criminal law

A Bradford man is in McKean County Jail for allegedly having a marijuana growing operation in his Bolivar Drive home. Wade Bunker, 49, of 647 Bolivar ...

KANE — A Port Allegany man is in McKean County Jail for allegedly assaulting a woman after she questioned him about suspected drug use. Larry Kline, 4...

A Bradford woman was arraigned Friday on allegations that she mistreated, malnourished and threatened to beat her 2-year-old son if police or social w...

SMETHPORT — A Rixford man who was convicted of sexually assaulting a young boy will serve 25 to 50 years in state prison. William J. Tipton, 52, was c...

SMETHPORT — A Kane man accused of accepting thousands of dollars to perform home improvements that he never completed will served a term in McKean Cou...

Two people pleaded guilty in federal court in Erie for allegations that occurred in the local area. One was a St. Marys man accused of possessing chil...

A Bradford man was arrested Monday in Sherman, N.Y., by Jamestown, N.Y.-based state police on a warrant from the Erie County (N.Y.) Sheriff’s Office. ...

SMETHPORT — A Kane woman pleaded guilty Thursday in McKean County Court to allegations she stole more than $24,000. Hilary E. Payne , 33, pleaded guil...

SMETHPORT — A second person pleaded guilty for her role in the 2015 drug overdose death of a Bradford man, while a trial is pending for the third pers...

Drug charges against a Liberty Township man who is facing two criminal cases were bound to McKean County Court Tuesday. Rory D. Ford, 35, appeared for...

A Mount Jewett man is in McKean County Jail on ethnic intimidation charges stemming from an alleged incident Aug. 24 in Eldred Borough. Anthony A. Ray...

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A Bradford woman was incarcerated after police said she tried to hit three people with her car Friday because she was angry at one of them. Angie L. M...

SMETHPORT — A former municipal employee who pleaded guilty earlier this month to stealing money from the City of Bradford will serve a jail term and p...

COUDERSPORT — Ongoing criminal justice reforms and efforts were a focus of discussions at Thursday’s Potter County commissioners meeting. Jessica Gieb...

SMETHPORT — A Bradford teen was sentenced Thursday in McKean County Court for fighting with police officers who were trying to arrest him. Timothy M. ...

SMETHPORT — A Rixford man was found guilty Tuesday by a McKean County jury of charges relating to the sexual assault of a male juvenile. William J. Ti...

A hearing has been set for next month for the Byrnedale man charged with homicide for stabbing another man to death at the Duffy Apartments in Johnson...

Bradford man arraigned for stealing from video poker machine A Bradford man was arraigned Monday for allegedly collecting more than his winnings from ...

Charges will not be reinstated against the parents of a 5-year-old boy who died in 2016 at his aunt and uncle’s 149 ½ Main St., Ridgway, apartment. Da...