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Friday February 3, 2012
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One Dead In House Fire
One person is dead after a fire destroys a home on the Arnot Road in Charleston
Township.
Firefighters were called out at 2:45 this morning. The
identity of the victim has not been released.
State Police fire investigators from Mansfield and Montoursville are working to
determine a cause.
More details as they become available
Tioga Man Charged
George T. Dyer, 23, of Tioga, has been charged with simple assault, disorderly conduct and criminal mischief following an incident at The Pub in Tioga.
According to, Tioga Borough police charged Dyer after he hit the bartender, April Powers, who was escorting him out after he became threatening to other patrons on Nov. 12. Police said he hit Powers in the neck and shoulder area with a closed fist, causing extreme pain, and sending her to the hospital for treatment.
He was removed from the bar and he then punched a tempered plate glass window valued at $1,090 with his fist, breaking the window, police said.
He was issued a summons to appear at a Feb. 22 preliminary hearing.
Wegmans Recalls Hard-Cooked Eggs
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is recalling hard-cooked eggs, as well as prepared foods that contain hard-cooked eggs, sold between January 23 and February 1, 2012 because the eggs have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
This recall only affects purchases made at Wegmans’ Rochester, Buffalo, Syracuse, Canandaigua, Newark, Geneva, Corning, Elmira, Geneseo, and Hornell stores.
The following affected products sold in Wegmans:
Hard-Cooked Eggs (sold by the pound in prepared foods or as a choice on the
Fresh Foods Bar
Garden Salad
Baby Spinach Salad
Chef Salad
Egg Salad
Egg Salad Sub
Kosher Macaroni Salad
Kosher Pickled Eggs
Charges Filed
State police at Mansfield said Robert Eugene Johnson IV, 36, of Canton, is accused in a reported domestic dispute that took place at 6:35 p.m. Jan. 23 on Cherry Flats Road in Charleston Township, Tioga County, Pa.
Police said Johnson allegedly harassed a 33-year-old woman.
Two Charged With Retail Theft
State police at Mansfield said Steven Dale Thome, 20, and Michelle Lea Brown, 27, both of Gillett were arrested around 6:40 p.m. Jan. 28 for retail theft at the Walmart in Richmond Township, Tioga County, Pa.
Police said Thome and Brown tried to take $43.53 worth of merchandise from Walmart without paying for it.
RailAmerica Signs Agreement to Acquire Majority Interest in the Wellsboro and Corning Railroad
RailAmerica has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire a seventy-percent interest in the Wellsboro and Corning Railroad ("WCOR") and Industrial Waste Group ("IWG") from Myles Group for $18 million. Members of the Myles family will retain the remaining thirty-percent interest in the companies and continue in senior leadership roles. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to be completed early in the second quarter of 2012.
The WCOR operates 38 miles of track running from Wellsboro, PA to Corning, NY handling a variety of industrial products primarily used in the natural resources industry. RailAmerica anticipates the WCOR to experience rapid traffic growth and expand its freight and non-freight services in support of the development of the Marcellus Shale natural gas industry.
Prison Escapee Arrested
State Police in Wayland New York have arrested an escapee from the Tioga County Prison after he reportedly walked away from a work detail near the prison.
Police say Jeffrey Blair, 22, was caught after they located a stolen vehicle that was heading northbound on I-390. The vehicle was stopped after it pulled into the Dansville Village Mart Sunoco gas station in the Village of Dansville. The operator of the vehicle, Britian L. Loyd, 19, of Elmira, NY was apprehended inside the gas station. Blair was apprehended inside the stolen vehicle.
Blair has been charged with being a fugitive from justice, criminal possession of stolen property and criminal possession of a controlled substance. Loyd was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance and operating the vehicle without a license. Police issued the controlled substance charge after allegedly finding crack cocaine inside the vehicle.
Blair and Loyd were both arraigned in Dansville Village Court. Blair is being held in Livingston County Jail on no bail as a fugitive from justice and $100,000 cash bail for the stolen property and controlled substance charges. Loyd is being held on $5000 cash bail.
Impact Fee Agreement By Next Week?
At least one high ranking state senator believes that a deal could be struck in Harrisburg on a gas impact fee before the Governor puts forth his budget proposal for the 2012-2013 fiscal years.
Senate President Pro Tem Neil Scarnati says that negotiators from the senate, house and governor’s office continue to hammer out details on the proposed fee and says that work continues on the size of the fee, where and how the money will be distributed and on who will enforce that fee once it’s in place.
Gillett Man Charged
According to police, Paul Marvin Crispell Jr., 27 of Gillett, has been charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, driving while under the influence, and careless driving.
Police reported being dispatched on Sept. 19 to investigate a report of a disabled vehicle on Manahan Road in Burlington Township. When they arrived, police said, they discovered an abandoned Jeep Cherokee in the road.
The Jeep was towed from the scene and the driver, identified as Crispell, was discovered about a mile away, staggering on the road.
Crispell was eventually placed under arrest and transported to Memorial Hospital, where he consented to a blood test. The test eventually revealed the presence of a controlled substance in Crispell's blood, police said.
Police Investigate Theft
Pennsylvania State Police in Towanda are investigating a theft in Ridgebury
Township.
They say sometime between November and December
$6,000 worth of collectible coins were stolen from a 62-year-old man.
Anyone with any information are asked to call
Pennsylvania State Police in Towanda.
The Mansfield University Boxing Club will host its annual invitational at Decker Gymnasium on Saturday, February 4 at 7 p.m.
In addition to the host squad from MU, teams from Lock Haven, West Point, U.S.
Coast Guard Academy and University of Massachusetts are expected to compete.
The MU Boxing Club is in its 20th year and is coached by Dennis Garner.
Tickets are $12 ringside, $7 for bleachers, and will be available at the door.
MU students with ID will be admitted free.
The event is sponsored by the MU Boxing Club and the Student Government
Association (SGA). It is supported by student activity fees and is sanctioned by
the National Collegiate Boxing Association.
To find out more about the MU Boxing Club, go to youtube.com/mansfielduniversity
Man Charged With MU Vandalism
Mansfield University Police charged Nicholas A. Lose, 20, of Watsontown with institutional vandalism.
According to documents, Lose intentionally broke 25 windows out of the new residence halls on Morris Drive on Dec. 3.
Police said damage was done to 22 bedroom windows, two large picture windows and a front door.
Damages were estimated at $17,437.
Lose was released on $15,000 bail. His county arraignment is set for Feb. 13.
Gillett Woman Charged
Mansfield university police have charged Julie R. Jerzak, 36, of Gillett with theft.
According to documents, Jerzak took a gift card worth $65 from the desk of Michele Moore Jan. 12 and used it at Wal-mart two days later.
Police said they tracked the card through a receipt provided by the purchaser of the card, and the store provided digital surveillance footage of the transaction and records of a debit card transaction used at the same time belonging to Jerzak, who police allege admitted to the theft.
She was issued a summons for a Feb. 22 preliminary hearing.
Man Charged With Insurance Fraud
Nicholas Lowry, 23, Morris Run, Pa., faces a preliminary hearing on Feb. 1 on charges of insurance fraud and criminal attempt (theft by deception) for an incident between June 10-21 in Canton, according to court papers.
According to an affidavit, Lowry admitted that he added coverages to his GEICO insurance policy after his automobile accident occurred, and stated that he did not think he would have gotten caught.
Wilcox said Lowry's unsecure bail was set at $60,000.
Mansfield Man Sentenced
Jeremy S. Woods, 28, of 1Mansfield, has been sentenced to 24 months intermediate punishment for reckless endangerment, with the first year in prison, then probation and fined $250 and $175 restitution to the victim.
State police charged him after causing an accident by hitting another vehicle on Route 660, Covington Township on Aug. 4, 2010, as he was chasing down his ex-girlfriend, who was driving by his workplace.
Woman Sentenced For Bad Checks
Sandra Schrader, 31, of Westfield, has been sentenced to 12 months for bad checks and restitution of $1,747.36.
State police charged her for cashing $1,747.36 in bad checks between April 3 and May 13 at various banks and businesses in Westfield, Wellsboro, Middlebury Township, and Galeton.
Bill To Reduce Legislature Size
The Pennsylvania State House will get a chance to debate and vote on a bill, which would lower the size of the state legislature from 203 members down to 153.
The bill has been approved by the House State Government Committee by a vote of 18-6. In order for it to go into effect, it would have to pass both chambers of the legislature twice, before it became a constitutional referendum of which state voters would then have to approve.
Pennsylvania has the second largest state legislature in the country.
A Northern Tier Man Faces Federal Charges.
63-year old Michael Rinehart was arraigned on federal after he attempted to bring a gun on a plane at the Elmira Corning Regional Airport in December.
Rinehart was charged with possession of a weapon in Chemung County.
His attorney says he is charged with attempting to board an aircraft with a concealed dangerous weapon on the federal level.
Officials say a security officer at the airport's checkpoint detected a .38 caliber revolver loaded with five rounds of ammunition in the Detroit- bound passenger's bag.
The officer also found a 9-inch knife and a utility knife.
Blossburg Man Charged
Christopher C. Wilson, 19, of Blossburg, Ha been charged by state police with escape, loitering, public drunkenness and underage drinking.
According to documents, state police charged Wilson after he failed to return to jail following a temporary leave Jan. 10.
According to police, he showed up drunk at Jamie Pope's residence at 994 Warner Road, Jackson Township, and was loitering around the residence. Police said Wilson ran into some pine trees following a hit and run crash in which he was involved near the residence.
He was jailed in lieu of $2,500 bail, and his preliminary hearing was continued to Feb. 9
Police Investigating Burglary
Police are investigating a burglary that happened between Jan. 11 and 14 at Lawrenceville Car Town. Police said someone kicked in the front door of the used car dealership and tried to find keys, but could not find any. The same person or people then stole an unlocked Dodge Ram 1500 with keys still inside at nearby Chilson-Wilcox Inc., police said.
Police asked anyone with information to contact them at (570) 662-2151.
Wellsboro Man Charged With Theft
Ryan C. Arena, 21, of Wellsboro, has been charged by state police after being observed by Wal-Mart personnel placing a 47-inch 3D TV valued at $898, and clothing for a total value of $944 into a cart and leaving without paying.
He was released on $5,000 bail and his preliminary hearing is set for Jan. 25.
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