A Lower Grimes resident refused a blood
test and may face charges. A male and a female fought in front of Shooter’s
Bar. A local resident was not in London requesting funds. A juvenile wasn’t
missing after all. Someone may have stolen service from UGI.
Those matters and others kept Port
Allegany Police busy in the week that began Monday, January 15.
Last Monday at 10:45 a.m. Chief Dave
Distrola received a call from a concerned family member about property being
removed inappropriately from an Elm Street residence. The caller was referred
to the district magisterial judge for information.
Last Tuesday at 9 a.m. Distrola was
called to a 12 West Main Street address for a reported theft of service from
UGI. The occupant was identified. Charges are pending further investigation.
At 6 p.m. Officer Adam Dickerson gave
Cub Scouts a brief tour of the police station and discussed safety issues with
them
At 9 p.m. Dickerson was dispatched to
24 Main Street for a reported domestic conflict. He found that the male party
had left prior to his arrival.
At 11 p.m. Dickerson was called to 63
Church Street to remove a reported unruly person. He found an intoxicated
female who had punched a male caller. The female left and stayed with a friend
in the upstairs apartment.
Thursday at 2 a.m. Dickerson received a
call about a disturbance on North Main Street. There was a complaint that a
male and a female were in a physical altercation in front of Shooter’s Bar. The
male ran off upon Dickerson’s arrival. The female identified the male subject,
but initially denied that there had been a physical altercation. Later she
reported an injury. Investigation continues. Charges may be placed.
At 5 p.m. Dickerson received a call
that a juvenile was missing, not being at school to be picked up. It
turned out the child had walked home and was okay.
Friday at 8:40 a.m. Distrola received a
complaint about a vehicle having run red lights on a school bus on South Main
Street. Investigation continues; charges may follow.
At 10:30 a.m. Distrola received a
complaint of an email scam that someone else had sent in his name, requesting
that money be sent to London, England. The complainant was referred to Google.
At 12:05 p.m. Distrola received a call
concerning an elderly person living in the area. The caller was concerned about
the person’s plans to drive cross country. The caller was referred to mental
health services and the area agency for aging.
At 10:55 p.m. Officer Tony Tanner was
called to the Sheetz parking lot to check on a fender bender. Tanner advised
the operators to exchange information and to contact their respective insurance
companies. There were no injuries and the vehicles were drivable.
Saturday at 11 p.m. Tanner was
contacted by a complainant who reported having been sexually assaulted Friday
night. Investigation continues; charges may be pending.
At 11:15 p.m. Tanner assisted the
ambulance crew as they were loading a patient at a Church Street residence.
Sunday at 7:07 a.m. Officer Jason
Crants responded to a report of an alarm going off at the Veterans Memorial
Home on Route 155 South. He arrived to find the key holder opening up.
At 10:24 a.m. Crants observed a dog in
the area of Keating Avenue and North Main Street. The dog is said to have
walked into the roadway, seemingly wanting to stay near Keating Avenue and
Volney Street. The dog was a golden retriever with a black collar and no tags.
Crants tried unsuccessfully to locate an owner.
At 1:30 p.m. Crants received
information that a male driver had been backing out of a church parking lot on
Grace Avenue and had struck a vehicle. The conscientious driver had left his
information on the windshield of the other vehicle before stopping at the
police station to report the incident.
At 11:57 p.m. Tanner was called to
Johnston’s Tools for a suspected theft of property. Tanner determined that the
subject had permission to be there and to retrieve property. Tanner also
discovered that the subject was intoxicated, and transported him to the Port
Motel where he was staying.
Monday at 12:45 a.m. Tanner received
information that the same subject’s truck had been observed pulling onto Mill
Street with its lights off. Then Tanner found the truck stuck on railroad
tracks near Glass Place. When Tanner activated his overhead lights the truck
became unstuck and drove past the police car toward the Sheetz parking lot.
The subject was identified as Stephen
Smith, 45, of Lower Grimes Road. Smith was transported to Charles Cole Memorial
Hospital, Coudersport, but refused the test. Investigation continues; charges
are pending.
