It happened just after midnight Thursday on the 2,000 block of 10th Street. Police say Alvin Morrison was acting suspicious and tried to hide a five-gallon bucket behind some hedges. Morrison was released on his own recognizance. A wooden playhouse was set on fire in the backyard of a home on 4th Avenue and 10th Street in Lakemont. Mike Noce says he pulled into his driveway, saw the flames and called 911.
Police say there was no electrical power in the playhouse nor anything flammable.
An area school has expelled four students for allegedly bringing knives to school. The four Richland High School sophomores reportedly bought the knives when they were on a field trip in New York City. School Superintendent Sal Marro made the decision to expell them after a meeting on Monday. Students' names aren't being released because they are all juveniles. The crumbling fascade of a Johnstown building is adding to the city's downtown traffic woes.