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An argument Friday morning ended with a man being stabbed in the back and the woman behind bars, according to court documents. Jhimenna Rachell Torres, 21, was arraigned Friday afternoon before Magisterial District Judge Daniel C. DeAntonio on a felony count of aggravated assault, misdemeanor counts of simple assault and recklessly endangering another person and […]

A city man wanted by Altoona police on an outstanding felony warrant of drug delivery resulting in death is now behind bars. Jameek Chamel Blocken, 41, was taken into custody Wednesday after police received a tip he was in the area. Blocken had been listed as one of the top five wanted suspects on the […]

A Duncansville man is behind bars after allegedly entering his ex-girlfriend’s home, taking her phone and struggling with her over a backpack. Michael Joseph Lattieri, 42, was arraigned Wednesday night before Magisterial District Judge Matthew Dunio on felony charges of burglary, robbery and escape, along with misdemeanor charges of recklessly endangering another person, simple assault, […]

From Mirror staff reports A Johnstown man is behind bars in Blair County after Altoona police were dispatched to check on an unconscious male behind the wheel of a vehicle and turned up information on a drug ring. According to court documents, police located the vehicle March 28 on the 900 block of Sixth Avenue […]

A city man suspected of running a drug trafficking operation out of his Altoona residence had all charges against him bound to the court of common pleas following a preliminary hearing in Blair County court on Wednesday. Larry David Tobias, 41, is facing one felony count each of possession of firearm prohibited, receiving stolen property, […]

A 21-year-old city man is behind bars after allegedly meeting up with a 13-year-old girl to have sex. Braeden James Zimmerman, 21, was arraigned Saturday before Magisterial District Judge Paula M. Aigner on felony charges of statutory sexual assault, child pornography, unlawful contact with a minor and criminal use of a communication facility along with […]

A city man is behind bars after being accused of stealing copper wire from a Penelec substation. Kenneth Michael Oschea, 41, was arraigned Tuesday night before Magisterial District Judge Daniel C. DeAntonio on more than a dozen charges, including felony counts of conspiracy burglary, receiving stolen property, criminal trespass, theft and criminal use of a […]

Charges have been filed against two more teenagers involved in the New Year’s Day shooting in Altoona, according to court documents. So far, seven teens have been charged as adults in the incident. James William Fisher, 18, was arraigned Wednesday before Magisterial District Judge Daniel C. DeAntonio and remanded to the Blair County Prison after […]

Five teenagers being charged as adults in a shooting incident on New Year’s Day appear to be involved in a small “gang war” between two distinct groups, according to court documents. During the investigation into the early morning shooting on the 700 block of Fourth Street, police interviewed witnesses and juveniles found at the scene, […]

Five city teenagers are being charged as adults after a report of shots fired in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day. According to online court documents, three of the four teens arrested and arraigned Thursday face a felony charge of criminal attempt criminal homicide, although additional information about the shooting incident was not […]