Crime And Safety
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PennDOT warns of scam texts about fake traffic tickets
PennDOT District 9 has reported residents in Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon, and Somerset counties are receiving scam text and email messages falsely claiming to be from the agency.
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Who are Emir Balat & Ibrahim Kayumi? What we know about NYC suspects
A week after two Bucks County teens were charged in an an attempted terror plot, it’s still unclear how, or even if, they knew each other before authorities said they drove to Manhattan on a mission to kill.
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Ex-mayor of Gettysburg faces child sex crime charges. What to know
Chad-Alan Carr, 48, of Gettysburg Borough, was charged in Straban Township with two felony counts of having a photograph or film on a computer depicting a child sex act, and one misdemeanor count of corruption of a minor
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Bucks County teen terror suspect got fuse at Penndel fireworks store
Whenever William Weimer hears news reports using words like “improvised explosives,” the fireworks company executive immediately orders checks to see if suspects shopped at one of his stores.
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Head priest of Episcopal Church in Pittsburgh accused of stealing baseball cards from Walmart
The Very Rev. Aidan Smith was arrested Feb. 27 by police just after leaving the Walmart in Economy Borough, just outside Pittsburgh, with 27 packs of baseball cards concealed under his clothing and in a cardboard box, according to court records.
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Pennsylvania ranks among top states for online scam losses, according to new report
A new report says that Pennsylvania residents are losing close to $3 billion annually to online fraud, on platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
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Heroic Pennsylvania troopers and Good Samaritan doctor honored
Troopers Lucas Amarose and Thomas Pack and Dr. Vincent Barnhart sat humbly in the packed banquet room as speaker after speaker recognized their bravery and heroism. Loved ones were on hand as they were recognized with citations, awards, medals, other honors.
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Targeted and alone: Why Pennsylvania seniors are losing millions to tech-enabled scams
In Pennsylvania, more than 4,000 scam-related complaints were filed in 2025 as residents lost more than $76 million to scammers.
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Support pours in for Pike County Islamic Center after shooting
The mosque, at 115 Mountain Ave., Matamoras, was attacked on the fifth day of Ramadan, an important time of fasting, prayer and reflection within the Islamic community worldwide. No one was injured when multiple shots were fired at the facility, which was unoccupied at the time.
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Police warn of phone scam against Gettysburg College families
Gettysburg Borough Police Department warned that on the morning of Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, several parents of Gettysburg College students were allegedly contacted by scammers posing as Campus Safety Officers from the school, claiming that their students were involved in various incidents such as traffic stops with contraband found.
