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Sandy Twp: DuBois Mall security guard injured, woman reports scruffy man in home

Sandy Township, PA – Sandy Township Police say thieves at the DuBois Mall fled from security and struck one security guard with a vehicle. Sandy Township officers also responded when a woman said a stranger had been in her home.

Thieves at the DuBois Mall fled from security and actually struck one of the security guards with their vehicle. Employees of the Show Depot in the DuBois Mall reported a retail theft to security on Sunday, Dec. 6. The security guard followed the suspect couple to the entrance of the mall and attempted to stop them, but they would not comply. He then followed them to their vehicle and while getting their license plate number the vehicle backed up and hit the guard, then fled the scene. The security guard reported minor injuries and charges are pending.

Also from Sandy Township Police, on Tuesday a Wayne Road woman reported that when her grandson went into her living room there was an unknown scruffy looking man there. The grandson told the man to get out and he responded that he was in the wrong house and left.

 

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Read the full police reports from Sandy Township Police:

 

December 6, 2020

A 21-year-old Hanes Drive woman reported that she had been involved in a Facebook relationship with a male who did not use his real name, on Facebook, and the relationship turned bad and he was now harassing her via the social media platform.

A 56-year-old Carson Avenue man reported his house is for sale, and upon returning home the man door from the garage was locked, and it appeared someone attempted to tamper with the lock box on the home. There did not appear to be any forced entry and it was determined the door may have been locked when the house was last shown.

Employees of the Show Depot in the DuBois Mall reported a retail theft to security. The security guard followed the suspect couple to the entrance of the mall and attempted to stop them, but they would not comply. He then followed them to their vehicle and while getting their license plate number the vehicle backed up and hit the guard, then fled the scene. The security guard reported minor injuries and charges are pending.

 

December 7, 2020

A 50-year-old Dixon Ave. woman reported getting into a verbal altercation with a known female, due to the woman coming into her apartment to do laundry. Officers handled the situation without incident.

Walmart employees reported there was a man in the store who appeared to be under the influence. The man left the scene prior to police arrival.

False alarm at NAPA

 

December 8, 2020

A Wayne Road woman reported that when her grandson went into her living room there was an unknown scruffy looking man there. The grandson told the man to get out and he responded that he was in the wrong house and left.

False alarm at the VA Clinic

A St. Mary’s woman’s vehicle was moderately damaged after hitting a deer while traveling on Bee Line Highway.