Police Report 9/01 - 9/07

Cows were roaming along Arnold and Catlin avenues and Edison Bates Drive, and a goat escaped from Railroad Avenue. Breaking up might have been harder to do, at a Harrison Street residence, without police presence. Another household disturbance did result in an assault charge. Drivers were “cowboying” in The Acres, but officers were helping corral heifers running loose.

Those were among matters Port Allegany Police called upon to handle in the week that began Monday, September 1.

Last Monday at 5 p.m. Officer Adam Dickerson conducted a follow-up on an alleged assault from Sunday. Investigation indicated that Adelbert Thompson, 44, of 16 North Main Street, had assaulted Charity Husted, 33, of the same address, by striking her in the head with the palm of his hand, causing her to suffer a fractured nasal cavity. Thompson was arrested on charges of simple assault and harassment. He was arraigned before Magisterial District Justice Bill Todd and released on unsecured bail.

At 9:34 p.m. Dickerson received a complaint about a goat missing from Railroad Avenue. Dickerson found the goat along Route 155 North, and notified the owner, who got his goat (his own, not the officer’s).

Last Tuesday at 12:45 p.m. Chief Dave Distrola received a complaint concerning appliances missing from 50 Ransom Street. The caller said he was filling a work order at that property and noticed that a stove and a hot water tank were not present. He said the bank wanted the absence of the appliances to be reported. Distrola told him that because the previous owner had removed the items, the removal was not a crime.

Thursday at 12:28 a.m. Officer Tony Tanner received a complaint about a dog barking behind Shooter’s Bar. Tanner located the dog’s owner in the bar and advised him to tend to the dog he had left in his car.

At 3:12 p.m. Distrola received information concerning an overheard conversation among juveniles about an act of criminal mischief in which a subject had torn up someone’s yard using a vehicle. The owner of the damaged property was said to be Amish or Mennonite. The name of the possible subject was forwarded to Hane-based and Coudersport-based Pennsylvania State Police.

Last Friday at 7:55 a.m. Distrola was dispatched to a non-physical domestic dispute at a Harrison Street address. The male individual wanted the female to leave. Distrola stood by until belongings were removed.

At 8:30 a.m. Distrola was dispatched to Rite Aid in response to an alarm. It turned out that a new employee had activated the alarm inadvertently.

At 5:01 p.m. Tanner responded to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Two Mile Road with Route 155 North. He collected information for PSP.

At 6:56 p.m. Tanner was contacted about a possible theft of money at Sheetz. It turned out that no theft had occurred. The cashier had taken cash off the counter in the belief it belonged to the “next customer,” but it did not. The money was returned to the right patron.

Sunday at 3 a.m. Dickerson was called about cows that were running loose in an Arnold Avenue neighborhood. The owner was located, and that person reported that 10 to 15 young heifers had escaped. Two were rounded up and returned to captivity.

By 8 a.m. more of the cattle were being seen near Fairview Cemetery, along Catlin Avenue. Officer Kyle Day assisted with the roundup and discovered several more heifers near the Seneca Highlands Career and Technical Center.

At 6:50 p.m. Dickerson responded to a complaint about open burning in the Park Lane area. He was unable to pinpoint the source of the fire or smoke.

At 7:30 p.m. Dickerson received numerous complaints about cars speeding up and down Katherine Street Extension. He went to the area but the speeding vehicles were gone, and his report did not indicate that the complainants had provided information that would identify the vehicles.