Police Reports
PSP-DuBois
• Police are investigating a report of criminal mischief at 12:25 a.m. July 2 on Main Street in Falls Creek. The actor damaged the front door of a residence.
• Police are investigating a report of trespassing at 4:59 a.m. July 6 on Carson Hill Road in Brady Township, Clearfield County. It was reported that a man had entered a building and was sitting in a trailer. He was arrested.
• Police conducted a traffic stop at 8:42 p.m. June 30 on Yellow Brick Road in Reynoldsville. The driver was arrested after displaying signs of being impaired on a controlled substance. Charges are pending.
• Police responded to a domestic altercation at 9:37 p.m. June 30 on Ponderosa Drive in Huston Township, Clearfield County. Two of the involved parties are being charged.
• Police responded to a one-vehicle crash at 2:42 p.m. June 28 on Interstate 80 in Sandy Township, Clearfield County. A 2017 Honda Pilot struck a deer. No injuries were reported.
PSP-Punxsy
• Police are investigating a report of identity theft on Spring Road in Oliver Township, Jefferson County. An unemployment claim was fraudulently opened in the victim’s name. He did not lose any money due to this, and no checks were sent out because the claim appeared fraudulent.
• Police conducted a traffic stop at 3:20 a.m. June 24 on Shepherd Road in Susquehanna Township, Cambria County. The driver allegedly was under the influence of a controlled substance. Charges are pending.
• Police conducted a traffic stop at 9:52 p.m. June 25 on North Findley Street in Punxsutawney. The driver allegedly was under the influence of a controlled substance. Charges are pending.
• Police conducted a traffic stop at 10:29 p.m. July 2 on Route 119 in Bell Township, Jefferson County. The driver allegedly was under the influence of alcohol and a controlled substance. Charges are pending.
• Police responded to a one-vehicle crash at 6:54 p.m. July 2 on Route 119 in East Mahoning Township, Indiana County. A 2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse allegedly was fleeing police when it went out of control, fishtailed and struck the guiderail. The driver was uninjured and arrested without further incident. He was taken to the Jefferson County Jail and charged with DUI.
• Police conducted a traffic stop at 10:51 a.m. July 6 on Adrian Road in Young Township, Jefferson County. The driver allegedly was under the influence of a controlled substance. Charges are pending.
• Police responded to a report of a scam between April 1 and July 6 on Sunderland Lane in Bell Township, Clearfield County. The victim bought approximately $3,500 in iTunes and Apple gift cards, then provided the numbers to an unknown actor. Members of the public are advised not to communicate with unknown individuals who are asking for gift cards as a form of payment.
• Police responded to a one-vehicle crash at 3:20 p.m. July 8 on Maplevale Road in Rose Township, Jefferson County. The driver of a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt reportedly was distracted, and the vehicle veered off the roadway and struck a concrete culvert bulkhead. No injuries were reported.
• Police conducted a traffic stop at 2:25 p.m. July 7 on Mulberry Alley in Punxsutawney. The driver appeared to be under the influence of a controlled substance. The passenger had an active arrest warrant and allegedly possessed controlled substances and drug paraphernalia. Charges are pending.
• Police responded to a one-vehicle crash at 1:21 p.m. July 5 on Burnside McGee Highway in Bell Township, Clearfield County. A 2010 Nissan Versa went out of control on the wet roadway, struck an embankment and overturned. A passenger in the vehicle sustained suspected minor injuries and was transported to Punxsutawney Area Hospital. The driver was cited for speeding.
• Police recovered an ATV that was reportedly stolen by a known individual between Jan. 1, 2020, and July 9, 2022, on Himes Lane in Knox Township, Jefferson County.