Crime & Safety
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6 tips to keep bears from wandering onto your property
Whether you live deep in bear country or the more densely populated suburbs around Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, experts say limiting access to potential food sources is the best way to discourage bears from wandering onto your property.
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Four lawsuits were filed claiming abuse in Pennsylvania’s juvenile facilities
The four lawsuits filed by 66 people claim physical and sexual abuse incidents at some of the state-run juvenile detention centers and similar facilities in Pennsylvania.
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Elderly Pa. residents were scammed out of millions last year, report says
More than 3,000 Pennsylvanians aged 60 and older lost more than $117 million to fraud schemes in 2023.
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Central Pa. man found guilty of assaulting officers during Jan. 6 attack
Joseph Pastucci of Cumberland County stormed the U.S. Capitol with his wife, who kicked a Capitol Police officer in the groin as they were trying to remove her from the building.
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Husband of slain pregnant Amish woman was alerted to the crime by his young children
Shawn Cranston was arrested for allegedly murdering a pregnant Amish woman in her rural Pennsylvania home late last month. Both her young children were home at the time but were unharmed.
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Man arrested and charged in slaying of pregnant Amish woman in northwestern Pa.
Shawn Cranston of Corry faces multiple charges, including criminal homicide and criminal homicide of an unborn child, in the killing of 23-year-old Rebekah Byler. SPARTANSBURG — A man was arrested Saturday and charged with the slaying of a pregnant Amish woman whose body was found in rural northwest Pennsylvania last week. Shawn C. Cranston, 52,…
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3 trains involved in ‘collision and derailment’ in Northampton County; no injuries reported
Officials said the derailment was reported at about 7:15 a.m. Saturday in Lower Saucon Township along the Lehigh River. No hazardous materials were involved and no evacuations were ordered.
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Police seek public’s help in killing of pregnant Amish woman in Western Pa.
Police are appealing for tips from the public to help solve the murder of a 23-year old pregnant Amish woman near rural Spartansburg.
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Two more Pennsylvanians arrested for their part in Jan. 6 insurrection
Two more Pennsylvanians were arrested for their part in the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection on the US Capitol. A former member of the Philadelphia chapter of the Proud Boys also pleaded guilty to obstructing police during the attack. Two more Pennsylvanians were arrested and another pleaded guilty for taking part in the Jan. 6, 2021…
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PA Supreme Court sides with Stroud Township over ban of backyard gun range
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that a Stroud Township law that prohibits gun ranges in designated residential areas does not violate the Second Amendment.
