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Image for MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE OF PORT ALLEGANY WOMAN
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Oct 5, 2026
(MCKEAN COUNTY, Pennsylvania: October 5, 2026): District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer reports that the man convicted of 1 st Degree Murder in the death of a Port Allegany woman in 2025 has been sentenced to life in prison following a sentencing hearing held today at t...
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Image for Colts, Christopher James  - CC 3301A1I  ARSON-DANGER OF DEATH OR SERIOUS BODILY INJURY (F1) and 9 additional charges
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Oct 5, 2026
CITY OF BRADFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE BRADFORD MAN JAILED FOLLOWING MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL ARSON AND THEFT INVESTIGATION BRADFORD, PA – October 5, 2026 – The City of Bradford Police Department announces the arrest of Christopher James Colts following an extensive inve...
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Image for Jacobs, Antwon L.   - 780-113 A30 POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DELIVER (F) and 4 additional charges
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Sep 30, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bradford Police File Drug and Flight Charges Following Foot Pursuit BRADFORD, Pa. — The City of Bradford Police Department has filed charges against Antwon L. Jacobs following an encounter on September 23, 2026. According to the criminal complaint, Office...
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Image for McKean County Man Convicted of Sexually Assaulting Child Left in His Care
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Sep 25, 2026
(MCKEAN COUNTY, Pennsylvania: September 25, 2026): District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer reports that, following a jury trial at the McKean County Courthouse on September 24 th , a Rew man was convicted of sexually assaulting a child. Shawn PRENTISS SR. was charged af...
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Image for Rensel, James  Christopher  - CC 3127 A INDECENT EXPOSURE (M2) and 1 additional charge
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Sep 23, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bradford Man Arrested on Indecent Exposure and Open Lewdness Charges BRADFORD, Pa. — September 23, 2026 — The City of Bradford Police Department has arrested 68-year-old James Christopher Rensel of 16 Hobson Place, Bradford, following an investigation int...
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Image for Kremer, Anthony Edward  - CC 4915.2 FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH REGISTRATION (F2)
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Sep 16, 2026
BRADFORD MAN CHARGED WITH MEGAN’S LAW REGISTRATION VIOLATIONS The City of Bradford Police Department has charged Anthony Edward Kremer, 35, of Bradford, with two felony counts of Failure to Comply with Registration Requirements under Pennsylvania’s sexual-offender registration...
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Image for Oneil, Bryan James   - VC 3802 A1 DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL (M) and 3 additional charges
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Sep 16, 2026
Oneil Charged with DUI Following North Kendall Avenue Crash The City of Bradford Police Department has filed charges against Bryan James Oneil following an investigation into a motor vehicle crash that occurred on August 6, 2026. At approximately 10:17 p.m., Bradford City poli...
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Image for Defilippo, Stephanie Lynn  - 780-113 A16 POSSESSION CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES (M) and 1 additional charge
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Sep 16, 2026
DeFilippo Charged with Drug Possession Following Bradford Traffic Stop The City of Bradford Police Department has filed drug-related charges against Stephanie Lynn DeFilippo following an incident that occurred on September 2, 2026. At approximately 12:59 a.m., Officer Joshua F...
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Image for Allen, Dennis Arthur  - MCKEAN COUNTY BENCH WARRANT FOR FELONY THEFT and 1 additional charge
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Sep 15, 2026
BRADFORD MAN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY ON WARRANT; ADDITIONAL DRUG CHARGE FILED On September 12, 2026, at approximately 10:39 p.m., City of Bradford Police officers located Dennis Arthur Allen, 60, near the Elm Street bridge and the U.S. Route 219 North underpass in Bradford. Allen w...
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Image for Gorrell, Parker Michael   - 18 2706 (M1) TERRORISTIC THREATS (1 COUNT) and 14 additional charges
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Sep 14, 2026
CITY OF BRADFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE MAN CHARGED FOLLOWING HIT-AND-RUN AND ARMED INCIDENT On September 13, 2026, at approximately 1:59 a.m., officers with the City of Bradford Police Department were dispatched to the area of 12 Mechanic Street for a reported hit-an...
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