Police news – Dec. 16
Credit card fraud
BELLEFONTE — On Oct. 20, a 48-year-old Bellefonte man in Benner Township reported to state police at Rockview that his credit card information had been stolen and used on Amazon, according to police.
Police said the investigation is ongoing.
Extortion
JACKSONVILLE — State police at Rockview investigated a report of extortion in Marion Township involving an 18-year-old Bellefonte man who said $150 was stolen from him. The incident was reported to police around midnight on Nov. 23, police said.
Domestic violence
JULIAN — Tyler Hall, 25, of Julian, was arrested at the scene in the 200 block of Myers Lane in Huston Township on Nov. 24 around 10:30 p.m. for simple harassment of a 57-year-old Julian woman, according to state police at Rockview.
Man strikes parked car
MILLHEIM — Michael Gilbert, 41, of Millheim, was charged in relation to driving on roadways laned for traffic after striking a legally parked vehicle on East Main Street near the intersection of Church Street in Millheim on Nov. 24 around 6 a.m., according to state police at Rockview.
No injuries were reported, but both vehicles sustained disabling damage, police said.
Dugout vandalized
UNIONVILLE — State police at Rockview are investigating a Nov. 23 report of criminal mischief involving an unknown person who spray-painted explicit language on the baseball dugout at 421 E. Race St., police said.
The dugout, owned by Unionville Borough, sustained approximately $50 in damage.
Anyone with information is asked to contact PSP Rockview at 814-355-7545.
Stolen check
BELLEFONTE — An 81-year-old Bellefonte man reported that a Bank of America check for $249.53 was stolen from Valley View Road in Benner Township, according to state police at Rockview.
The investigation is ongoing, police said.
Credit card fraud
MILLHEIM — A 77-year-old Millheim woman reported that her credit card was used to make unauthorized purchases totaling $337.12, according to state police at Rockview.
The investigation into the incident, which was reported Nov. 22, is ongoing.

