August Police Activity Report With two exceptions, August was a typical month with respect to police activity. There were the normal false alarms, trees down in the roadway, and a tractor-trailer ignoring the signs. The first exception involves what may have been an attempted break-in. A resident reported that the screen on a kitchen window …
Scott Township Police responded to the following calls during July: On three separate days, police responded to the area of Alden and Edgecliff for a report of a male screaming. Police issued a citation ti ta tractor trailer stuck at the corner of Edgecliff and Park. Police performed a welfare check on a resident, responded …
Scott Police officers responded to the following 911 calls in June: A domestic dispute where one of the parties was gone upon police arrival. A resident being harassed by a fired contractor. Harassment charges were filed. Report of a stolen utility trailer in the Industrial Park. False residential fire alarm caused by a contractor working. …
Scott Police officers responded to the following 911 calls in May: A suspicious male in the neighborhood. Nothing was found. Report of a male screaming (not related to the above call) near the pool. Officers were unable to locate anyone. Several raccoon calls in the Industrial Park A dog stuck under a resident’s porch. Officers …
May 1, 2020 brought a change in leadership to the Scott Township Police Department. James Screet retired as Chief of the police department and was appointed as Police Superintendent. At the same time, Sgt. Matthew Podsiadly was promoted to Chief of Police. Chief Podsiadly is a 16 year veteran of the Scott Twp. Police Department …
Fortunately March was another month of minimal police calls for the borough. Scott police responded to one false burglar alarm in the industrial park and one at a residence. They also responded to the raccoon that was reportedly sick. The officers determined that the raccoon didn’t seem to be sick so it was allowed to …
Scott Twp. Police and the Crafton V.F.D. responded to three fire alarm calls during February. One alarm was caused by steam from a shower, one from birthday candles and the third from a culinary mishap. Others calls included: A disturbance call due to a domestic dispute where one person was intentionally locked outside the house. …
January was another month with just a few calls for police assistance. Scott Police assisted the Crafton VFD with drowned power lines and Robinson EMS with a sick resident. They responded when a resident claimed their garage door opened on its own and to a vehicle accident in the Industrial Park when a forklift hit …
Thankfully, December was another quiet month in respect to calls for police assistance. There was a dead deer complaint that our public works crew handled, a one unit motorcycle accident with minor injuries,and an assist given to EMS. Scott police responded to a complaint about excessive noise from a Christmas party and to a residence …
Incidents requiring police assistance were very limited during the month. There were several trucks cited for violating our truck ordinance and a call from a resident to help get a raccoon out of their residence. Scott Police received two reports of suspicious persons who turned out to be uniformed Pennsylvania American Water employees checking on …