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An Altoona couple were charged with child endangerment and drug-related charges Saturday after police discovered the family was living in “deplorable conditions,” court documents stated.
Altoona residents Kenneth and Sherry Meek were arraigned Saturday by Magisterial District Judge Andrew Blattenberger, and both were released on unsecured bails of $50,000 each, according to court documents.
About 1:30 a.m. Saturday, police accompanied AMED in responding to a medical call involving a 6-year-old, who was shocked by an electrical outlet, police reported.
While Sherry Meek was initially hesitant about letting first responders into her home near the 500 block of Fourth Avenue, police were eventually granted access, a criminal complaint stated.
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Two Altoona men were charged with burglary Thursday after police responded to a call on Fourth Avenue and found one of the men bleeding from a head wound, court documents stated.
Albert W. Marini, 59, and Wayne Williams, 51, were arraigned Thursday by Magisterial District Judge Paula Aigner on multiple charges, including burglary, criminal conspiracy to engage in burglary and criminal trespassing, according to court documents.
The Altoona Police Department reported that officers responded to a burglary in progress about midnight Wednesday, and discovered Williams and Marini standing outside the residence in question.
Blood was streaming down the side of Marini’s face, and he told police a person inside the residence struck him in the head with a metal pipe, a criminal complaint stated.
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Police charged a former Altoona man Friday with stealing multiple firearms after he allegedly confessed to taking the guns from a couple who let him stay with them during the holidays, court documents stated.
Richard C. Wertz, 42, was arraigned Saturday by Magisterial District Judge Matthew Dunio on firearms and theft-related charges, according to court documents.
The victims told police they invited Wertz to stay with them during the month of December to allow Wertz to “get back on his feet,” police reported.
In a taped interview with police just after New Year’s Day, Wertz confessed to making an agreement with his co-defendant, Jo Ann Martinez/Smolko, to remove three firearms from the victims’ home in December, court documents stated.
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