Police Report 11/10 - 11/16

Port Allegany Police found things relatively quiet in the week that began Monday, November 10. A juvenile was late coming home—again. There were some erratic drivers. There was a chimney fire, and someone needed to be hospitalized for mental health evaluation.

One incident illustrated the point that one should not pack a backpack in the back of a pickup, because it can be picked up by the wrong person.

Last Monday at 10:30 a.m. Chief Dave Distrola received a complaint of harassment by communication from a Catlin Avenue resident who said that her ex-boyfriend persisted in calling and texting her. Distrola made contact with the ex and warned him to refrain from the unwanted communications, or he would face criminal charges.

Last Wednesday at 5:53 p.m. Officer Adam Dickerson was called to an Arnold Avenue residence for a mental health issue. A male subject later was transported to Bradford Regional Medical Center for commitment and evaluation.

Thursday at 7:15 p.m. Officer Tony Tanner received a complaint concerning a teenager who did not return home at the time specified. This was the second time in a month that this juvenile had been the subject of such a call to police. Tanner spoke with the juvenile about the issue.

At 10:30 p.m. Tanner responded to an alarm at the Kwik Fill. It was deemed to be a false alarm. Tanner found nothing amiss. No key holder responded.

Friday at 9:30 a.m. Officer Kyle Day received a report of the theft of a backpack from the back of a pickup truck which had been parked behind the Moose Family Center Thursday night.

Saturday at 3:10 p.m. Officer William Wenzel received a report of an erratic driver traveling toward and into the borough on Route 6 West. The call was relayed to Pennsylvania State Police. Wenzel was unable to locate the vehicle. Later it was confirmed that the vehicle in question had been found in Smethport.

At 8:50 p.m. Officer Tanner received a report of an erratic driver headed toward the borough on Route 155. He was unable to locate the vehicle, and it appeared that the driver had turned off on Two Mile Road  or Route 6 West.

At 11:15 p.m. Tanner responded to Smethport to provide backup at a traffic stop that involved the finding of drugs.

Sunday at 1:30 p.m. Officer Day stood by at the intersection of West Ransome Street and North Main Street to provide traffic control for the fire department’s response to a chimney fire.