conducted a traffic stop for an inspection violation on February 28 around 10 in th...
John Smathers Mar 06, 2019

BROOKVILLE WOMAN ACCUSED OF ANIMAL NEGLECT
A young dog was allegedly left outside without shelter in the cold. The Brookville Borough Police investigated the incident that occurred on March 4 and cited a 24 year old woman from Brookville for n...
John Smathers Mar 06, 2019