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Police seeking alleged fugitive McKinney
Crime, Local News, News
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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High-speed chase sends man to state prison
Crime, Local News, News
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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Bradford man jailed for theft of safes, wagon
Crime, Local News, News
Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Mar 21, 2025
A Bradford man is in McKean County Jail for taking two safes, and a wagon to carry them in, from a High Street home earlier this week. Dakota Allen, 2...
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Duke Center man jailed for theft of Pumpkin Fest funds
Crime, Local News, News
Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Mar 21, 2025
A Duke Center man is in McKean County Jail, accused of stealing the proceeds of Bradford's Pumpkin Fest celebration. Justin Hartsel, 44, of 159 Oil Va...
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Barker arrested for alleged cocaine sales in Bradford
Crime, Local News, News
Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Mar 20, 2025
A weeks-long investigation into cocaine sales in the City of Bradford resulted in the arrest of a former Buffalo, N.Y., man Wednesday. Clarence Barker...
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ICE officers at Taco Inc.
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Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
Mar 10, 2025
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers were seen outside Taco Inc. at 27 Main St. in Bradford on Monday morning. In addition to the I...
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Try this easier way to open bottles
Lifestyles
Mar 04, 2025
Dear Heloise: Most people try to turn the lid on a bottle and cannot get it open. It is much easier to hold the top, then turn the bottle or jar. Try ...
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Inform ICE of immigrant arrests
Opinion, Сolumns
Feb 10, 2025
It shouldn’t be controversial for law enforcement agencies to work together to protect the public. Yet, some people object to local police doing just ...
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Q&A with the DA: Jurisdiction and law enforcement
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STEPHANIE VETTENBURG-SHAFFER McKean County District Attorney 
Feb 01, 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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