Category Archives: Local News

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF UNDER INVESTIGATION IN RAYNE TOWNSHIP
State Troopers are investigating a case of criminal mischief in Rayne Township. On July 10th, police were called to Kirkland Road to find that the Volkswagen Jetta owned by Thomas Mattis of Clymer had...
John Smathers Jul 30, 2024

ANOTHER GIFT CARD SCAM WARNING FROM STATE POLICE
PSP are warning people about phone scammers trying to get your money. They are investigating an incident in Grant Township where a woman was paying individuals with McAfee internet security with Lowes...
John Smathers Jul 30, 2024

BROCKWAY MAN CHARGED AFTER ALLEGED GROPING INCIDENT
A 21-year-old Amish man named Atlee E. Hershberger from Brockway has been charged with indecent assault after allegedly groping a woman at a Dollar General in Pine Creek Township on May 23. ExploreJef...
John Smathers Jul 29, 2024

CLARION WOMAN FOUND PASSED OUT IN VEHICLE, ARRESTED ON DRUG CHARGES
A 29-year-old Clarion woman, Cassandra Irene Smith, was arrested after being found passed out in her car in Venango County with multiple bricks of heroin and fentanyl. Police responded to a call on Ju...
John Smathers Jul 29, 2024

BROOKVILLE MAN ARRESTED FOR SENDING SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MESSAGES TO PRESUMED MINOR
A Brookville man, 62 year old, Dennis Reisinger, was arrested in Jefferson County for allegedly sending sexually explicit messages to someone he thought was a 15-year-old girl. According to WJAC News,...
John Smathers Jul 25, 2024

TIONESTA WOMAN CHARGED WITH NEGLECT OF ELDERLY DISABLED MOTHER
40 year old Shasta Dawn Vantassel from Tionesta has been charged with neglecting her elderly disabled mother, who was found dead in their home. ExploreClarion.Com is reporting that police discovered t...
John Smathers Jul 25, 2024

STATE POLICE INVESTIGATING GUN THEFT FROM VEHICLE IN CURWENSVILLE
State police are seeking information about a Ruger 9mm handgun stolen from a 2021 RAM 1500 on West Street in Curwensville Borough on July 22. The theft occurred around 4:48 a.m., and the suspect fled ...
John Smathers Jul 25, 2024

MADERA MAN CRASHES VEHICLE IN BIGLER TOWNSHIP
On July 11, at 1:03 a.m., 32 year old, Jared J. Wilks, of Madera, Pa., crashed his 2010 Kia Soul into a property on Dutchtown Road in Bigler Township, causing minor damage. According to a PSP report, ...
John Smathers Jul 25, 2024

STATE POLICE INVESTIGATING VANDALISM CASE REPORTED AT VACANT WHITE TOWNSHIP HOUSE
State police are investigating a case of vandalism reported at a vacant house in White Township. Troopers say that they were called out at 2:27 PM on Monday to a home at 2883 West Pike Road after the ...
Samantha Sneddon Jul 24, 2024

STATE POLICE INVESTIGATING RETAIL THEFT IN WHITE TOWNSHIP
State police are investigating a retail theft in White Township dating back to June 9th. Troopers say two men entered the Walmart along Oakland Avenue around 3:30 p.m. and intended to buy $3,200 worth...
Samantha Sneddon Jul 24, 2024