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Grazioli held for court in homicide

Posted on May 9th, 2018 at 10:07 AM

John P. Grazioli, accused of fatally shooting his wife in their Millcreek Township home before driving to Erie and confessing to a Catholic priest on the afternoon of March 8, sat silently in a packed courtroom on Tuesday afternoon as prosecutors presented testimony from his ex-wife and two township police officers in presenting their homicide case against him.

Erie man charged with manslaughter in son’s death

Posted on May 7th, 2018 at 4:38 PM

Erie police investigators charge that a city man left his 11-month-old son unattended in a bathtub in early December when he left their westside apartment to cash his paycheck without telling anyone else that the boy was bathing.

Bike, foot patrols returning to Erie

Posted on May 4th, 2018 at 11:32 AM

The return of warm weather has the Erie Bureau of Police ready to send out special patrols on foot and on bicycles to advance its community policing efforts.

14-year-old charged in Iroquois gun threat

Posted on April 24th, 2018 at 4:41 PM

Lawrence Park Township police said a 14-year-old junior high school student at Iroquois High School faces terroristic threats and disorderly conduct charges in a gun threat incident at the school on Friday afternoon.

Erie man waives felony charge in drug case

Posted on April 19th, 2018 at 4:20 PM

An Erie man charged in a city police drug investigation that stemmed from complaints about suspected drug activity at the Liberty Plaza during the fall waived a felony charge to court under an agreement reached with prosecutors on Thursday.

Wesleyville man who got stuck in ductwork pleads to burglary

Posted on April 11th, 2018 at 11:20 AM

A Wesleyville man is facing prison time after pleading guilty Tuesday to burglarizing an Erie store where police found him stuck in the ventilation ductwork.

Pa. Court to decide if drug use while pregnant is child abuse

Posted on April 9th, 2018 at 5:21 PM

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s highest court will decide whether a woman’s use of illegal drugs while pregnant qualifies as child abuse under state law.

Shooter gets state prison in gunfight at Erie gas station

Posted on April 3rd, 2018 at 5:09 PM

A 34-year-old Erie man with a prior conviction for attempted homicide was sent back to state prison Tuesday for his involvement in an April gunfight that left one man injured.

Erie police officer withdraws guilty plea in off-duty fatal DUI

Posted on March 29th, 2018 at 4:43 PM

After months of delays leading up to her scheduled sentencing, a suspended Erie police officer extended her criminal case on Thursday by withdrawing her guilty plea to charges she caused an off-duty fatal crash while driving drunk in McKean Township in February 2017.

Leclair trial moved to October in Lake Erie homicide

Posted on March 28th, 2018 at 5:08 PM

Christopher Leclair is accused of fatally shooting his wife, Karen Leclair, while the couple was out on Lake Erie in their fishing boat.

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