Police Report 8/18 - 8/24

The fat was in the fire for a Brooklynside man over the alleged theft of a deep fat fryer from the currently closed Shop ’n Save. Juveniles were bickering and fighting in a Pearl Street neighborhood, and supposed adults were similarly quarrelsome at a North Main Street housing complex. An abandoned vehicle on Church Street brought a citation for the owner.

These and other matters required Port Allegany Police attention in the week that began August 18.

Last Monday at 9:12 p.m.  Officer Tony Tanner was dispatched to Pearl Street to deal with several juveniles if that area who had been “bickering and fighting with each other on a regular basis.” This time he “advised all children to refrain from unruly behavior.”

At 10:15 p.m. Tanner conducted traffic control while a motorist changed a flat tire on North Main Street.

Last Tuesday at two minutes past midnight Tanner discovered an unsecured door at a business on Arnold Avenue. The owner was contacted and the building was secured.

At 2:19 a.m. Tanner noticed a truck exiting from the Shop ’n Save parking lot with a large deep fryer in the bed. He pulled the vehicle over and found that the driver was operating the truck without a valid inspection sticker or insurance. The caretaker of the supermarket property  did not want to pursue charges concerning the deep fryer, but Tanner did seize the registration plate because of the lack of insurance. The operator was identified as Dylan Evens, 18, of 97 North Brooklynside Road.

At 1:30 a.m. Chief Dave Distrola filed a traffic citation at Magisterial District Judge William Todd’s office for an abandoned vehicle on Church Street.

Last Wednesday at 5 p.m. Tanner received a report of an erratic driver on Route 6 headed toward the borough. He was unable to locate the log truck that was the subject of the report.

Saturday at 2:10 a.m. Officer Adam Dickerson was dispatched to a North Main Street housing unit for a report of a disturbance. There were several tenants arguing with each other. Dickerson advised all parties to return to their respective abodes and refrain from causing a disturbance.

At 10:36 p.m. Officer Jason Crants received a complaint that a motorist was speeding down Arnold Avenue without lights on in a white Chevy TrailBlazer. Crants conducted a sweep of the area but did not locate the vehicle.

Sunday at 1:40 p.m. Officer William Wenzel received a call from a motorist alleging harassment in that a known person was following the caller. Wenzel made contact with the alleged stalker and instructed the person, a female, to refrain from any further such activities directed toward the complainant.