STATE POLICE AT PHILIPSBURG
Patrick Gerg, 45, of West Decatur, was charged with home improvement fraud and theft by deception after police said he was given $15,700 to complete a project along Berkley Street, Philipsburg Borough, between April 4 and June 14 but never started the project and failed to return the money.
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Someone at Brother’s Pizza along Halfmoon Valley Road, Halfmoon Township, told state police someone shot two of the windows with a BB gun sometime from 8:30 p.m. July 28 to 6:45 a.m. July 29.
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A Philipsburg woman told state police someone struck her vehicle with another vehicle and fled the scene in a parking lot along South Second Street in Philipsburg Borough sometime July 30 or 31.
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A 31-year-old man will face a charge of harassment after trooper said he punched a 60-year-old man in the face along Smith Street, Rush Township.
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Troopers said Jayme Johnson, of Boalsburg, was not hurt when his car struck a utility pole along Eagle Valley Road at 12:06 a.m. Aug. 1.
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A 39-year-old Bellefonte woman told police she was assaulted at a camp at 661 Mudlick Road in Huston Township from 1 a.m. Aug. 1 to noon Aug. 3. Police said the woman reported a 46-year-old Boalsburg man kicked her off a stool and struck her with a metal chair. The man would not let the woman leave and damaged her phone so she could not make calls, eventually taking her personal belongings and leaving the camp. A warrant was issued for the man’s arrest on charges of simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, unlawful restraint, false imprisonment, harassment, theft and criminal mischief.
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Maureen L. Confer, 40, will face a charge of theft after troopers said she took $3.20 worth of merchandise from Uni-Mart at 1473 Port Matilda Highway, Philipsburg Borough, at 10:37 p.m. Aug. 3.
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Police said they suspect a 29-year-old Julian woman was driving under the influence when she crashed her car along Ammerman Road in Union Township at 9:45 Aug. 5. Charges are pending blood results.
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A 32-year-old Houtzdale man will face theft of services charges after state police said he dumped concrete and rebar without permission in the 300 block of Dike Road, Rush Township, at noon Aug. 6.
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A 43-year-old Philipsburg woman told state police a 49-year-old Philipsburg man repeatedly showed up to her home and called her after being told to stop. Charges of harassment and stalking were filed Aug. 7.
STATE POLICE AT ROCKVIEW
Troopers said a Coburn man will face charges for sexual assaults that occurred over a period of two years from spring 2015 to spring 2017. Police said Justin M. Pecht, 20, repeatedly asked a 16-year-old girl for sex and would touch her inappropriately. Pecht also sent Snapchat messages to a girl who was 14 years old at the time asking for sexual acts, according to a public news release. Pecht was placed in the Centre County Correctional Facility and failed to post $100,000 bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Aug. 16.
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Three men were charged in relation to a vehicle accident at 7:50 p.m. May 27. Troopers said Cory Duffield, 40, of Lock Haven, was under the influence when he crashed the vehicle along Penns Valley Road in Haines Township. Additionally, police said Duffield, William Johnson, 33, of Scranton, and Christopher Johnson, 30, of Mill Hall, were all found to be in possession of drug paraphernalia.
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Sean McKeegan, 29, will face driving under the influence charges and Patrick McKeegan, 23, will face possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia after troopers said they were under the influence while driving along Interstate 99 near mile marker 69 in Patton Township at 7:03 p.m. July 1.
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A 47-year-old Howard man told state police someone used his credit card information to buy various things from June 22 to 24.
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A Coburn man suffered minor injuries when his Jeep was struck by another vehicle whose driver then fled the scene along Penn Street in Millheim Borough at 9:18 p.m. July 18, police said. Gregory A. Reish was traveling south along Penn Street when the driver of a Subaru Forester failed to stop at a stop sign. The two vehicles collided, forcing the Subaru through bridge railing and into a small creek. The operator then fled the scene.
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State police said someone stole multiple items from a residence at 101 Oklawaha St., Milesburg Borough, sometime from 10 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. July 19 to 20.
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Police said they broke up a rowdy underage party at 197 Circle Road, Boggs Township, on July 28. Troopers said they responded to the location after receiving a report of a loud party and found a large gathering of unerage people. Police notified the partiers’ parents and cited a 16-year-old Bellefonte girl.
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Someone stole a cross from a field and threw it into a yard in the 3200 block of Penns Valley Pike in Potter Township sometime from 7 p.m. July 29 to 12:30 p.m. July 30, police said.
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A 43-year-old Spring Township man was charged with harassment after troopers said they arrived at 272 Lutz Road and found a physical altercation had occurred between him and a 30-year-old Spring Township woman at 2:50 a.m. July 31.
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Two women were charged for a physical altercation at 4:03 p.m. July 31 in the 3700 block of Nittany Valley Drive, Walker Township. Police filed harassment charges against Andrea Robertson, 49, of Houtzdale, and Darlene Moyer, 60, of Howard.
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A 49-year-old Julian was stopped for a traffic violation at 1:33 p.m. Aug. 1 along South Eagle Valley Road, Boggs Township, and was found to be in possession of drugs and paraphernalia, police said.
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Police said a 46-year-old Port Matilda man will face charges of harassment after subjecting a 47-year-old woman to unwanted physical contact at 3:48 p.m. Aug. 2 at 200 E. Oak St. in Port Matilda Borough.
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A 35-year-old California man will face charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and drug possession after troopers pulled him over at 4:01 p.m. Aug. 4 along Interstate 80 in Snow Shoe Township.
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Police said Feng Zhang, of Brooklyn, N.Y., was not hurt when he lost control of his car along Interstate 80 in Boggs Township. Zhang was traveling east through severe weather when he lost control, causing the car to leave the road and strike a guardrail.
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One person was hurt when the vehicle she was riding in slid on wet roads and struck an embankment along Interstate 80 near East Sycamore Road in Snow Shoe Township, state police said. Troopers said Nicholas M. Coletta, of Gilbertsville, was driving west at 6 p.m. Aug. 4 when his car slid on the wet road, spun counter-clockwise and struck an embankment. His passenger, Lauren C. Gable, of Gilbertsville, suffered minor injuries, police said.
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A 22-year-old Howard man was found driving under the influence of alcohol during a traffic stop in the 8100 block of North Eagle Valley Road, Liberty Township, at 11:21 p.m. Aug. 6, according to state police.
-Compiled by Sean Yoder
