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Crews from both Blair and Cambria counties battled a two-alarm house fire in Logan Township Saturday evening, according to fire officials. Officials say crews w
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Blair County law enforcement agencies reported increased drug activity during the coronavirus pandemic, but in some cases, social distancing restrictions hampered their efforts.
“There were two issues that arose from the pandemic,” said Blair County District Attorney Pete Weeks. “We’ve seen more substance abuse, because of the stay-at-home orders and the circumstances brought on by decisions made during the (COVID-19) pandemic.”
The second issue law enforcement encountered was fewer impediments to drug traffickers moving through the community as lockdowns hindered house-to-house investigations, Weeks said.
Several metrics are used to track drug activity within communities, but for clarity and ease of access, the Altoona Mirror requested data from local law enforcement, measuring the number of possession with intent to deliver charges processed from 2018-20.
Family of man who took 2 women hostage before being shot dead by police files lawsuit
Updated Jan 21, 2021;
Posted Jan 21, 2021
William Owens was shot and killed by police after holding two women hostage in a UPS warehouse in Gloucester County. (Facebook)
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The family of a man shot dead by police after authorities say he held two women hostage, beat them and tried to shoot one as she ran away has filed a lawsuit alleging excessive force by officers.
His family claims in the suit that he was trying to surrender to police when he was killed.
Owens, who previously worked at the site, confronted a woman with whom he had a prior relationship, followed her inside the building, grabbed her and fired a handgun into the air. He announced that he was taking the woman hostage, said he was going to kill her and pistol-whipped a security guard, according to the state Attorney General’s office, which reviewed the circumstances surrounding the shooting and cleared the office