Tag archive for ‘crime’
Assault charges head for trial (2)
1/19/11 •
BY STACI WILSON Assault charges leveled against two Susquehanna County men were upgraded Monday to include a count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. At a preliminary hearing held in Montrose District Court on Monday, the additional assault charge was leveled against Daniel Snee, 25, Montrose, and Dana Marsh, 23, Montrose. Snee and Marsh [...]
Susquehanna man faces criminal trespass charge (0)
1/19/11 •
BY ROBERT L. BAKER A 24-year-old Susquehanna man had charges of criminal trespass and terroristic threats bound over Monday to Susquehanna County court. Kristopher William Shimer, of 292 Jackson Avenue, appeared before Magisterial District Judge Peter Janicelli and waived his rights to a preliminary hearing. According to a criminal complaint, Shimer broke the glass on [...]
Oklahoma man charged with assaulting a child (0)
1/05/11 •
BY STACI WILSON An Oklahoma man faces charges for sexually assaulting am 11-year-old girl in several incidents that occurred over the period of several months in 2010 in Auburn Twp. Gary Lee Watts, 54, Prague, Okla., was charged by Pennsylvania State Trooper John Oliver with felony counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child [...]
Grinch takes towns’ trees (0)
12/15/10 •
BY STACI WILSON Mere hours after a Christmas tree lighting ceremony, a holiday grinch stole Susquehanna Depot’s decorated tree from the Veteran’s Memorial located just off Main St. On the same night, a Christmas tree was also reported stolen from the Mountain View Plaza, in Hallstead, just a few miles west of Susquehanna. According to [...]
Man charged with luring teen (0)
12/15/10 •
BY STACI WILSON A Lawton man stands accused of bringing a 13-year-old girl he met through a MySpace account across state lines to have sex with her on Oct. 7. A felony statutory sexual assault charged was lodged Dec. 9 against Andrew Wallikas, 23, by State Trooper John Oliver in District Court, Montrose. He was [...]
Apolacon man faces rape charge (2)
12/08/10 •
BY STACI WILSON Rape charges lodged against an Apolacon Twp. man were bound over for trial after a preliminary hearing in Montrose District Court on Monday, Dec. 6. Robert Patrick Murphy, 50, is charged with sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in his home on November 25. Tpr. Greg Deck charged Murphy with four felony counts. [...]
Clifford man faces child porn charges (0)
11/23/10 •
BY ROBERT L. BAKER A 66-year-old Clifford man has been charged with possession and distribution of child pornography. Stewart John Davis, of HC7, Box 7445, Clifford, faces two counts of sexual abuse of children and one count of criminal use of a communication facility. Davis was arrested Friday, Nov. 12, following an investigation by the [...]
Night of “mudding” damages field (0)
11/17/10 •
BY STACI WILSON A night of “mudding” that damaged a Springville area hay field led to charges being filed in Montrose District Court and later withdrawn against a California man. But charges against two others involved in the incident are likely, said District Attorney Jason Legg. The charge of conspiracy to commit agricultural vandalism was [...]
Three charged in prescription drug heist (0)
11/10/10 •
BY STACI WILSON Susquehanna County detectives estimate that up to $100,000 worth of assorted prescription drugs were stolen from a Susquehanna pharmacy on Oct. 29. Susquehanna County Detective William Strong filed charges Tuesday, Nov. 9, against three people in connection to the burglary of Reddon’s Pharmacy. Two of the suspects are currently in custody while [...]
Former Forest City secretary waives hearing (0)
11/10/10 •
BY STACI WILSON A former Forest City borough secretary accused of stealing more than $140,000 in taxpayer funds over the past 10 years waived her preliminary hearing in Clifford District Court on Tuesday. Police said that while Susan Coleman, 51, Vandling, was employed by the Susquehanna County borough, she cut herself duplicate paychecks, altered the [...]