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While investigating a trespassing complaint Wednesday at the Cedar Grove Motel, 1671 Bellemeade Drive, police arrested a city man on unrelated drug charges, court documents stated.
Michael A. Stine, 38, was arraigned Friday by Magisterial District Judge Ben Jones on drug- and firearms-related charges, and he is currently detained at Blair County Prison on a $75,000 cash bail, according to court documents.
Around 7 p.m. Wednesday, the motel’s owner flagged down a Logan Township police officer to discuss a complaint about a trespasser, police reported.
While investigating the complaint, an officer initiated an interview with two men and a woman exiting a motel room, a criminal complaint stated. A second Logan Township officer arriving at the scene recognized one of the men as Stine, who had an open arrest warrant for narcotics charges, court documents stated.
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A call about a firearms disturbance Jan. 15 resulted in an Altoona woman facing drug charges Monday, but police did not report finding a firearm, court documents stated.
Amanda L. Hairfield, 34, was arraigned Monday by Magisterial District Judge Ben Jones after police discovered cash, drugs, a scale and an owe-sheet in a vehicle registered to her, according to court documents.
Police received an anonymous call about several people yelling in front of a yellow house on 24th Street while two men holding guns stood near a green SUV, police reported.
Responding officers noted a green SUV registered to Hairfield was at the location reported by the caller, but they did not observe any apparent disturbance, a criminal complaint stated.
Two Philadelphia men were charged for drug possession Jan. 29 after police stopped a vehicle for failing to use a turn signal to enter a roadway from a parked p
After leading police on a high-speed chase through Altoona on Tuesday, a city man was discovered hiding under a bush with a significant amount of illegal drugs,
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An Altoona man was charged with several crimes relating to child pornography stemming from an incident in 2019, and he has been jailed, according to Blair County court documents.
Jeffrey S. Snaman, 20, was arraigned Tuesday by Magisterial District Judge Ben Jones on 17 felony charges and 14 misdemeanors relating to child pornography and designing or copying obscene materials, according to court documents.
In December 2019, police responded to an attempted suicide at a residence where Snaman was staying, a criminal complaint stated.
While performing a safety sweep of the residence, police noted a hypodermic needle and a burnt, metal spoon were left in plain view.