Police

SUNBURY — Two out-of-state individuals accused of releasing 683 mink from a Northumberland County fur farm in 2024 were granted a trial continuation.

LEWISBURG — A Mifflinburg man accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old is seeking to unseal a separate case involving the alleged victim.On Monday, Timothy Alan Dowhower, 44, of Conley Road, Mifflinburg, and his defense attorney, Michael Rudinski, of Williamsport, appeared in front of Union County Judge Michael Piecuch to argue for access to the case.

MIFFLINBURG — Newly appointed Police Chief Tracy Fetterman takes inspiration from his grandfather and other law enforcement mentors as he takes over leadership of the Mifflinburg Borough Police Department.

Danville students reported a potential threat after school on Wednesday, leading to an increased police presence at Danville Middle School on Thursday.

SUNBURY — Attorneys for the two out-of-state individuals accused of releasing 683 mink from a Northumberland County fur farm in 2024 asked for a continuance because they have not received all discovery evidence.

SUNBURY — A city resident claims a Sunbury councilman trespassed on her property and used his position as the head of the code department to threaten her.

SHAMOKIN — A 54-year-old Shamokin man told a witness he would become the “biggest mass shooter in American history,” according to charges filed by city police.

SUNBURY — An Elysburg man is jailed on $75,000 cash bail and faces felony criminal trespass charges after Sunbury police say he entered a Reagan Street home, ran from officers and resisted arrest.

SUNBURY — Northumberland County District Attorney Michael O’Donnell, District Judge Rachel Wiest-Benner, Sunbury and Northumberland police departments and Stonington state police will be targeting outstanding warrants in the city after April 24.

SUNBURY — Shikellamy High School students solved a mock murder on Friday that occurred inside the Shikellamy Apartments, room 405.