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City of Bradford Police Charge Man With False Reports to 911
On December 14th, 2022 the defendant Dante Love Lockett was charged by the City of Bradford Police Department with false reports to law enforcement and misuse of the 911 communication system both Misdemeanor violations.
Magistrate Cercone arraigned Lockett on these charges and he was released on $1000 unsecured bail.
On January 9th, 2023 the defendant Dante Love Lockett was charged with Misdemeanor Harassment for sending threatening text messages to another. Magistrate Cercone arraigned Lockett and released him on $1000 unsecured bail. Preliminary hearings are set in matters.
Arrest Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2022 – 1:21pm Reference ID: 2022-12141321 Charges: CC 4906 A False Reports CC 5310 A Communications with 911 Incident Type: All Other – Criminal Source: City of Bradford Police Department
Sourced via CRIMEWATCH®: https://mckean.crimewatchpa.com/bradfordpd/68048/arrests/lockett-dante-love-cc-4906-false-reports-and-1-additional-charge
Bradford Man Charged With Assaulting Hotel Employee
On 01/02/2023 City of Bradford Police Department charged the defendant Austin Jay Crooks with Simple Assault and Harassment for an incident at the OYO Hotel at 153 Main Street. Crooks punched an employee of the Hotel in relation to an argument they were having causing injury.
A warrant was issued for Crooks for this incident and he was taken into custody yesterday 02/01/2023 by the Foster Township Police Department. Magistrate Engman arraigned Crooks and remanded him to McKean County Jail on $2,500 cash bail. Preliminary Hearings are set in the matter.
Arrest Date: Monday, January 2, 2023 – 10:12am Reference ID: 2023-01021012 Charges: CC 2701 A1 Simple Assault (M2) CC 2709 A1 Harassment (S) CC 5503 A4 Disorderly Conduct (S) Incident Type: Assault – Other Source: City of Bradford Police Department
Sourced via CRIMEWATCH®: https://mckean.crimewatchpa.com/bradfordpd/68048/arrests/crooks-austin-jay-cc-2701-a1-simple-assault-m2-and-2-additional-charges
Collision on I-86 in Town of Angelica
31 January 2023
NEW YORK STATE POLICE
Major Eugene J. Staniszewski
Troop A Commander
PRESS RELEASE
On January 30, 2023 at 9:00 P.M., Troopers out of SP Amity responded to I-86 west bound in the town of Angelica for a vehicle collision involving a tractor trailer.
Investigation determined that a 2009 Kia Optima was traveling west bound on I-86 and lost control. The Kia spun multiple times, striking the guide rails on both sides of the I-86. The Kia came to rest in the left land and was struck by a 2022 Volkswagen tractor trailer traveling west bound.
Both occupants of the Kia were taken to Strong Memorial Hospital for serious injuries. The Volkswagen operator had no injuries.
This is an active investigation.
Double fatal collision on I-86 in Chautauqua County
29 January 2023
NEW YORK STATE POLICE
Major Eugene J. Staniszewski
Troop A Commander
PRESS RELEASE
UPDATED
On January 28, 2023, at approximately 6:00 P.M., Troopers out SP Jamestown responded to I-86, west bound lane between exits 12 and 13 in the town of Ellicott for a vehicle collision. Investigation determined that a 2009 Toyota Camry, operated by Mathew A. Berry, 30 of Randolph, NY was traveling east bound (wrong way) in the west bound lane on the I-86 without head lights. An approaching 2019 Ram 1500 was traveling west bound and struck the Camry head on. The Ram was struck from behind by a 2020 Freightliner that was traveling west bound.
Berry was pronounced deceased at the scene. Both occupants of the Ram had serious injuries. The operator, Todd A. Town, 57 and passenger, Sandra L. Town, 54 both of Jamestown, NY were taken to area hospitals. Todd Town succumbed to his injuries at USMC Chautauqua and Sandra Town is in serious condition at UPMC Hamot, Erie, PA. The operator of the Freightliner had no injuries.
Investigation determined that Berry suffers from mental illness and was reported missing to Chautauqua County 911 on the evening of January 28, 2023.
NYSP Collision Reconstruction, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit and the Bureau of Criminal Investigation are assisting in this investigation.
This is still an ongoing investigation.
K9S SEARCH LOCAL SCHOOL JANUARY 29, 2023
(ELDRED, Pennsylvania): McKean County District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer reports that, on Friday, January 27, 2023, McKean County Detectives along with officers with the McKean County Drug Task Force did a sweep of the Otto-Eldred High School.
This was a planned event done at the request of school administration. The dogs are used as a tool to assist the school administration with deterring drugs from being brought onto school property.
Canine units from the McKean County Drug Task Force and the Bradford City Police Department led the search.
Pictured are K9s Rigby and Duke with their handlers – Officer Dakota Eaton and Sergeant Seth Shephard.
Any administrator who would like to arrange a search of their facility is invited to contact the McKean County Detective K9 Unit, Chief Ryan Yingling, at (814)887-3312.
Source: McKean County District Attorney’s Office
Sourced via CRIMEWATCH®: https://mckean.crimewatchpa.com/da/136029/post/k9s-search-local-school
DNA IDs Woman Killed in 1987 Turnpike Crash
The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) Troop T announced today it closed a 35-year-old case by identifying the victim of a fatal crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
Linda Jean McClure, 26, of Indiana, Pennsylvania, was a passenger in a tractor-trailer that crashed at mile marker 119.4 eastbound, in Stoneycreek Township, Somerset County, on October 22, 1987. The tractor-trailer caught fire after striking the fuel tank of another semi-trailer truck, killing McClure and her driver.
While police immediately identified the truck driver as a California man, his passenger remained unknown despite multiple attempts to identify her. In August 2022, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission agreed to pay for forensic genetic genealogy DNA testing.
Once funding for the testing was secured, the Pennsylvania State Police teamed up with Othram to help establish an identity for the unknown woman or to at least identify a nearest living relative. Forensic evidence was sent to Othram’s lab in The Woodlands, Texas where forensic scientists used Forensic-Grade Genome Sequencing® to produce a genealogical profile for the unknown female. Othram’s genealogy team then produced investigative leads from this profile.
PSP Troop T investigators continued their investigation and determined that the woman was McClure. McClure’s family told investigators they last communicated with her in the late 1980s. She was not reported as missing to law enforcement.
Her brother submitted a DNA sample for comparison, which confirmed McClure was the victim of the crash.
“There were many obstacles in this case but none that deterred the outcome,” said Major Michael Carroll, Commander of PSP Area II. “I commend the troopers who remained dedicated to their duty and ultimately brought closure to this case.”
“The Pennsylvania Turnpike is pleased we were able to support the State Police on this cold case,” said Pennsylvania Turnpike CEO Mark Compton. “We hope that this revelation provides long overdue comfort to Ms. McClure’s family.”