Police Report 12/08 - 12/14

A stun gun was found and turned in. A wandering dog came back home. Children stayed with one parent over the weekend and allegedly came home bruised. An individual reported that breaking up and getting your property back is hard to do. False information allegedly given the previous week resulted in charges this one.

Port Allegany Police were asked to deal with those and other matters in the week that began Monday, December 8.

Last Monday at 7:27 p.m. Officer Tony Tanner received a call about a missing dog. Later the dog returned on its own.

At 7:50 p.m. Tanner received information concerning someone who had been located in a suspicious vehicle last week. Tanner learned that the passenger had provided allegedly false information. Seth Howard was charged in connection with the offense.

At 10:35 p.m. Tanner responded to a minor crash on Two Mile Road. He collected information and forwarded it to Pennsylvania State Police.

Last Tuesday at 9 a.m. Chief Dave Distrola received a report that a set of keys may have been lost on the Square. The keys have not been recovered.

Last Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. Distrola assisted a motorist with a vehicle lock-out at Sheetz.

Thursday at 7:45 a.m. Distrola responded to a two-car crash near the Allegany Water Works on Route 155. Information was gathered and forwarded to PSP.

At 10 a.m. a stun gun was turned in at the borough office and delivered to the police department. It was said to have been found near Shooter’s Bar.

Friday at 4:30 p.m. Officer Adam Dickerson received a request to assist with a property issue. The information indicated that the locus of the matter was outside of the borough, so the caller was referred to PSP.

At 6:30 p.m. Dickerson was asked to stand by at an address where an ex wanted to do a walk-through of the residence on the advice of a mediator involved in a child custody matter. The individual did not show up for the walk-through.

At 10:10 p.m. Dickerson received a request to retrieve property from a Benton Avenue address. Dickerson told the caller to contact the magisterial district justice, because this is a civil issue, and not a police matter.

Saturday at 1:30 a.m. Dickerson received a complaint from a North Main Street renter who said the downstairs tenant’s dog was barking. The downstairs resident was not home. Dickerson indicated that he would attempt to locate the owner later in the day.

At 10:30 a.m. Officer William Wenzel received a call concerning someone’s hopes of retrieving property from the Benton Avenue address mentioned Friday. The caller said his ex would not turn over the property. Wenzel told the caller that action in civil court is used to address such matters.

Sunday at 6 p.m. Dickerson received information concerning suspected child abuse. The caller indicated that three children had stayed with their father over the weekend and had returned with bruises. McKean County Children and Youth Services was notified. Investigation is ongoing.