criminal law

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Crime
RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Apr 20, 2021
Bradford woman charged with resisting arrest A Bradford woman is facing allegations that she resisted arrest when police officers tried to handcuff he...
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Erie man sentenced for firearm charge
Crime
RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Apr 16, 2021
SMETHPORT — An Erie man accused of firearm possession after he shot an alleged home intruder was sentenced to jail time Thursday in McKean County Cour...
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Crime
RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Apr 15, 2021
Bradford man accused of stealing furniture A Bradford man is facing allegations that he stole furniture from the Highrise apartment building in Bradfo...
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Brown pleads guilty in 2013 rape case
Bradford, Crime, Local News, ...
RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Apr 09, 2021
A former Smethport man has pleaded guilty in McKean County Court to charges from a 2013 rape case. John F. Brown Jr., 41, was first convicted in the c...
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Erie man pleads guilty to firearm charge
Crime
RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Apr 09, 2021
SMETHPORT — An Erie man pleaded guilty Thursday in McKean County Court to allegations that he possessed a firearm at a time when he was prohibited fro...
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Crime, Local News
RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Apr 08, 2021
A Bradford man accused of kidnapping and raping a female is one of several people who appeared for preliminary hearings Wednesday in McKean County. Da...
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Pa. spitting law not a remedy
Opinion, Сolumns
Apr 07, 2021
You don’t need to spell everything out. Just because a law doesn’t specifically mention a given act doesn’t mean there is a loophole that makes it leg...
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