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Police news – March 20

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Driver flees crash scene

SNOW SHOE -- An unidentified driver struck a 2025 Volvo VNL760 while traveling east on Interstate 80 in Snow Shoe Township at 5:12 p.m. on March 2, according to state police at Rockview.

Police said the driver did not stop following the crash. No injuries were reported.

Woman scammed on Facebook Marketplace

MILESBURG -- On March 4, a 42-year-old woman from Milesburg was reportedly scammed out of $800 by someone using the name Anita Thompson, according to state police at Rockview. Thompson allegedly was selling a 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe on Facebook Marketplace, police said.

As of March 9, there are no leads in the case. Anyone with information is urged to call PSP Rockview at 814-355-7545.

Truck collision while passing

MILESBURG -- Sarabjit Singh, 38, of Parlin, N.J., was charged with following too closely after the 2023 Freightliner tractor-trailer he was driving westbound on Interstate 80 in Boggs Township collided with a 2024 Ram box truck while attempting to pass at about 1:30 a.m. on March 1, according to state police at Rockview.

Both vehicles sustained disabling damage and were towed from the scene. The box truck's driver and a passenger reported possible minor injuries and were transported by Bellefonte EMS to Mt. Nittany Medical Center for evaluation, police said.

Icy road causes crash

JULIAN -- Stephen M. Frank, 57, of Philipsburg, lost control of the 2020 Ford F-350 he was driving while attempting to pass another vehicle at about 8:30 a.m. Feb. 23 on Steele Hollow Road in Huston Township, according to state police at Rockview.

Police said the truck slipped on the icy roadway and struck the rear window of the other vehicle, a 2011 Toyota Sienna.

No injuries were reported, and Frank was not cited, police said.

Teen charged with

drug possession

WINGATE -- A 16-year-old girl from Clarence was charged with drug possession after she was found with a THC vape pen at Bald Eagle Area High School in Boggs Township just after noon on Feb. 10, according to state police at Rockview.

Teen charged with assault

SPRING MILLS --A 17-year-old boy from Spring Mills was charged with assault with a weapon after allegedly engaging in simple assault by physical menace, according to state police at Rockview.

The incident, which occurred during the evening of March 5 on Penns Valley Road in Gregg Township, remains under investigation, police said.

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