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Baker sentenced to prison for rape of child
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Apr 24, 2025
SMETHPORT — A Westfield man convicted of raping an infant was sentenced in McKean County Court to 15 to 30 years in state prison. Steven Paul Baker, 2...
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High-speed chase sends man to state prison
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com, Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
Apr 21, 2025
SMETHPORT — An Ellicottville, N.Y., man who led police on a two-state, high-speed chase in January 2024 while on bail in another matter was sentenced ...
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Officer on routine patrol makes drug arrest
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Apr 16, 2025
Bradford City Police Sgt. Matthew Gustin was on routine patrol Monday afternoon when he encountered 35-year-old James D. Peters seated outside the ent...
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Drug charges for man found in running car
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Apr 16, 2025
Bradford City Police have charged the man discovered Nov. 14 slumped over the wheel of a vehicle on West Corydon Street. Daniel Rafael Vargas, 33, is ...
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Bradford man jailed on meth allegations
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Apr 08, 2025
A Bradford man was sent to McKean County Jail following an arraignment Monday on methamphetamine allegations. Norman M. Quinn Jr., 63, of 1 Circle St....
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Two charged for contraband meth while heading to jail
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Apr 08, 2025
Two local residents are facing additional charges for allegedly having methamphetamine with them when being booked into McKean County Jail. Amber Tuck...
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Georgia man jailed in McKean Co. for alleged scam
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Apr 02, 2025
A Georgia man is in McKean County Jail, charged for allegedly impersonating a cop to scam a registered sex offender out of $1,000. Rashawn Scott, 33, ...
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Men plead guilty to drug crimes
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Mar 31, 2025
Former Bradford resident Mark Nagy pleaded guilty March 27 in McKean County Court to delivering methamphetamine while under surveillance by the McKean...
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Q&A with the DA: Financial scams nothing new
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STEPHANIE VETTENBURG-SHAFFER McKean County District Attorney 
Mar 29, 2025
(Editor’s note: The information in this special series is for educational purposes only and is not intended to address any particular case, nor should...
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PD: Suspect found with cocaine en route to jail
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Mar 25, 2025
SMETHPORT — The OYO Hotel resident arrested last week for allegedly selling cocaine in Bradford was arraigned Tuesday for trying to smuggle drugs into...
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Olean woman jailed for alleged 2024 Eldred burglary
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Mar 25, 2025
SMETHPORT — An Olean, N.Y., woman is in McKean County Jail for allegedly breaking into the old Ethan Allen facility last year and stealing items from ...
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Bradford man jailed for theft of safes, wagon
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Mar 21, 2025
A Bradford man is in McKean County Jail for taking two safes, and a wagon to carry them in, from a High Street home earlier this week. Dakota Allen, 2...
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Duke Center man jailed for theft of Pumpkin Fest funds
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Mar 21, 2025
A Duke Center man is in McKean County Jail, accused of stealing the proceeds of Bradford's Pumpkin Fest celebration. Justin Hartsel, 44, of 159 Oil Va...
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