CRIME & SAFETY
Three Local Women Accused of Stealing Over $123,000 from Employer in Cooperstown
COOPERSTOWN, Pa. (EYT) — Three local women are facing felony charges for an alleged theft scheme in which they stole over $123,000 from a Cooperstown business. According to court documents, on April 15, Franklin-based State Police filed the following criminal charges against 66-year-old Joyce M. Clark, 43-year-old Anna Marie Songer, both of Cooperstown, and 57-year-old Betty A. Baker, of Franklin, in District Judge Andrew Fish’s office:
Police: Area Man Faces Charges After Troopers Find Him Stumbling in Middle of Route 62 While High on Meth
PRESIDENT TWP., Pa. (EYT) — Police say an area man was found stumbling in the roadway in President Township allegedly under the influence of methamphetamine. According to Franklin-based State Police, around 11:30 a.m. on April 17, troopers received a report of a possibly intoxicated male stumbling in the roadway of State Route 62 in President Township, Venango County.
Cooperstown Man Accused of Slamming Woman to Ground, Knocking Her Out at Franklin Bar Faces Hearing Tomorrow
FRANKLIN, Pa. (EYT) — A Cooperstown man who allegedly knocked out a woman at a bar in Franklin is due in court on Wednesday afternoon. According to court documents, a preliminary hearing for 44-year-old Ryan Sloan, of Cooperstown, is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, in Venango County Central Court.
State Police Calls: Local Man Allegedly Admits to Swallowing Fentanyl Before Traffic Stop
VENANGO/FOREST CO., Pa. (EYT) — Area state police responded to the following incidents:. Local Man Allegedly Admits to Swallowing Fentanyl Before Traffic Stop. According to a report released on April 23, PSP Franklin conducted a traffic stop on a 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt for multiple traffic violations on E Front Street, in Oil City, Venango County, around 1:12 p.m. on March 31.
Fire Investigation in Oil City Leads to Felony Drug Charges for Transient Man
OIL CITY, Pa. (EYT) — A transient man is behind bars on felony drug charges for allegedly possessing multiple controlled substances during a fire investigation in Oil City. Court documents show the Oil City Police Department filed criminal charges against 30-year-old Joel Stuart Rinker Jr., listed as a transient — Oil City, in District Judge Andrew Fish’s office.
Oil City Man Accused of Stealing ATV from Residence on Horsecreek Road Due in Court Tomorrow
CRANBERRY TWP, Pa. (EYT) — A hearing for an Oil City man who reportedly stole an ATV from a residence on Horsecreek Road is scheduled for Wednesday morning. According to court records, a preliminary hearing for 32-year-old Joshua Robert Shawgo, of Oil City, is set for 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 24, in Venango County Central Court.
Police: Man Arrested for Illegally Possessing Firearm During Traffic Stop on I-80 in Clinton Township
CLINTON TWP., Pa. (EYT) — State Police in Franklin arrested a man in Clinton Township for reportedly possessing a loaded firearm without a license. Court documents show Franklin-based State Police filed criminal charges against 42-year-old Terrance Lee Mays, of Springfield, OH, in District Judge Patrick E. Lowrey’s office on April 10.
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