Published: September 9, 2009
BY JAMES LOEWENSTEIN
TOWANDA – Gas drilling activity is resulting in an increase in crime
in the borough, the borough police chief said on Monday.
The issue came up at Monday’s Towanda Borough Council meeting, when
borough council member Bob McLinko asked Police Chief Mitch Osman
whether the “extracurricular activity in the borough, along with
population increase, has resulted in problems.”
By extracurricular activity, McLinko was apparently referring to
drinking at the bars in Towanda.
Osman replied that police calls have gone up as workers in the gas
drilling industry have moved into the county, “especially the severity
of the calls.”
In the past, you could probably predict which nights would be quiet in
town, the police chief said.
“We can’t do that any more,” he said. “It’s definitely busy.”
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Osman said…that he could use two additional police officers.
Complete story:
http://www.thedailyreview.com/news/police_chief_gas_drilling_causing_increase_in_crime_locally
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Tags: crime, gas drilling, Marcellus, PA, Pennsylvania, Towanda
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