Courts & Police

October 06, 2008 11:36 pm

— Linesville Area
Magisterial District Judge
— Raymond L. Kimmel, 45, of 6198 Ralston Road, Adamsville, was arraigned Thursday before Magisterial District Judge Rita Marwood on three counts of possession with intent to manufacture or deliver a controlled substance, two counts of possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia for an incident Aug. 22 and was released on $25,000 bond. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for Thursday.

Crimes
State Police
— Joseph J. Schlosser, 23, of Atlantic, faces harassment charges filed following an alleged incident Friday at about 4:12 p.m. at an East Fallowfield Township resident. He is accused of striking a juvenile in the back of the head.
— Louis Starocci, 52, of Meadville, faces harassment charges filed by PSP following an alleged incident Friday at 11:09 p.m. at a North Mosiertown Road, Cussewago Township, residence. He is accused of making several unwanted phone calls to a 40-year-old Saegertown woman.
— Jaclyn M. Lyons of Meadville will face harassment charges to be filed by PSP after allegedly contacting a Conneaut Lake man several times and leaving messages that served no legitimate purposes.
— Harassment charges will be filed against Theresa Nassan, 60, of Jamestown; and Tracy L. Harnett, 45, of Jamestown. They are accused of harassing a 45-year-old and a 19-year-old Friday about 6:44 p.m. in South Shenango Township.
— Barney Lee Henry, 43, of Conneaut Lake, faces criminal mischief charges following an alleged incident about 2 a.m. Sunday when he caused damage to the side window of a home in East Fallowfield Township.

Crashes
State Police
— Elizabeth A. Miller, 19, of Meadville, was not injured in a one-vehicle crash about 9:30 a.m. Saturday on Route 805, Fairfield Township. Miller was traveling south, approximately three-fourth of a mile south of Route 285 and was attempting to negotiate a left curve when an unknown animal cross in front of her car. Miller left the roadway to the west and upon returning went across both lanes of travel and hit the east ditch with the rear of her vehicle, when then rolled onto its roof, coming to rest on the roadway facing northwest.
— Timothy A. Reynolds, 26, of Cochranton, wasn’t injured in a one-vehicle crash about 7:40 a.m. Saturday. Reynolds was traveling east on Route 322 in the area of Powell Road, East Fairfield Township. He encountered some deer on the roadway and attempted to avoid them by steering right. The vehicle made minor contact with the guide rail, sustaining damage to the steering mechanism. It then hit the guide rail again and slid along the rail to end up facing east on the south berm of Route 322.
— A passenger in a vehicle driven by Dalton L. Smith III, 25, of Meadville, had minor injuries following a two-vehicle crash about 11:44 p.m. Friday on Route 618, Summit Township.
Smith was exiting the parking area of Conneaut Lake Park on the west side of Route 618. A Volkswagen was traveling south on Route 618. Miller pulled across the southbound lane to continue northbound on Route 618 and the Volkswagen struck the Miller vehicle in the left rear side. It then hit a traffic sign and fled the scene, headed southbound.
Four passengers were in the Smith vehicle, but only one — a 16-year-old female — was hurt. The other passengers were Martin J. Calzada, 22, of Meadville; and Brandi L. Hanna, 19, also of Meadville. The name of the 16-year-old was not given.
— Cheri L. Ballut, 37, of Conneaut Lake, was driving east on Route 6 in Conneaut Lake at 6:50 p.m. Wednesday when she lost control of her vehicle, causing it to travel off the road and strike and damage a curb and a telephone pole guide wire. Ballut wasn’t injured. Charges are reportedly pending.