Police Beat July 26
Teen hurt in crash: A Mt. Morris teenager was taken to Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, W.Va., with unspecified injuries Saturday morning after a one-vehicle crash on Roberts Run Road in Dunkard Township. Police said Samantha J. Sharratt, 17, was driving north toward Carmichaels when a deer ran out, causing Sharratt to swerve and strike a utility pole.
Theft: State police said someone stole a generator, water pump and tools from a construction area near 610 Macedonia Road in Jackson Township between Friday evening and Saturday morning.
Assault charges: Bryan Dale Presock of 223 Main St., Dilliner, was charged by state police with simple assault and harassment following a dispute with his wife Monday night at their residence. Patricia Presock told police about 11:30 p.m. she and her husband argued before he allegedly threw her to the ground and kicked her multiple times in the head.