POLICE BLOTTER

Multiple charges

A Genesee man faces charges of burglary and criminal trespass for breaking into a Port Allegany home Saturday night.

Dustin Kio, 21, told police he broke into the home because he had paid a person living there for drugs, but did not receive them and was trying to get his money back. Kio admitted that he climbed through a window looking for the person.

In an unrelated case, Kio is accused -- with four other suspects -- of participating in burglaries and thefts of scrap metal throughout Potter County between May and October of 2007.

Then, last Dec. 23, he allegedly showed up at the state police barracks on Denton Hill to claim a gun used in a reckless endangerment incident and police discovered it was among the weapons stolen from one of the camps.

Police allege that, while Kio was at the barracks, he exhibited signs of being under the influence of drugs. He was arrested for DUI and a subsequent search of his residence turned up drug paraphernalia, marijuana and firearms that police say may have been involved in other incidents they are investigating.

DUI charge filed

State police at Emporium are charging a Cameron County resident with driving under the influence of alcohol and other counts after he wrecked his pickup truck on Rt. 120 in Shippen Township Friday afternoon.

Troopers said Robert M. Laird, 57, lost control of the truck on the icy, slush-covered road at about 3:05. The vehicle struck a bank and rolled over. Laird was treated for moderate injuries, police said, and the truck sustained moderate damage.

Teens apprehended

Three teenage runaways from Ohio were apprehended at a Potter County camp last Thursday after a business owner reported to state police that the trio bought gas at a Wharton filling station and drove away without paying.

The teens are being charged with retail theft for stealing $40 worth of gas. Several hours after the theft, the store owner saw the three again and called state police at Denton Hill.

Troopers apprehended the two boys and a girl at a Wharton Township camp and determined that they were runaways from Warren and Niles. They were arraigned before District Judge Annette Easton of Coudersport.

Truck rolls over

Icy road conditions are blamed for a one-vehicle accident that occurred last Thursday in southern Potter County.

Police report that Edmond Chandler of Coudersport escaped injury when his pickup truck rolled onto the driver's side after hitting an embankment on the Prouty Run Road in Summit Township.

Pair escapes injury

A Wellsville, N.Y., driver and his passenger both escaped injury in a one-vehicle crash Friday afternoon on icecovered Rt. 449 in Ulysses Township.

Ryan Pratt was headed north when his sedan skidded across the opposite lane and rolled onto its roof. Both Pratt and his passenger, John Valentine of Genesee, were wearing seat belts.

Wreck near GKN

An Emporium teenager whose name was not released by state police at Denton Hill suffered minor injuries in a onevehicle wreck near the GKN Plant One near Emporium.

Police say the male juvenile was driving on Rt. 120 at an excessive rate of speed when he lost control of a sport utility vehicle on the slippery surface as he rounded a curve.

Buses stranded

Coudersport Volunteer Emergency Services personnel provided traffic control on Tuesday morning after two school buses became stuck on ice-covered Townline Road and Williams Way in Eulalia Township.

The vehicles were eventually able to continue their student pick-ups for the Coudersport Area School District.

Altercation at restaurant

While dining at the Genesee Family Restaurant on Tuesday, two Wellsville residents, Mark Dougherty and Beth Ann Young, and a Genesee woman, Monica Porcuri, became involved in an argument that escaladed into a physical altercation between them, troopers reported. Disorderly conduct charges will be filed against them in district court.

Warrant arrest

Assisted by troopers on Route 120, Emporium Borough Police arrested a Lancaster man last week to serve an outstanding bench warrant. John H. Harrison, 24, of Narvon was wanted for a probation violation.

Crash in Austin

A Coudersport man sustained minor injuries from a collision that occurred in the Austin Borough after a 16-year-old Austin girl sideswiped his vehicle.

Denton Hill troopers said that Erich Zaun was given a written warning for failure to use a seat belt and the juvenile girl was issued a summary traffic violation. Both vehicle sustained disabling damage and were towed from the scene.

Console theft

Denton Hill troopers reported that a Sony Playstation valued at $150 was stolen the day after Christmas from the Roulette residence of Jessie H. Vannatter by a known individual. Investigation is ongoing.

Theft

Troopers in Emporium are investigating an incident of theft that occurred in Portage Township early last weekend.

Sometime between the late hours of last Friday and Saturday morning, unknown thieves entered the residence of David B. Smith and stole an undisclosed amount of cash and personal checks.

Anyone with information about this crime or any others occurring in the Cameron County area, please contact the Emporium barracks at 486- 3321.