Centredaily.com: Crime & Courts

3 killed in Scranton shooting; suspect arrested

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:44 EDT

District Attorney Andy Jarbola said Friday he has not determined whether to seek the death penalty against a 25-year-old man charged with shooting three Scranton residents.

Police: Woman escapes from car after tree falls on it

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:42 EDT

A woman climbed safely out of her car after a tree fell on it during a thunderstorm Thursday afternoon, Patton Township police said.

Missing Worth Twp. woman found with relatives

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:14 EDT

A search for a missing Worth Township woman who has Alzheimer's disease ended after the woman was found with a relative in Bedford County, state police at Philipsburg reported this morning.

3 charged in alleged $2 million drug ring

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:42 EDT

Three suspects were charged Thursday with being part of an alleged $2 million cocaine and heroin ring operating in the Lock Haven area and reaching into Centre County, according to state Attorney General Tom Corbett.

A.M.BRIEFING: Friday

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:30 EDT

Men waive hearing on fire-setting charges

COURTREPORT

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:43 EDT

Information compiled by the Centre County Court Administrator’s Office on July 16.

W.Va. man pleads guilty in torture of woman

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:09 EDT

Another defendant has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the suspected torture of a young woman held captive in West Virginia last summer.

Mohegan Sun opens $208M expansion with more slots

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:21 EDT

The state's first slot-machine parlor is now a lot bigger.

Australian cycling coach charged in Pa. with rape

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:31 EDT

An Australian junior cycling coach who traveled to Pennsylvania with his team was accused of raping a teenage girl he met online.

Pa. man faces charges after dispute leads to crash

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:15 EDT

A man accused of ramming his car into another vehicle several times after a domestic dispute was charged with a second count of murder Thursday after his young daughter died of injuries sustained in the crash.

Police find 'magic mushrooms' lab in Rankin house

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:58 EDT

Police in the Pittsburgh suburb of Rankin say they have found a suspected lab where psychedelic mushrooms were being grown.

Pa. man gets longer term in rape of 82-year-old

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:47 EDT

A judge is increasing the state prison term for a 28-year-old man convicted of raping and robbing an 82-year-old Bethlehem woman.

Man sentenced for killing 'Curious George' writer

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:32 EDT

A man convicted of killing "Curious George" collaborator Alan Shalleck in South Florida has been spared the death penalty.

Fayette deputy coroner faces marijuana charges

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:20 EDT

A Fayette County deputy coroner is charged with growing marijuana at home.

Pittsburgh man charged with stealing $44K in gas

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:28 EDT

A Pittsburgh man faces a preliminary hearing on charges he pumped nearly $44,000 in gasoline using a stolen charge card from his former employer.

Card rejected, Pa. man is accused of armed robbery

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:48 EDT

Police say a plastic trail has led to an arrest in the armed robbery of a Bucks County video game store last week.

A.M.BRIEFING: Thursday

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:16 EDT

Man charged with assault waives hearing

Mom accused of trying to kill son in Pa. hospital

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:25 EDT

A Tennessee woman tried to poison her hospitalized infant son by repeatedly injecting salt water into his feeding tube in what she claimed were attempts to hasten the death of a sick and suffering child, police said.

'Person of interest' in Pa. fatal fire jailed

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:09 EDT

The man who rented the Lebanon apartment where a fatal fire was set Monday is jailed in New Jersey.

Allentown man shot dead in home invasion robbery

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:28 EDT

A 47-year-old Allentown man has been killed in his home in a pre-dawn shooting.