No Harassment Charges Filed In Shippen TWP.
Police Reports
Kane Man Convicted of Megan’s Law Violation
(KANE, Pennsylvania): District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer reports that, following a jury trial on December 5, 2022 at the McKean County Courthouse, Albert Thielges, previously of Kane, was convicted of Failing to Provide Accurate Registration Information as a Transient as required under the law formerly known as Megan’s Law (Felony 1).
The law formerly known as Megan’s Law, now known as the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), requires those convicted of certain offenses to register their address or other area where the offender frequents. Thielges was found to provide the address of a residence in Kane that had been torn down previously.
Officer Derrick Snyder of the Kane Borough Police Department investigated the case. Assistant District Attorney Sarah Dufresne prosecuted the case on behalf of the Commonwealth. The Judge scheduled sentencing for January 12, 2023 at 10 a.m.
Male Who Struck Woman in Foster Township Jailed in Lieu of Bail
Foster Township Police Department
On 12/02/22 at approximately 2020 hours officers were dispatched to Garlock Hollow for a reported domestic. Once officers arrived on scene and conducted their investigation it was determined that the male, Tony Joe McCormick, struck the victim (32 YOA female) with a closed fist on her left jaw.
McCormick was taken into custody and remanded to McKean County Jail on $10,000 bail.
