Police and Crime News
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Centre County Jail Inmate Tried to Hire 2nd Hitman to Kill Informant, Police Say
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An inmate at the Centre County Correctional Facility was charged on Tuesday with attempting to hire a hitman to kill a police informant in a drug case against him for […]
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2 Charged After Crash Following High-Speed Chase in Bellefonte
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Two people are facing drug charges and other counts after crashing their car in a residential Bellefonte neighborhood following a high-speed police pursuit on Saturday night. Borough police attempted to […]
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Former State College Chief Named Interim Head of Ferguson Township Police Department
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Former State College Police Chief Tom King has been appointed as interim head of the Ferguson Township Police Department as it moves closer to filling the position on a permanent […]
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Centre County Couple Charged With Child Endangerment After Drunk Driving Crash
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A Halfmoon Township couple were charged this week with child endangerment after a vehicle crash in which both were intoxicated while children were in their car, according to State College […]
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Former Penn State Football Player Julian Fleming Charged With Vehicular Homicide
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A former Penn State football wide receiver is facing charges including homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence for a May ATV crash in Pennsylvania’s Northern Tier that claimed […]
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Gregg Township Receives $529K Insurance Payment for Former Secretary’s Theft
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Gregg Township on Wednesday received reimbursement for most of the more than $500,000 in losses it incurred as a result of a former employee’s years of theft of public money. […]
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Teen Charged in Theft of SCASD Trucks Accused of Assaulting Witness in State High Bathroom
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An 18-year-old accused of stealing State College Area School District vehicles earlier this year is now facing retaliation and intimidation charges for allegedly assaulting a juvenile witness in a State […]
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ICE Seeking to Deport Subu Vedam
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Federal immigration authorities confirmed on Monday that they intend to deport the State College man who won his freedom after more than 40 years in prison on a now overturned […]
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Subu Vedam Taken Into Custody by ICE Upon Release From Prison Following Dismissal of Murder Charge
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The State College man who won his freedom after being incarcerated for more than 40 years on a now-overturned murder conviction was taken into custody by federal immigration authorities upon […]
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DA Drops Murder Charge, Subu Vedam to Be Released After More Than 40 Years in Prison
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After more than four decades in state prison for a murder he maintains he did not commit, Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam will be released. Centre County District Attorney Bernie Cantorna said […]