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Rew man jailed for alleged cocaine trafficking
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
May 02, 2025
After a drug bust in Potter County led to a search of his McKean County home, a Rew man was sent to jail Friday for allegedly trafficking cocaine thro...
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Police seeking alleged fugitive McKinney
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May 02, 2025
Bradford City Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Brandon James McKinney Sr., 38, wanted on two arrest warrants. A statement issued...
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Nortum jailed on theft charges
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Apr 29, 2025
A Bradford man is in McKean County Jail on allegations involving a vehicle stolen in October. Kyle Nortum, 18, is charged with theft by unlawful takin...
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Q&A with the DA: Part 2 — The law, open to interpretation?
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STEPHANIE VETTENBURG-SHAFFER McKean County District Attorney 
Apr 26, 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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Bradford man jailed for alleged assault
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Apr 25, 2025
A Bradford man is in McKean County Jail for allegedly choking a woman during a domestic dispute earlier this week. Russell Kemery, 39, of South Kendal...
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Bradford man convicted of strangulation
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Apr 25, 2025
SMETHPORT — A Bradford man was convicted at jury trial Thursday in McKean County Court for assaulting his then girlfriend last year. Ozzy Strait, 27, ...
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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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Popular Mechanics features Kerstetter, 1987 platinum theft
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Apr 22, 2025
Nearly 40 years have passed since the date of Bradford's most well-known unsolved mystery — the platinum theft and disappearance of Dale Kerstetter fr...
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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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