Police Report 7/21 - 7/27

Vandalism and graffiti by fire extinguisher. A potty accident in a store. A dog running at large and a human toddling at large. A coup de grace for a deer.

Calls received by the Port Allegany Police were many and varied in the week that began Monday, July 21.

Last Monday at 11:15 a.m. Chief Dave Distrola assisted a motorist with a vehicle lockout on Mill Street.

At 11:33 a.m. Distrola received a call about an unleashed dog at a Lillibridge Road location. He told the caller to notify the Pennsylvania State Police.

At 12:01 p.m. Dollar General staff requested help at the store, where someone had brought in a mentally challenged person who experienced a potty accident in his or her clothing. That individual had left by the time Distrola arrived.

At 3:30 p.m. Distrola received a complaint that a 17-year-old had been tattooed without the father’s permission. Apparently the father’s present wife had signed permission for her stepchild to be tattooed. Distrola explained that the statute concerning tattooing of minors does not apply sanctions against the unauthorized signer, but does apply them to the tattooist. The juvenile turns 18 in a month and would have been eligible then to receive tattoo services without parental permission.

At 9:30 p.m. Officer Adam Dickerson went to a Mill Street location where an unattended three-year-old child was running in the street. He located the parents and “advised them of the issue.”

Last Tuesday at 4:45 p.m. Dickerson received a complaint that a female juvenile had been struck in the head by a rock thrown by a male juvenile from the area outside the pool. Investigation continues; charges are pending.

At 10 p.m. Dickerson euthanized an injured deer on West Mill Street, and notified the game commission.

Last Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. Distrola assisted a motorist with a vehicle lockout at the Post Office.

At 10:p.m. Dickerson received a complaint about a barking dog in a Church Street neighborhood. He was unable to locate the source of the noise.

Thursday at 2 a.m. Dickerson received a call about a fire extinguisher having been stolen and discharged at a Main Street location. The matter was passed on to the following shift.

At 10:20 a.m. Chief Distrola received a call from Northern Tier Thrift Store about a fire extinguisher having been sprayed on the store front. The extinguisher had been removed from the hallway of 28 Main Street. The subject was located, and replaced the fire extinguisher and cleaned up the mess. No charges will be filed.

At 3:30 p.m. Distrola was contacted by Emporium-based PSP who picked up Trisha Wilkins on an arrest warrant. Distrola met the PSP unit and transported Wilkins to her arraignment before Magisterial District Judge William Todd. She was jailed “with bail condition.”

At 5 p.m. Officer Tony Tanner received a bike that had been found near the Shirt Shack and turned in.

At 8:47 p.m. Tanner received a complaint about a car being operated erratically, speeding and squealing tires on Edison Bates Drive. Tanner was unable to locate the vehicle.

Friday at 10:20 a.m. Distrola received an anonymous report of a trailer having been stolen in the borough. The trailer was located in Rixford. Persons who were involved are being investigated. Charges are pending.

Monday at 12:59 a.m. Officer Tanner was called to Sheetz for a report that a complainant had been short-changed. Tanner reviewed surveillance video and concluded that there had been no error in the change.