ASSAULT CHARGES A woman, against her will, was assaulted and restricted to her bedroom for hours. City police allege that Toyrel James Pinkney, 26,of Williamsport is accused by Williamsport Bureau of Police Officer Ericka M. Heath of strangling a woman in the 700 block of West Edwin St. around 6:40 a.m. on March 21. According…… more »
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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 30, 2021
PROSTITUTION CHARGES A Williamsport man encouraged his fiancee to engage in prostitution in a parking lot in Loyalsock Township, according to State Police in Montoursville. On March 22, Thomas John Drevenak, 48, was charged with one felony count of promoting prostitution and multiple misdemeanors According to northcentralpa.com, Drevenak arranged for his fiancee to engage in…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 29, 2021
LANCERS WIN CHAMPIONSHIP Loyalsock, the first public school to win the AAA crown in 10 years, with a young basketball program that started in 1963. Four players scored in double figures, Loyalsock lancers defeated Brookville, 75-53, and captured the lancers first state championship. ATTEMPTED AGGRAVATED ASSAULT An attempted murder charge was dismissed in Lycoming County…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 27, 2021
SEXUAL ASSAULT She Is accused of sexually assaulting a person less than 16 years old in Lycoming County. Mackenzie Blaze Dugan, of Lock Haven, has been charged on Wednesday with a felony and multiple misdemeanors by Trooper Jamesan Keeler of Montoursville PSP for sexually abusing a minor on or about July 1, 2019, in Woodward…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 25, 2021
Two Loyalsock Township adults were displaced after a fire damaged their residence. According to the Sun Gazette, the two alarm fire was called in by a neighbor who saw the smoke coming from the home in the 100 block of Willow Brook Road. According to state police, one firefighter sustained minor injuries responding to the…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 24, 2021
POLICE INVESTIGATING REPORTS OF A WEEKEND SHOOTING Williamsport Police are still investigating a shooting that occurred Sunday night in the city. According to the Sun Gazette, Williamsport police said the incident may have occurred after a fight started near the 2500 block of West Fourth Street around 7:30pm. Officers say there is no threat to…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 23, 2021
MAN WHO COMMITTED MULTIPLE VEHICULAR CRIMES IN CUSTODY A man from Virginia is in custody after breaking the law in several Pennsylvania counties earlier this month. According to state police 31-year old Ryan Da Silva of Virginia Beach allegedly threatened people at a Danville area hotel on March 7th and was also involved in a…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 22, 2021
RALLY IN LOCK HAVEN TO PROTEST INTEGRATION There was a rally in downtown Lock Haven Saturday in protest to the integration of the higher education system in Pennsylvania which could possibly combine the Clinton County university with Mansfield and Bloomsburg universities. According to the Sun Gazette, about 100 people were in Triangle park this weekend…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 21, 2021
DRUG ARREST ON INTERSTATE 80 Before 2pm, March 1, On Interstate 80 West in Union County, two New York men were stopped by PSP Milton and were allegedly in possession of several pounds of cocaine and marijuana. According northcentralpa.com, Vidal Ortiz Jr., 25, of Elmhurst, N.Y. and Douglas A. Gilliam, 38, of Bronx, N.Y., were…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 20, 2021
ASSAULT CHARGES IN POINT TOWNSHIP After allegedly starting a fight with another man, Samuel Swinehart, Northumberland, smashed a car window with a shovel. inside The vehicle, sat a toddler in the back seat. According to the Daily Item, on Feb 7, on Neitz Road , Point Township Patrolman Kevin Herring charged swinehart with multiple misdemeanors…… more »