POLICE REPORTS: CRIMINAL MISCHIEF, CHILD ENDANGERMENT, THEFT

INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE

A juvenile from the Pittsburgh area is facing charges in two incidents of criminal mischief.  Indiana Borough Police say that the incidents were reported within the same hour last Saturday night.  One was in the 700 block of School Street and the other was in the 200 block of South 7^th Street.  In both incidents, officers said that the suspect destroyed some private property.  Charges were filed with District Judge Guy Haberl’s office.  The name of the suspect was not released due to his age.

Indiana Borough Police have charged an Indiana man with child endangerment after an incident in late February.  Police say they were dispatched initially to a home in the 300 block of North 10^th Street for a welfare check at 4:37 in the afternoon of February 25^th.  Officers found four juvenile children, but no one was taking care of them at the time.  Police later determined their guardian was 47-year-old William Jefferson.  No reason was given as to why he left the four children alone.  A criminal complaint was filed through District Judge Guy Haberl’s office.

Police in Indiana  Borough are asking the public’s help in finding someone who broke into cars between Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.  Officers reported that between 2:15 PM on the 14^th and 2:00 PM the following day, an unidentified person entered an unlocked and parked vehicle in the “00” block of South 12^th Street.  The vehicle’s interior was rummaged through and a personal document was stolen.  Anyone with information is asked to call Indiana Borough Police at 724-349-2121.