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DuBois City Police: woman with hammer, alarm for potential intruders

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DuBois, PA – Two women got into a physical fight, one of them brandishing a hammer as a weapon, recently in DuBois.

On Oct. 7, DuBois City Police say they were called out for a domestic incident. They found two owmen fighting, one with a hammer in her hand.

Police ordered her to drop the hammer and get on the ground. She did drop the hammer, but she continued to resist arrest. She then reached for the hammer, but police were able to get it away from her.

The unnamed woman was taken into custody. Officers found that she had a warrant through the Clearfield County Sheriff’s Office. Charges are pending.

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In another case, DuBois City Police were dispatched to a Spring Avenue home for an alarm. The woman who activated the alarm said she thought that there were two people inside and outside her home.

However, when officers arrived, she was unsure if anyone was actually there. She believed she had heard people talking.

Officers searched and did not locate anything suspicious. There were no signs of anyone being present.

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Read the DuBois City Police reports from Oct. 7:

Officers were dispatched to a Spring Ave. address for an alarm. The woman activated her panic alarm and advised that there were two people inside and outside of her residence. Upon arrival, officers made contact with the woman who was unsure if there were actually people present at the time of the call. She believed she had heard people talking. Officers searched the area and did not locate anything suspicious. There were no signs of any persons being present.

Officers received a call in reference to harassment. The caller advised that her neighbor is blowing leaves across the road and into her yard and is also harassing her about her older kids. Officers made contact with the woman, who denied doing anything wrong.

Officers conducted multiple traffic stops.

Officers were dispatched to 121 E. Weber Ave for a woman trying to get into a shed. Upon arrival, officers spoke with the caller who stated that a known woman walked up on their property and tried to get into their shed. The owner yelled at her to get out of there. At that point the two of them started a verbal altercation with each other. The female then turned and left the property. Officers attempted to look for the woman.

Officers were dispatched to a Domestic in progress with two women involved, and one was said to have a hammer. Upon arrival, officers could hear shouting and banging coming from inside. Officers entered and could see a woman standing in the hallway holding a hammer in her left hand. Officers ordered her to drop the hammer and get on the ground. She dropped the hammer and started to resist with officers. The woman then reached and grabbed the hammer that she dropped. The officer then reached down with both hands, grabbed the hammer, freed it from her grasps, and slid it down the hallway. Officers handcuffed her and took her into custody. Officers spoke with witnesses, photographs were taken of the damages that she had done to the building. The woman had an active warrant through the Clearfield County Sheriff’s Office. She was transported to and released to the Clearfield County Sheriff’s Dept. Charges pending.