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.

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10. Creates jobs for road repair crews, EMTs, lawyers, nurses, physicians, marriage counselors, firefighters, law enforcement officers, & meth dealers & has added bonus of providing extra income for corrupt politicians

9. Drilling noise easily drowns out next-door neighbor’s kid’s garage band

8. Devastated landscape, loss of green space, & clouds of killer smog mean less hiking & biking & LOTS more time for TV

7. Eliminates hours of tedious trout fishing by “pre-killing” your catch

6. Flammable tap water livens up any party

5. Putting off the inevitable switch to renewable energy sources is the American way

4. Fulfills your California-dreamin’ fantasies by bringing earthquakes to YOUR home town

3. Makes slow & boring process of disintegration of the American community a lot more exciting by actively setting neighbor against neighbor

2. Provides important object lesson on why you should read a gas lease BEFORE you sign it

1. Helps the kids learn that money is more important than anything else

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