POLICE: Weekly Police Blotter

HIT & RUN:
PA State Police responded to a report of a hit/run crash on April 8th at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Wurtemburg Road, Wayne Township. According to the police report, the complainant claimed that he observed fresh damage to the property owner’s yard and a damaged/dirt covered vehicle, a 2000 Jaguar S-Type, in a nearby church parking lot. Upon arrival to the scene, contact was made with the owner of the vehicle who was currently attempting to have the vehicle towed. After investigation, the driver, Nicholas Nazari, 21, of Ellwood City, was identified and charged accordingly for numerous traffic violations. The vehicle was uninsured and contact information for the involved parties was provided.

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF:
According to a police report an incident occurred on March 31st at approximately 1:00 p.m. where two known juveniles graffitied an office building of Youngblood Paving in Koppel, PA. The nature of the incident is listed as criminal mischief under $1,000.

THEFT BY DECEPTION:
According to a police report, an incident occurred whereas a 71-year-old female victim residing on Ellwood Road, Slippery Rock Township, received two separate phone calls from a phone number indicating that she needed to provide her information to qualify for Medicare benefits. The victim provided the unknown person on the phone her biographical information and as a result her identity was stolen. The investigation is ongoing.

DUI/CHILD ENDANGERMENT:
On Friday, April 22, at around 12:04 a.m., an Upper Allen Township Police Officer observed a vehicle traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of US Route 15 South against traffic. The vehicle passed multiple vehicles traveling in the opposite direction. Officers were able to stop the vehicle without incident and a subsequent investigation determined that Charles Broadwater, 38 of Ellwood City, was DUI. Officers also observed that a juvenile passenger had been in the vehicle at the time of the incident. Broadwater was arrested and transported to Cumberland County Central Booking for processing and arraignment. Broadwater was arraigned and released on $8,000 unsecured bail. A preliminary hearing will be held at a later date.

DUI:
Robert Bober, 56, of New Castle, is charged with DUI after an incident on April 6, 2022. According to the criminal complaint, Ellwood City police were called to the intersection of Fifth Street and Wampum Avenue for a report of a motor vehicle accident involving a truck and a motorcycle. Upon arrival, police observed wo males pushing a green Harley Davidson motorcycle into the parking lot of Seven-Eleven. The male operating the motorcycle stated he was struck by the truck from the rear and the truck appeared to be attempting to leave the scene. Police then spoke to the the operator of the truck, Bober, who stated he did not see the motorcycle due to the rain. While speaking with Bober an odor of alcohol emanated and he was unable to keep his balance when being spoken to. Bober failed the field sobriety tests and was placed into custody.

DUI:
Brittany Downey, 29, of New Castle, is charged with DUI after a motor vehicle accident on Woodside Avenue on February 23, 2022. According to the criminal complaint, police were advised a female involved struck a tree and was outside of a vehicle. Upon arrival, police observed the vehicle to have also struck a PennDOT directional sign and power pole. Downey showed signs of impairment and due to the possibility of striking her head off the windshield during the accident, was transported to a nearby hospital.

DUI:
James Creese, 35, of Ellwood City, is charged with DUI after an incident on April 17, 2022. According to the criminal complaint, Ellwood City police were called to Portersville Road and Dolter Avenue for a report of a motor vehicle accident. Upon arrival officers located a black GMS Sierra stopped in the middle of Portersville Road and another unit in a front yard of Portersville Road. Both units sustained disabling damage. Police located Creese whom later failed a series of field sobriety tests and was transported back to ECPD.

BEAVER COUNTY MAN WITH PRIOR CONVICTION FOR CHILD PORN POSSESSION INDICTED AGAIN:
A resident of Baden, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of possession of child pornography, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced this week. The one-count Indictment named Andrew Kincaid, age 34, as the sole defendant. According to U.S. Probation Officers, on or about March 16, 2021, a federal probation compliance inspection discovered explicit content on a computer in violation of federal law and the conditions of Kincaid’s supervised release. In 2009, Kincaid pleaded guilty to one count of possession of materials depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor and was sentenced to 36 months in prison and a term of supervised release of 10 years. Since his release from federal prison, Kinkaid has violated his terms of release on at least four occasions by engaging in child pornography-related conduct. The law provides for a maximum total sentence of not more than 20 years in prison, a fine, or a combination thereof. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed would be based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant. Following the inspection by U.S. Probation, Homeland Security Investigations conducted the investigation leading to the Indictment in this case. This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals, who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc .