Crime

Suspect arrested in Gambit Ruse robbery
Crime, Local News
Sara Furlong 
Dec 18, 2025
A suspect in Monday’s robbery of Eldred business Gambit Ruse has been arrested, according to Lewis Run-based Pennsylvania State Police. Kameron Jones ...
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Woman charged after pursuit in Bradford
Crime, Local News
Dec 18, 2025
Jennifer Lee Coldren, 45, was arrested Dec. 12 following a traffic stop and pursuit that began on York Street in Bradford. At 11:52 a.m., Officer Tyle...
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Traffic stop, drug seizure yields arrest
Crime, Local News
Dec 18, 2025
Lex Michael Gourley, 22, was arrested Oct. 28 following a traffic stop on West Washington Street. City Police Officer Colby Keane stopped Gourley at 1...
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Homeless man charged with animal cruelty
Crime, Local News
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
Dec 16, 2025
The discovery of starving, abandoned dogs in a cage in the woods over Tuna Avenue in Bradford led to the arrest of a homeless man last week. George K....
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Bradford woman jailed for alleged assaults
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By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
Dec 16, 2025
A Bradford woman is in McKean County Jail, charged with kicking an EMT and an emergency room nurse who were helping her Saturday. Haley Baker, 25, of ...
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ELDRED: Vape shop robbed Monday
Crime, Local News
Sara Furlong 
Dec 15, 2025
ELDRED — Pennsylvania State Police were searching for a robbery suspect in Eldred on Monday afternoon. Gambit Ruse, a specialty vape and glass shop at...
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Swatting incidents inspire plans for tougher penalties
Crime, PA State News
By LAUREN JESSOP The Center Square 
Dec 15, 2025
HARRISBURG – A rise in swatting, defined as bogus emergency calls meant to trigger an armed police response, particularly at Pennsylvania schools and ...
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Potter Co. man charged with murder in boy’s 2024 death
Crime, Local News
Sara Furlong 
Dec 11, 2025
COUDERSPORT — In July 2024, a 5-year-old Coudersport boy was rushed to UPMC Cole in cardiac arrest. He was soon flown to Janet Weis Children’s Hospita...
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Prescott’s attorney withdraws from capital case
Crime, Local News
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
Dec 10, 2025
The attorney for accused murderer Tyler Prescott has withdrawn from the criminal case. A hearing was held Wednesday before President Judge John Pavloc...
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Bradford man jailed on child rape charges
Crime, Local News
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
Dec 03, 2025
A Bradford man is in McKean County Jail on $1 million bail, charged with raping a child. Daryl Robinson, 44, of 11 Cornen St., was arraigned late Tues...
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Attorney seeks to withdraw from Prescott case
Crime, Local News
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
Dec 02, 2025
The court-appointed attorney for Tyler Prescott, the Bradford man accused of raping and killing his 2-year-old son, has asked the court to allow him t...
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