Brothers captured for Sugar Grove robbery, other cases in Buffalo

March 27, 2020

Two brothers charged with armed robbery at the Sugar Grove Kwik Fill have been detained. Charges have been filed against Joshua P. Jacoby, 20, and Aaron M. Jacoby, 19, both of Sugar Grove. Police told the Times Observer on Thursday that the brothers were detained in Buffalo and that “there are several active cases in the Buffalo area that they are suspect in.” According to Pennsylvania State Police, Aaron Jacoby is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon; robbery - threat of immediate bodily injury; and robbery - take property by force; and Joshua Jacoby faces ...

State Police search for Kwik Fill armed robbery suspects

March 25, 2020

State police continue to search for brothers suspected of an armed robbery on March 17 at Sugar Grove Kwik Fill. According to Warren-based state police, warrants have been issued for Joshua P. Jacoby, 20, and Aaron M. Jacoby, 19, both of Sugar Grove. Both had been employees of the ...

Russell-Akeley Life

February 19, 2020

It has been 47 years, almost to the day, since my wife and I and our three-year-old daughter moved to Russell. We were fortunate to find the two-year-old home we now live in — because the folks who were living in it before us wanted to move back to eastern Pennsylvania to take a job in ...

Marienville man jailed in drug trafficking bust

January 30, 2020

A Marienville man faces 15 felony counts after allegedly arranging the delivery of methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana, from Akron, Ohio, to Warren County. Brandon M. Wilson, 28, of Marienville, is charged with three counts of possession with intent to deliver; 12 counts of criminal use of a communication facility; three counts of possession of a controlled substance; and two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia. Among the alleged communications between Wilson and a confidential informant working with the Warren County drug task force were two photos of Wilson with “two ...

Russell-Akeley Life

January 21, 2020

Robert Russell, the founder of our town, had a great influence on the layout of Russell’s streets. In 1843, he commissioned Andrew Ludlow to designate the pattern of streets that still exist today. Moreover, he built more than a dozen houses surrounding what became the downtown business ...

State Police seek Sugar Grove gas theft suspect

January 4, 2020

State police at the Warren barracks are seeking information about a van and its driver suspected of possibly more than one gas drive-off. On Dec. 15 troopers were contacted by the Kwik Fill on Warren Road in Sugar Grove about a vehicle that drove off from a fuel pump without paying for $54.73 worth of gas. The vehicle is described as a gold Dodge Caravan made in the 2000 years. It has rust on the quarter panels, N.Y. registration/inspection stickers on the windshield and does not have a front license plate, according to police. The driver is described as a male, approximately in ...