By: WJAC Web Staff
KING TWP., Bedford County, Pa. -- Police said a man is behind bars Monday accused of busting into a home and assaulting the residents.
Police said Darrell Jaramillo of Portage was charged in connection with the incident that happened on South Scrubgrass Road in King Township. ...
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Man in jail after being accused of assaulting residents
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Burglar takes $3,000 from Bedford County home
By: WJAC Web Staff
SOUTH WOODBURY TWP., Bedford County, Pa. -- State police in Bedford are investigating a break-in and theft from a home in South Woodbury Township.
They said sometime between Oct. 2 and Oct. 23, someone got into the home through an unlocked door, went to the bedroom and forced open a safe. ...
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Breezewood man facing theft, drug and gun charges
By: WJAC Web Staff
SNAKE SPRING TWP., Bedford County, Pa. – A Breezewood man is in Bedford County Jail facing a long list of charges following an incident Sunday.
State police said 29-year-old Joshua Mellott broke into one vehicle in the parking lot of the Everett Church of God in Snake Spring Township Sunday morning, took a loaded gun from inside then fired at least seven shots, breaking out the back window of another parked vehicle. ...
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Vehicle stolen from Bedford County home
By: WJAC Web Staff
HOPEWELL TWP., Bedford County, Pa. -- The search is on in Bedford County for a stolen vehicle.
Police said Tammy Jo Miller reported her 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier stolen from her home on Raystown Road in Hopewell Township.
It happened sometime Sunday night. ...
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Missing hunter found dead on state game lands
by: Jackalyn Kovac
HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- State police were called out to conduct a death investigation Sunday after a hunter was found dead on state game lands in Bedford County Sunday, 15 hours after he was reported missing by his family. ...
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State police in Bedford County look for home intruder
By: WJAC Web Staff
WEST PROVIDENCE TWP., Bedford County, Pa. -- State police in Bedford are looking for the man who entered a home in West Providence Township Tuesday morning.
They said a 12-year-old boy was in the home at the time.
He described the intruder as about 6 feet tall and wearing a black sweatshirt, a black leather vest and blue jeans. ...
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Everett student makes a difference through her volunteer work
Reported by: Lindsay Ward
EVERETT, Pa. -- Nicole Clark, a senior at Everett Area High School in Bedford County is just like any other student her age.
“I’m always busy,” said Clark.
Busy with her many activities such as track and Drama Club, but what really consumes this 17-year-old’s time is her volunteer work. ...
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Operation Stuffed Turkey nabs local drug dealers
By: WJAC Web Staff
BEDFORD, Pa. – The Bedford County Drug Task Force and Pennsylvania State Police worked together to serve arrest warrants on 22 local drug dealers in “Operation Stuffed Turkey” Monday morning.
The drug raid began at 7 a. ...
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Winter weather delays travel in Breezewood
Reported by: Jackalyn Kovac
BREEZEWOOD, Pa. – Thousands of people are traveling on Pennsylvania highways Wednesday, one of the busiest traveling days of the year.
Snow made drive time much slower for many people, especially those who were expecting snow on their trip. ...
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Travelers through Breezewood say weather is slowing them down
Reported by: Jackalyn Kovac
BREEZEWOOD, Pa. -- With Thanksgiving Thursday, many people are hitting the roads to see their families.
The snow continued to fall in Breezewood Wednesday evening.
As drivers made their way to their holiday destinations, the weather was slowing them down. ...
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Pedestrian struck by train in Bedford Co.
HYNDMAN, Pa. -- Bedford County dispatch confirmed a pedestrian was struck by a train in the area of Hyndman Sunday around 8 p.m.
The victim's name or condition was not released, but train traffic was stopped in that area for some time. ...
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Fundraising account set up for Bedford Co. teen struck, killed by train
A Bedford County teenager was killed by a train Sunday night, but is being remembered by family and friends.
Tears and tight hugs helped console friends of Jonah Kindya, 16, less than 24 hours after his death.
"He was a very sarcastic person, very humorous; just a guy that you could tell when he walks into the room, he's that guy,” friend Nic Smith said. ...
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Man facing burglary, harassment charges following crash in Bedford County
By: WJAC Web Staff
EAST ST. CLAIR TWP., Bedford County, Pa. -- A Bedford County man is facing burglary and harassment charges following a two-vehicle crash that happened Friday night in East St. Clair Township.
Police said Jason Spicer exchanged information with Rebecca Feathers after their accident on Quaker Valley Road. ...
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Bedford jail warden resigns, accuses commissioners of changing report
Reported by: Erin Calandra
BEDFORD, Pa. – We now have our hands on a resignation letter from Bedford County Jail Warden David Kessling. Kessling resigned earlier this week, just a few months after a jailbreak.
In the letter, Kessling accuses two county commissioners of trying to change his initial report on the escaped inmate, but county commissioners said it’s all a misunderstanding. ...
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Bedford Co. man burned in fire
By: Jackalyn Kovac
KIMMEL TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Several fire companies from Bedford and Blair counties were called to a structure fire in Kimmel Township, Bedford County, around 1 p.m. Sunday.
According to officials, an elderly man living inside the home was severely burned in the fire. ...
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Man charged for burning two people with flare gun
By: WJAC Web Staff
BROAD TOP TWP., Bedford County, Pa. -- A Bedford County man has been charged in a Halloween night incident in which two people were badly burned by a flare gun.
State police said Jonathan Thomas, of Breezewood, drove into a wooded area in Broad Top Township with a 19-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman in the car. ...
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Bedford County car dealership owner jailed, accused of fraud
Reported by: Erin Calandra
SNAKE SPRING TWP., Bedford County, Pa. – A Bedford County car dealership owner is behind bars after being accused of ripping off the state, several businesses and dozens of people.
Police said 52-year-old Anthony Roy, former owner of Tony Roy Auto Sales in Snake Spring Township in Bedford County, sold vehicles to more than two dozen people, but police said he never sent the money to the finance companies in order for these customers to receive their titles. ...
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Documents from Bedford County jailbreak released
Reported by: Erin Calandra
BEDFORD, Pa. – Two Bedford County commissioners are under fire after documents involving the recent jailbreak are released.
Those documents were released shortly after a heated commissioners meeting Thursday morning. ...
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Man goes missing in Bedford Co. Christmas Day
By: WJAC Web Staff
West St. Clair Township, Pa.-- A man goes missing on Christmas Day and now State Police in Bedford are looking for him.
According to State Police, Zachery Ash, 24, left his home on Mogart Road in West St. ...
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Fire destroys Bedford County home, rekindles hours later
By: WJAC Web Staff
LONDONDERRY TWP., Bedford County, Pa. -- A fire in Bedford County early Wednesday that destroyed the home of a couple currently visiting family in Virginia.
Bedford County 911 said crews were called to the New Life Bible Camp in Londonderry Township at around 3 a. ...
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