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Montgomery man charged with assault

What started as a verbal argument allegedly turned physical when Robert A. Bitler, 61, of 577 Brick Church Road, Montgomery, allegedly struck an alleged victim multiple times on March 27, 2026, state police said in an affidavit. The alleged victim stated that Bitler had attacked her on ...

Crews battle fire at vacant Memorial Avenue property

Multiple emergency crews were called to a vacant residence in the 1500 block of Memorial Avenue when a fire broke out in the structure just before 9 p.m. Sunday night. Upon arrival, flames could be seen shooting from two sides of the wood frame house, city fire officials said, according to ...

Person of interest in custody following fatal overnight shooting

City police have detained a person of interest following a fatal overnight shooting in the 2000 block of Central Avenue, according to a post to the crimewatch website. Police responded to the area just before 12:30 a.m. Saturday morning, and discovered a 41-year-old male with multiple gunshot ...

Lycoming County prison inmate accused of sexually assaulting cellmate

Lycoming County Prison inmate Allen Arthur Frazier was charged this week with sexually assaulting another inmate in the cell the two shared earlier this month, it was alleged in court documents filed by county Detective Loretta A. Badger. Although the victim told him to stop, Frazier, 41, ...