Area Police Briefs

Coudersport-based state police are investigating an incident of criminal mischief that happened between 11 a.m. May 9 and 10:30 a.m. Thursday at a camp on Topeka Road about 75 yards east of Route 44 in Clara Township. They say someone broke several windows at the camp owned by Lyle Steinhagen of Butler.

Someone broke into the Shinglehouse home of 70-year-old Dorwin Taylor and removed $1,999 from an office desk drawer. The incident happened between at around 4 p.m. Tuesday.

A 45-year-old woman is facing charges after attempting to buy a handgun in violation of the Uniform Firearms Act. The Pennsylvania Instant Check System revealed that she is prohibited from acquiring a firearm. The incident happened at River Valley Surplus in Ridgway. Police didn’t release the woman’s name.

A $100 bill was removed from a 69-year-old Kersey woman’s pursue when she was shopping at the St. Marys Wal-Mart at 2 p.m. Friday. Police are continuing their investigating and reviewing surveillance video.

A Washington State man was charged with aggravated assault after an incident between 5 and 9 p.m. Thursday on Krellner Road in St. Marys. City Police say 31-year-old Isaac West was sent to Elk County Jail in lieu of bail. The St. Marys Area Ambulance Service and Elk County Emergency Management Agency assisted.

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