Police and Crime News
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Philadelphia Police Identify Teen Suspects Wanted in Murder of Penn State Student
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Philadelphia police on Tuesday identified two teenagers suspected of murdering a Penn State student near his home in the city earlier this month. Kaiseem Smith and Azzubair Outen-Fleming, both 16, are wanted for murder and related offenses in the fatal shooting of 22-year-old William “Billy” Schmidt, Philadelphia Police Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore wrote on social…
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Man Assaulted EMT, Damaged Ambulance in Centre County, State Police Say
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A 21-year-old man is facing charges for allegedly assaulting an emergency medical technician and causing thousands of dollars in damage to an ambulance on Saturday night in Centre County. Mountain Top Fire Company Ambulance Service was transporting Aaron L. Myers, of Clearfield County, to Mount Nittany Medical Center when he became combative, according to an…
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State College Police Not Involved in Weekend ICE Arrest, Borough Says
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State College police were not involved in a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation on Saturday morning that resulted in one arrest at a local construction site, borough officials said. Video posted to social media by three local immigrant rights groups showed multiple federal agents interacting with two men seated outside an apartment building under…
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Supplying Drugs in Fatal Overdoses Has Led to Hundreds of Pa. Prison Sentences. Grieving Families Are Divided
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Pennsylvania is a leader in prosecuting people for providing drugs used in fatal overdoses.
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Man Charged in Centre County Child Sex Abuse Case
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A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted one of four men charged in a child sexual abuse and human trafficking case in Centre County. Morris W. Reese, 65, of Blair County, is now facing a federal charge of conspiracy to produce child pornography. He is scheduled for arraignment in the U.S. District Court for Middle…
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Centre County Man Accused of Secretly Recording Woman, Sharing Explicit Images Online
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A College Township man is facing charges for allegedly recording and distributing sexually explicit images of a woman without her consent. Steve Guthoff, 64, was preliminarily arraigned on June 11 on misdemeanor counts of invasion of privacy and unlawful dissemination of intimate images. Guthoff, a longtime guidance counselor in the State College Area School District…
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Case Against Man Charged in 2000 Rape of Student at Penn State Golf Course Moving Forward
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The case against a man accused of raping a woman at knifepoint on the Penn State golf course nearly 26 years ago moved forward on Tuesday as he made his first appearance in a Centre County court. Kurt A. Rillema, 54, appeared remotely for his preliminary arraignment from a prison in Michigan, where he has…
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Woman Killed in Single-Vehicle Crash in State College
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One person is dead after a single-vehicle crash Wednesday morning in State College, according to borough police. The driver, who police described as a female State College resident and the sole occupant of the vehicle, died at Mount Nittany Medical Center shortly after the crash near the intersection of South Allen Street and Easterly Parkway.…
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Services for Crime Victims Face Funding Cuts After Drop in White-Collar Prosecutions Under Trump
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Funding for services for crime victims comes primarily from fines and penalties paid by those convicted of white-collar crimes.
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Former Employee Accused of Stealing Thousands of Dollars From Rush Township
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A former employee of a Centre County township is facing felony charges accusing her of stealing more than $6,000 in public funds. Former Rush Township secretary/treasurer Jennette R. Sankey, 58, was arraigned Friday on counts of forgery and theft following a monthslong investigation by state police at Rockview. Sankey, of Clearfield County, admitted to forging…