Meadville Crime & Law Watch

A U.S. Highway 61 traffic stop in Crawford County's Township of Scott escalated after the driver showed signs of drug impairment and failed field...

The remains of Walter Allen Peterson III, missing since February 26 after last being seen in Titusville, were discovered on September 22 and...

• Large structure fire broke out at the Country Club of Meadville with flames visible through the roof
• Multiple departments including Saegertown,...

Unsolicited paving offers in Crawford County have led to a local police investigation into Acker Blacktop Paving, with possible links to complaints in...

A Meadville man received a sentence for hacking explicit photos, underscoring the legal consequences of unauthorized access to private images.

A 50-year-old man faces murder, rape, and kidnapping charges in the 2002 disappearance of Sabrina Kahler, whose body was never...

• New allegation: Christopher Philip Leuthauser, 42, of Steelville, was arrested after reportedly grabbing a 4-year-old by the hair and dragging the...

Pennsylvania State Police detailed three nonfatal crashes in Crawford County earlier this month.

• Concord Township (Sept 3): Driver lost control on...

James Morris, 49, of Centerville, died in a single-vehicle crash early Wednesday.

• The wreck happened around 12:20 a.m. on September 16 on Mystic...

Pennsylvania's Primary Health Network has distributed over 7,000 free gun locks since launching the program last year.

• Firearms account for more...

• Meadville and Crawford County departments can apply for PCCD's new VICTIM grants to fund software, hardware, and training for NIBRS crime-data...

Pennsylvania remembers Cpl. Bryon Dickson, a Marine veteran and seven-year state trooper killed in a 2014 ambush outside the Blooming Grove barracks, with Eric Frein convicted and sentenced to death for the attack.

• Senate Bill 1449 would prohibit use, sale, transfer, and production of machine gun conversion devices like Glock switches.
• Lawmakers point to 57...

• Multiple departments battled a fully involved house fire Tuesday in Summit Township near Gordon Road and Rising Sun Drive.
• Crews controlled flames...

Conneaut Area Senior High went into secure hold after a threat against a student was reported to the school's police officer.

• Secure hold...

U.S. Marshals recovered 20 missing children in the Mahoning Valley through Operation Meridian, run throughout August and targeting cases tied to suspected sex trafficking, abuse, neglect, and runaways.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is considering whether joint drug acquisition and use among co-users should serve as a defense in...

Residents needing ink fingerprints can visit Meadville Police Department in Meadville, PA 16335.

Key details to know:

• Call ahead first—hours, fees,...

A 75-year-old Saegertown man was sentenced to five years probation after pleading no contest to six counts of animal neglect in Crawford County...

Titusville Police and Crawford County Sheriff's Office teamed up Thursday for proactive enforcement focused on active warrants, drug crimes, and...