Mayor Court will host the next Crime Watch meeting, scheduled to be held on Thursday, December 1, 2016 at 6:30p.m. in Council Chambers. Feature speaker will be Becky Pelloni Marshall. Also speaking will be Mayor Court on current issues and Mr. Frank Sniezek regarding the latest on State Legislation. All community residents are encouraged to attend.
According to the police report, on November 5th at approximately 2:00a.m., an Ellwood officer was monitoring traffic on the corner of Lawrence Ave. and Fourth St. when a black Mercedes C230 sped east on Lawrence Ave. approaching the stop sign on Fourth failing to stop for the sign and then slamming on the brakes to turn sharply into B&B Express’s parking lot to avoid colliding into gas pumps. The driver then pulled out of B&B’s parking lot and continued traveling north on Fourth St. The officer pulled out behind the vehicle and observed it swerving all over the road almost…
Former Festival Treasurer Recently Accused of Stealing Funds Now Accused of Bad Check According to the criminal complaint, on Oct. 19, a local landlord reported that she had received a bad check from her tenant, Suzanne Bleakney, 50, of Ellwood City. Suzanne was recently facing charges of theft by unlawful taking and theft by failure to make required disposition of funds received, after she accusingly stole upwards of $1650.00 from the Ellwood City Arts, Crafts, Food, and Entertainment Festival bank account during her time working as the treasurer. She is now facing charges for writing a bad check to her landlord…
Ongoing Criminal Mischief Complaints Along with the several previous reports of criminal mischief activity that has been reported recently, according to the police reports there has been another two incidents located in Ellwood over the past week: According to the police report, on October 27, officers received a complaint for two suspicious males looking into residents windows on Sunset Blvd. in Ellwood. The caller advised officers that the two males had tried to enter into his rear gated patio and when he yelled at them they ran away. The caller further stated that when he left the residence about an…
Updated: 10:22a.m. Fire and police officials are currently responding to a fire call located at Breaking Bread in Ellwood. Workers and customers have been evacuated. A fire official said it seems likely that something in the oven caught on fire, however as of now, it appears that little damage has occurred. Update: It was a small fire that was extinguished quickly.
Bad Check According to the criminal complaint, Donald A. Mitcheltree Jr., 33, of West Pittsburg, is facing charges for passing a bad check after he passed an invalid check to Feezle’s Auto Wrecking on February 1, 2016, in the amount of $275.34, which was returned with a bank fee of $15.00 along with a certified letter holding a fee of $6.74. No restitution was paid to the victim. The total amount of damages concludes at $297.08. Employee Theft According to the criminal complaint, Melissa Mae Aiken, 29, of Ellwood, is facing charges of theft by unlawful taking. The incident occurred…
Franklin Township Warns of Recent Vehicle Break-ins Police are requesting all residents to lock vehicles at night and to avoid leaving valuables in cars after a series of vehicle break-ins at night in Franklin Township. Two Ellwood Residents Arrested for Outstanding Warrants According to the police report, Amanda Lee Hasan, 26, of Ellwood was arrested Tuesday for an outstanding bench warrant related to drugs. An officer noticed a car on the road that was being operated by someone who had a suspended license and conducted a traffic stop. Hasan was not the driver but the officer knew she had a…
According to the police report, two self-proclaimed bounty hunters were stopped in Ellwood on Monday night after an officer noticed their vehicle had a burnt out taillight and the bumper was scraping on the ground every time the vehicle hit a bump. When the officer pulled the vehicle over and asked the driver for the vehicles information, the driver and passenger both pulled out a badge on a chain from under their shirts and stated they were agents and that the back seat passengers were in training. The responding officer did not observe anything official on any of the individuals…
According to the police report, on Oct. 20 the pictured male stole merchandise from the Uni-Mart in Ellwood. A “handful” of Blow Pops which cost .25c each, and a bottle of Listerine Mouth Wash which cost $5.59 was stolen by the actor who fled the scene after being confronted by one of the store personnel. Police are still searching for the man and encourage anyone with information regarding the incident to report it. You can leave anonymous tips through the tip box located in the Ellwood Municipal Building or you could report it through their website.
Several police-force related questions and comments were brought up at this weeks council meeting. Foremost, Judy Dici, one of the council members, asked when the Borough plans to hire a part time officer to help remedy the overtime hours some of the officers are currently getting; according to what was discussed at the meeting, the Borough is still reviewing applications and remain active in the process of hiring a part time officer. An exact date and time an officer should be hired by was not stated. There has been a rumor going around that one of the Ellwood City Police…