radioNOVO News for Altoona: June 11, 2026

RNN ALTOONA 06/11/26          AN ELDORADO MAN IS FACING CHARGES AFTER AN EIGHT-HOUR ARMED STANDOFF IN ALTOONA.           21-YEAR-OLD PATRICK MCINTIRE ALLEGEDLY THREATENED TO KILL FAMILY MEMBERS WITH A SHOTGUN BEFORE BARRICADING HIMSELF INSIDE A HOME NEAR PLEASANT VALLEY BOULEVARD. ALTOONA POLICE USED A DRONE TO LOCATE MCINTIRE, WHO FIRED ONE SHOT BEFORE SURRENDERING WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. MCINTIRE WAS TAKEN FOR A MENTAL HEALTH EVALUATION AND FACES MULTIPLE CHARGES.          RESIDENTS PACKED THE DUNCANSVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING WEDNESDAY, DEMANDING ANSWERS AFTER A POLICE OFFICER WAS SEEN ON SCHOOL BUS VIDEO ALLEGEDLY RUNNING A STOP SIGN AND CUTTING IN FRONT OF A BUS CARRYING CHILDREN. BOROUGH OFFICIALS DECLINED TO DISCUSS THE OFFICER’S STATUS, CALLING IT A PERSONNEL MATTER. FRUSTRATED RESIDENTS QUESTIONED ACCOUNTABILITY AND ALSO RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT LIMITED POLICE STAFFING AND RECENT REPORTS OF VANDALISM IN THE BOROUGH.          THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCI HOUTZDALE IS DISPUTING ALLEGATIONS IN A FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS LAWSUIT OVER THE SUICIDE OF LYCOMING COUNTY INMATE EDWARD BOWER JUNIOR. PRISON OFFICIALS SAY BOWER WAS NOT IN A PSYCHIATRIC OBSERVATION CELL OR UNDER CONSTANT WATCH WHEN HE DIED IN FEBRUARY. THE LAWSUIT REMAINS PENDING.