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Somerset man arraigned on arson charges
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RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Mar 05, 2019
A second man has been charged in the alleged arson of a pick-up truck on Songbird Road in June. James S. Hammond Jr., 39, of Somerset, was arraigned F...
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Codefendants arraigned in chainsaw burglary
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RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Jan 16, 2019
The second and third men accused in a June burglary of chainsaws from a local business were arraigned Tuesday before District Judge Dominic Cercone. T...
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New burglary charges related to suspected arson
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RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Jan 03, 2019
Allegations behind new burglary charges filed against a Bradford man are connected to a suspected truck arson fire he allegedly started June. James E....
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Bunce wants trial in truck arson case
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RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Dec 07, 2018
SMETHPORT — James Bunce has asked for a trial on allegations that he set fire to a stolen truck that was used as the getaway car in a burglary. Bunce,...
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Gaines man jailed for alleged camp arson
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Nov 02, 2018
A Gaines man is in Potter County Jail for allegedly setting fire to a seasonal cabin in Stewardson Township sometime between Sept. 27 and Oct. 4. Josh...
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Gausman found guilty in Kane arson
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RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Nov 01, 2018
A Grampian woman accused of setting fire to her Kane home in 2014 and receiving more than $300,000 in insurance funds was convicted Wednesday. The jur...
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Port Allegany woman accused of arson
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RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Jun 06, 2018
A Port Allegany woman has been charged with arson for a fire that destroyed a rental home March 6 in Liberty Township. Mindy L. Logue, 58, was arraign...
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Brockway woman sentenced for Kane arson
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RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Apr 20, 2018
SMETHPORT — A Brockway woman was sentenced Thursday in McKean County Court for her role in a 2014 fire that destroyed a Kane home. Karen L. Hatten, 62...
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Elk County man charged with arson
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ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
Dec 02, 2017
RIDGWAY ––An Elk County man faces arson and insurance fraud charges after, authorities allege, he torched his own Horton Township log home in April to...
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NY man charged in Genesee Township arson
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RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Nov 14, 2017
COUDERSPORT — A Rexville, N.Y., man faces a charge of arson after an explosion occurred in a recreational vehicle in which he was allegedly cooking me...
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Arson charges against pair bound to court
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RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Oct 10, 2017
Two women accused of starting a 2014 Kane fire will now face arson allegations at the county level. Holly L. Gausman, 43, of Grampian, and Karen L. Ha...
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