News Staff Two Pittsburgh-area men are in jail and a third is wanted after Altoona police seized $100,000 in suspected heroin. Raemon Prunty, 20, and Sirjihad Valcin, 18, both of Braddock, are accused of driving to Altoona with 100 bricks of heroin – or 5,000 packets – after a police informant set up a deal Sunday night … Read more
An Altoona Couple are accused of armed robbery after police say a drug deal went wrong near Prospect Park. 35 year old Crystal Walls and 29 year old Brandon Silver, are now facing a long string of firearms and theft-related charges after a woman told police they took her money, and then gave her fake … Read more
In Coalport, an accused arsonist is now facing homicide charges. 36 year old Mark Gallaher is accused of setting a fire that killed 33 year old Matthew Troxell of Patton at a home in Coalport on April 16. The original charges he was facing were withdrawn on Thursday, and a new case was filed that … Read more
State police in Hollidaysburg say an Illinois man is facing charges, accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old Blair County girl that he met online, according to a criminal complaint. Troopers say 20-year-old Tabari Brown faces charges of statutory sexual assault, and a host of other offenses. Investigators say on Saturday, April 17, troopers were contacted … Read more
If you find your medicine cabinet full of expired drugs or medications you no longer use, you can dispose of your expired, unwanted, or unused medicines through a drug take back program. It’s a safe and proper way to dispose of outdated or unused medications, and it is totally free of charge. The Blair County … Read more
The Duncansville Water Authority in Blair County, will receive $1.25 million in PENNVEST funds to upgrade its sewer. State Senator Judy Ward made that announcement on Wednesday, saying the ratepayers of the small sewer system could not afford the upgrades that will ensure the system is functioning safely without the help of the PENNVEST program. … Read more
An Altoona man who is facing charges in connection with the theft of a car last weekend, told Altoona Police that the Pennsylvania State Police gave him permission to use the vehicle… 48 year old John Snarski III is now in the Blair County Prison under a $50,000 cash bail, and facing a string of … Read more
Police said they are investigating an incident where a person on a skateboard was hit by a car. Around 9 p.m. Tuesday night, the Logan Township Police Department said they went to the 1600 block of East Pleasant Valley Boulevard for a report of the incident. The skateboarder is in stable condition at UPMC Altoona. … Read more
The Altoona Police Department says a teenager is wanted for attempted homicide following a shots fired incident in the city earlier this month. Police say they’re looking for 17-year-old Louis Colon for his involvement in the shots fired incident that happened April 7. Colon is accused of firing three rounds at a man who was … Read more
An Altoona man will not be allowed to withdraw his guilty pleas to a string of charges that he faces after a high-speed car chase through the city. 38 year old Ricky Lee Jones was arrested back on November 27, 2018, and charged with possession of firearms prohibited, attempting to elude police, recklessly endangering others … Read more