Police: Ellwood City Teen Arrested for Drug Possession
Taylor Foley, 18, of Ellwood City, was arrested Monday after police executed a sealed search warrant around 6:30 a.m. at her home on Skyline Drive. Participating in the raid were officers of the...
View ArticlePolice: Man Arrested for DUI and Attempting to Elude Officers
On Wednesday, February 25, Alex Buben, 27, of Wampum, was arrested for driving under the influence and attempting to elude officers. According to the police report, at approximately 1:45 a.m., a...
View ArticlePolice: DUI on a Quad, Fight at the Oak Grove Inn
DUI: According to the police report, on March 1 around 2:10 a.m., an officer observed two quads on Lawrence Ave driving recklessly. The officer followed the quads until they separated. The officer...
View ArticlePolice: Man Apprehended After Robbing Unimart
A Bessemer man was arrested on March 6 following an investigation into a robbery. According to the police report, at approximately 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 6, officers were dispatched to Unimart on...
View ArticleECPD Initiates Drug Sweep
From the office of the Ellwood City Mayor: After a year-long investigation, the Ellwood City Police Department initiated a round-up of 10 cocaine and heroin street level drug dealers. Police have eight...
View ArticlePolice: Two Accused of Distributing Illegal Gambling Machines
According to a published report, Frank R. Medure, 63, of Neshannock Township, and Frank C. Medure, 33, of Union Township, were arraigned before Judge Jerry Cartwright on Thursday morning facing charges...
View ArticlePolice: Woman Arrested for Retail Theft
An Ellwood City woman was arrested on March 27 for retail theft. Around 6:30, March 27, officers were dispatched to Dollar General on 1221 Lawrence Ave after employees saw a woman placing items in her...
View ArticlePolice: Campaign Sign Stolen
Theft: According to the police report, around noon on April 21 a local resident reported Ralph Chiappetta’s campaign sign at the intersection of Fountain Ave and Pittsburgh Circle was missing. The sign...
View ArticleFentanyl-Laced Heroin Possible Cause in Two Local Deaths
Two people have died in Ellwood City this month from what could have been a heroin overdose. According to a published report, the deaths coincide with the arrival of fentanyl-laced heroin in Lawrence...
View ArticlePolice: Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Confirmed in February Overdose Death
Police confirmed that an overdose death in February was caused by fentanyl-laced heroin. Since December, there have been 5 overdose deaths in the Ellwood Borough. One in December was from opiates,...
View ArticlePolice: Drug Dealer Arrested; Juvenile Criminal Mischief
Possessions with Intent to Deliver: Ellwood City and state police arrested a man for possession with intent to deliver on April 28. According to the police report, Taurean Potter, 29, had 3 warrants in...
View ArticlePolice: DUI Warrants and Domestic Violence
Warrants According to the police report, on Tuesday, May 5 around 11:00 a.m., an officer on patrol spotted Ryan Daniel Russo, 34, of Ellwood City on 13th Street. Russo had two warrants for DUIs. Russo...
View ArticlePolice: Woman Deliberately Drives into Portable Toilet
Rykel Samsa, 19, of Ellwood City, has been charged with criminal mischief for driving into a portable toilet. The toilet, owned by Approved Toilet Rentals, is located in Ewing Park on Riverside Drive...
View ArticlePolice: Disorderly Conduct; Domestic Violence
Disorderly Conduct/Trespassing According to the police report, on June 8 around 8:30 a.m. Donald Plum III, 27, of Georgetown PA, was stealing change from the Ellwood City Revitalization Fountain on...
View ArticleFire on Glen Ave Confirmed as Arson
A fire that gutted a vacant home at 605 Glen Ave has been confirmed as an arson by a state police fire marshal. The house caught fire on June 10 around 5:40 p.m. The Ellwood City, North Sewickley, and...
View ArticlePolice: $5000 Stolen from House, Gatorade Stolen from Concession Stand
Burglary- Forced Entry According to the police report, about $5000 worth of items were stolen from a house on Hazen Ave. on June 13. At 8:40 p.m. the residents arrived home to find three televisions,...
View ArticlePolice: Possession of Stolen Property, Possession of Drugs with Intent to...
Police arrested a man wanted for theft and drug dealing last week following two incidents in Ellwood City. According to the police report, Brett Baldelli, 33, of Entrance Drive, Ellwood City was...
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New Police Dog Makes His First Arrest
Last week, the Borough’s new police dog apprehended his first criminal in a drug bust on Entrance Drive on June 14. Ranger, the son of police dog Jozek, has been in training for over a year. He was...
View ArticlePolice: Simple Assault and Outstanding Warrant
Simple Assault and Domestic According to the police report, on July 28 officers responded to a domestic disturbance report on Loop St. Investigating officers arrived at the residence around 10:40 p.m....
View ArticlePolice: Accident and Disorderly Conduct
Accident One person suffered minor injuries in an accident yesterday on Lawrence Ave and 7th Street around 9:45 a.m. According to the police report, Anthony DeCarbo, of Ellwood City, was driving south...
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