Tag archive for ‘police’
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of “mudding” that damaged a Springville area hay field led to charges being filed in Montrose District Court and later withdrawn against a California man.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 [...]
Great Bend boro police car arrives (0)
11/10/10 •
BY PAT FARNELLI The new police car, purchased for the still pending Great Bend Borough police department, is now on site, but the borough is still tied up in red tape in its efforts to establish a borough police agency, council members said Thursday. State Police headquarters listed nine criteria necessary for the local police [...]
Misconduct charges lodged against former teacher (39)
11/03/10 •
BY STACI WILSON Allegations of sexual misconduct have been leveled against a former Montrose Area high school art teacher. Charges lodged against Robert Smith, Montrose, stem from the victim’s report to police of incidents that occurred about 20 years ago while she was a student in the school district. Smith retired from teaching in 2001. [...]
Convenience store robbery suspects in custody (0)
11/03/10 •
BY JEREMY G. BURTON and DAVID SINGLETON Times-Shamrock Writers Two suspects are in custody for the gunpoint robberies of convenience stores early Wednesday in Susquehanna and Lackawanna counties. Russell Edward Kinney, 19, of Nicholson, was taken into custody by Old Forge police late Friday, hours after Dickson City police charged accomplice Rexford Hunt III, 23, [...]
Assault, coverup charged in Montrose bar brawl (4)
10/20/10 •
BY STACI WILSON A fight in a Susquehanna County bar parking lot on Sept 11 ended with two men in the hospital. State police lodged charges last week against four people in connection with the assault at Emberz Bar and Restaurant in Bridgewater Township just outside of Montrose. Daniel Snee, brother of N.Y. Giants’ guard [...]
Nicholson woman charged with sex assault (0)
10/20/10 •
BY STACI WILSON A Nicholson area woman faces a felony charge for sexually assaulting a six-year-old boy four years ago in Harford Twp. April Cole, 23, was charged Oct. 7 by State Trooper Craig Purdum with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a person less than 13 years of age. The Susquehanna County Independent does not [...]
Great Bend still targeting police department (0)
10/13/10 •
BY PAT FARNELLI Great Bend Borough council members tried to make a little headway in their plans to set up a borough police department and to help restore fair financial responsibility for the Hallstead Great Bend Sewer Authority during their Thursday meeting. Several council members expressed frustration at the difficulties involved in moving forward on [...]
Police union issues remain unresolved (0)
10/06/10 •
BY STACI WILSON Silver Lake’s police force remained the main topic of discussion at the supervisor’s Oct. 4 meeting. Prior to opening the floor to public comment, Supervisor Francis Fruehan said, “I want to make it clear to everybody that we are not planning to dissolve the police force.” The Silver Lake Police Department’s plans [...]