criminal law

SMETHPORT — A Smethport man accused of having indecent contact with a 16-year-old girl has withdrawn his guilty plea. Shawn M. Pire, 45, was scheduled...

A Bradford man has been charged with allegedly forging checks belonging to Whelan Dental Associates. Jonathan G. Piller, 44, of 7 Lawrence Court, is c...

SMETHPORT — A Bradford woman was sentenced to state prison Thursday in McKean County Court for charges stemming from two separate drug-related cases. ...

SMETHPORT — A Bradford man will serve a state prison term on charges in three separate cases, including one in which he is accused of robbing the Brad...

Charges against two Bradford people accused of aggravated assault were bound to McKean County Court on Wednesday after a hearing before Magisterial Di...

A Bradford man waived a preliminary hearing Wednesday before Magisterial District Judge Richard Luther on allegations of stalking. Matthew E. Kline, 2...

A Bradford woman has been arrested on allegations she locked a female out of several internet accounts she set up. Ashley Marie Tamayo, 30, of 1 Colli...

A Bradford man is facing allegations he had indecent contact with a girl last month. Roger Traster, 59, of 52 N. Center St., was arraigned Wednesday b...

SMETHPORT — A Kane man is in McKean County Jail for the alleged sexual assault of a 17-year-old female. Robert Eugene Hammond, 60, of 500 Biddle St., ...

SMETHPORT — A Bradford man was arraigned Sunday on allegations that he threatened to kill another person with a knife. Harry Little, 54, of 28 Walker ...

A Rixford couple was charged Friday on gun-related charges. William Tipton, 50, and Julie Tipton, 35, both of 11 Maple St., are facing charges from th...

SMETHPORT — A Hazel Hurst man is in McKean County Jail, charged with being in possession of a gun that he allegedly knew had been stolen. Zachery Davi...

RIDGWAY — A Ridgway teen has been placed in the Elk County jail after allegedly attacking her mother with a knife in the presence of her toddlers. Acc...

Two University of Pittsburgh at Bradford students are in McKean County Jail for allegedly having marijuana packaged for sale in their vehicle during a...

JOHNSONBURG — Charges have been filed against a Bradford man and woman who were allegedly high and in possession of heroin and marijuana in the Sheetz...

COUDERSPORT — Magisterial District Judge Annette Easton has announced her candidacy for re-election, subject to the May 16 municipal primary election....

SHINGLEHOUSE — A Genesee man was arrested on allegations he had indecent contact with a 6-year-old girl. Timothy Lee Matteson, 58, of Genesee, is char...

Nobody wins. That’s something that sticks with me from the nearly two-year trip through the criminal justice system following the case against Paul Mo...

OLEAN, N.Y. —Police investigators still believe Karen Peer. The arrest of the Olean woman, whom authorities allege was kidnapped and abused for a mont...

SMETHPORT — A Bradford man who has been serving a prison sentence for indecent assault was sentenced last week to an additional prison term for a diff...