POLICE REPORTS: Criminal Complaints

The following are police criminal complaints filed by the Ellwood City Police Department.

PUBLIC INTOXICATION

On Tuesday, July 7 at 1:08 AM, ECPD reported to Hazel Manor for a disturbance in the parking lot. When they arrived, they made contact with a visibly intoxicated Jerrin Brandon, 30, of Fombell, outside the front door of the bar. Brandon was stating that he wanted to fight owner Jeff Weisz because Brandon believed that he “stole money and cigarettes from his girlfriend”.

Police asked Brandon to leave, to which he walked to 7/11 to ask permission to leave his motorbike in their parking lot due to his intoxicated state. Police let Brandon roll his bike up the street to the gas station and cleared.

Police then received a call that Brandon was back at Hazel Manor and now was trying to fight everyone that left the establishment. Brandon was arrested at 2:10 AM on the 7th and was released to his girlfriend after being given a Public Drunkenness Citation.

STOLEN PROPERTY REPORTS

Two separate reports had been filed this passed week for stolen property items.

The first was reported on Sunday, July 5 at 12:00 pm in regards to a pink and purple 20″ children’s bike.

Kylee Hooks, 31, of Franklin Avenue called the police to report that her child’s bike had been stolen. She said she had last seen the bike at 9:30 PM the previous day and assumed it was taken between then and 9:00 AM on the 5th.  Hooks later reported that the bike had been found a block from her house on Franklin Avenue.

The second incident was reported on Monday, July 6 at 10:02 AM when George Shanor, 70, reported his green recycling bin to be stolen. He stated that he put it out for pick up Sunday evening at around 9:00 pm and when he went to retrieve it in the morning from its usual spot, it was missing. Police totaled that the bin would be $62 to replace. A suspect hasnt been found, but the bin’s serial code has been reported.

THREE CAR ACCIDENT

On Friday, July 3, Ellwood City Police responded to a three car crash on Allenby Street.

Witnesses say that the first car, which was a Grey Hyundai SUV owned by a Cathy Reid, 65, of Ellwood City, was heading South on Allbeny Street when she lost control of her car, causing her to hit another car. Said car was a Silver Ford Explorer. After hitting the Explorer, Reid’s car ran over the rear drivers side wheel which caused her car to roll over. The force from Reid’s car into the second car, caused the car to go into a third red in color Dodge Dakota Pick-up. Both Explorer and the Dakota were parked legally on the road. All parties involved received medical attention and police cleared the scene.