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Image for Altoona Man Sentenced in Oft-Delayed Drug Dealing Case
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Apr 7, 2026
LOCK HAVEN - Ernest Paul Coit, of Pleasant Valley Boulevard, Altoona, was sentenced Tuesday on one count of Possession With Intent to Deliver Controlled Substance (Cocaine) for a January 2023 arrest by the Pennsylania State Police at Lamar.  Coit's case was the subject of...
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Image for Clinton County Prescription Drug Takeback Week
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Apr 7, 2026
LOCK HAVEN - Clinton County District Attorney Dave Strouse has announced that his office will be conducting a Prescription Drug Take Back week from April 20 through April 24, 2026.    This is a biannual program that the Office of Clinton County District Att...
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Image for Lock Haven Man Convicted of Rape of Woman with Intellectual Disability
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Mar 27, 2026
LOCK HAVEN - A Jury of 8 men and 4 women deliberated for a little over 2 hours before returning verdicts of guilty on all 6 counts charged in the case against William Alfred Willits, III, 42, of Hillside Drive in Lock Haven.  Following a trial that commenced on Wednesday ...
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Image for State College Man Determined to be Sexually Violent Predator
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Mar 27, 2026
LOCK HAVEN - Clinton County Court of Common Pleas Judge Michael F. Salisbury issued an Opinion and Order on March 26, 2026 concluding that Kenneth Matthew Yerger of Longmeadow Lane, State College, will be classified as a Sexually Violent Predator (SVP) pursuant to Pennsylvania...
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Image for Ardner Jailed Again for Corruption of Minors and Encouraging a Child to Run Away
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Mar 23, 2026
LOCK HAVEN -  Gwen R. Ardner, 42, of Summit Street in Avis, was bound over on charges of Corruption of Minors, Delivery of Controlled Substances to Minors and other related charges following a preliminary hearing on Monday, March 23rd.  MDJ Frank Mills concluded that...
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Image for Clinton County District Attorney Dave Strouse Joins Call to Action for Statewide Public Safety Policies
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Feb 20, 2026
LOCK HAVEN – Clinton County District Attorney Dave Strouse is joining fellow prosecutors statewide with a call to action to Governor Josh Shapiro and state lawmakers urging them work with the Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association (PDAA) on issues that will better protect...
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Image for South Renovo Man Arrested for Child Sexual Abuse Material
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Feb 12, 2026
SOUTH RENOVO – Sebastian Lee Bloom, 41, of Pennsylvania Ave., South Renovo, PA. was arrested by the Pennsylvania State Police Computer Crimes Section for SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN-DISSEMINATION OF PHOTOGRAPHS, VIDEOTAPES, COMPUTER DEPICTIONS AND FILMS – seven (7) counts, all ar...
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Image for BEECH CREEK TOWNSHIP SECRETARY CHARGED WITH THEFT
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Feb 12, 2026
BEECH CREEK, TOWNSHIP – The Pennsylvania State Police – Lamar Station, charged Kae Ann WEBER, 65, of Self Rd., Mill Hall, Pa. for stealing approximately $153,438.52 from the Beech Creek Township Authority. WEBER was the Beech Creek Township Secretary at the time of the al...
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Image for District Attorney Strouse Rules Officers were Justified in Non-fatal Officer Involved Shooting in Beech Creek Borough
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Feb 6, 2026
LOCK HAVEN – Clinton County District Attorney Dave Strouse has completed his review of the Officer Involved shooting (OIS) of Brandon L. BITNER, 43, of Bald Eagle Township, Clinton County, involving a high-speed pursuit beginning at BITNER’s residence, and concluding at Lykens...
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Image for Fournier Bound Over For Trial in Murder for Hire Plot
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Jan 15, 2026
Lock Haven – Kevin Scott FOURNIER, 46, of Delaware Ave., Jersey Shore, PA. had Criminal Solicitation to Commit Homicide of a Police Officer, a Felony of the 1 st Degree and Terroristic Threats a Misdemeanor of the 1 st Degree, charges bound over to court on Monday, January 12,...
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