Police Report 1/15 - 1/21

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.