FALLENTIMBER — Robin William Shomo, 27, of Fallentimber has been arrested for the January burglary of Uncle Phil’s Store in Reade Township.
State police said Shomo was identified through surveillance video when he was cashing in lottery tickets stolen in the burglary.
Police said someone cut or smashed a hole through a wall in the rear of the building about 12:30 a.m. Jan. 18. Once inside, the burglars rummaged through the store’s office and stole about $100 in cash and 24 lottery tickets.
Shomo was arraigned Saturday by on-call District Judge Rick Varner and placed in Cambria County Prison after failing to post $70,000 bond.
Route 22 project slated to begin today
EBENSBURG – Beginning today, long-term lane closures will be placed on Route 22 from the Ebensburg interchange to
Route 2013, Wilmore Road, in Cambria Township. The contractor will set up traffic control that will close both eastbound and westbound right lanes as part of the Route 22 rehabilitation project.
The project consists of concrete patching and bituminous overlay, guiderail updates, drainage improvements, pavement markings and signing modifications. Also included in this project is the rehabilitation of the eastbound off-ramp and the westbound on-ramp along with a single span reinforced concrete T-beam bridge over Howell’s Run. The project length is about one mile.
New Enterprise Stone and Lime Co. Inc., of New Enterprise is the contractor for this $2.4 million project.
Work is expected to be completed by late June.
Jackson Twp. OKs sex-offender restrictions
MUNDYS CORNER – The Jackson Township supervisors on Thursday approved an ordinance governing where adult violent sexual offenders can live in the municipality after their release from prison. Township Manager Dave Hriko has said that the ordinance is a preventative step – no troubles have been experienced with offenders now living in the township.
The residency rules specify that offenders can not live within a half-mile of a child-care facility, community center, park, school or senior center. Violators will be subject to a jail term of up to 90 days and a fine of up to $1,000 for each violation.
The law does not apply to offenders who already have established residency.
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