10/23/2026
Lewistown Police Blotter
LEWISTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT WEEKLY POLICE BLOTTER
This is a weekly highlight of the incidents handled by the Lewistown Police Department. This does not include every incident but rather those which are most relevant to the community we serve. All arrested individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. This release reflects arrests made and does not convey the final disposition of the individuals who face legal action.
WEEK OF OCTOBER 15-21, 2026
10/15/26 (1:51 PM) The Department Narcotics Investigator observed Brandon T. Hess (28 YOA, W/M, Lewistown) walking on Valley Street at North Pine Street. Hess had an arrest warrant relating to a drug paraphernalia charge. Hess was taken into custody by uniformed officers without incident and lodged in MCCF on his warrant.
(4:11 PM) Officers received a report that someone was looking to purchase a house listed for sale. They contacted scammers pretending to be the listing party through Facebook and WhatsApp. The scammers refused to show the subjects the property without a $800 down payment. This money was sent through Cash App. The victim showed up to the residence but no one was present. The victim then realized that the listing was a fraud.
(5:50 PM) Officers responded to 20 South Main Street for a report of a subject harassing tenants. Officers located Mark A. Hughes (52 YOA, B/M, Lewistown) who was extremely intoxicated and a preliminary breath test revealed an extremely high BAC. Hughes was transported to a family member’s residence and cited for public drunkenness.
(8:13 PM) Officers were requested to assist the Mifflin County Regional Police Department on the Juniata River near the Jacks Creek tributary for a possible search and rescue. Witnesses reported hearing someone along the bank of the river yelling for help. The first responding officer also heard the calls for help. Officers and other emergency responders in boats searched the area for several hours but could not locate anyone in distress.
10/16/26 (11:56 AM) Officers received a report that a red vehicle parked on East Third Street near North Dorcas Street was side swiped while the owner was at work. The vehicle was parked at this location all day on 10/15/26 and the owner did not notice the damage until the following day. Officers are attempting to locate video identifying a suspect vehicle.
(6:38 PM) Officers were monitoring traffic on the 100 block of North Juniata Street when they observed a purple Chevrolet Spark with a Tennessee registration drive past them. Officers recognized the driver as Thomas W. Boozer (40 YOA, W/M, Centre Hall, PA) whom they have recently stopped driving the same vehicle with a suspended license. Officers were also aware that Boozer had an active local arrest warrant for failure to appear for a drug possession offense. Officers pulled out behind the vehicle and the passenger, Jamie Hunter (34 YOA, W/F, Lewistown) began making furtive movements. Hunter has a history of drug offenses and officers asked for consent to search the vehicle. Officers located two used m**h pipes in a bag belonging to Hunter. The vehicle was towed to LPD and a search warrant was issued on 10/17/26. No other contraband was located. Hunter was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia (M).
Boozer was cited for driving under suspension and lodged in MCCF on his warrant. Hunter attempted to retrieve her vehicle on 10/20/26 at the Lewistown Police Department. Hunter had an active warrant issued by the Mifflin County Prothonotary’s Office on 10/19/26. Hunter was taken into custody and lodged in MCCF on the warrant.
(9:12 PM) Officers were conducting patrols when they observed a vehicle commit two stop sign violations on Shaw Avenue. The driver was driving on the left side of the road and failed to stop when officers activated their emergency lights. Officers followed the vehicle to the Nittany Minit Mart (403 East Walnut Street). The driver (26 YOA, F, Mifflin PA) attempted to walk into the store before being stopped. The driver was identified using a passport and was unable to present a driver’s license. The driver was found to be highly intoxicated. The driver conducted field sobriety tests and showed several indicators of impairment. The driver provided a preliminary breath test that displayed a presumptive result of 0.214% BAC. The driver was taken into custody for driving under the influence and transported to the hospital for a blood test. Charges are pending toxicology results.
10/17/26 (5:06 PM) Officers responded to the 3300 block of US 322 Eastbound to assist the Mifflin County Regional Police with a DUI crash where the driver fled the crash scene on foot. Officers from MCRPD were able to apprehend the suspect prior to LPD arriving. LPD assisted by securing the vehicle involved in the crash and investigating the crash while MCRPD dealt with the suspect. The suspect’s vehicle was towed to MCRPD and LPD followed the vehicle to their station where it was secured.
(7:37 PM) Officers responded to West Fifth Street for a person in crisis. The subject had a fear that someone outside their residence wanted to harm them when there was no evidence supporting this fear. The subject was cooperative with police and voluntarily went with EMS to the hospital for a mental health evaluation.
10/18/26 (2:20 AM) Officers were conducting patrols when they observed an approaching vehicle suddenly stop in the middle of the road for no reason. Officers noticed faulty lighting on the vehicle when it passed. Officers stopped the vehicle as the driver pulled behind a residence on the 100 block of Pannebaker Avenue. The driver (46 YOA, W/F, Lewistown) had slurred speech and was visibly intoxicated. The driver admitted to consuming several drinks containing alcohol. The driver, who resides on the other side of town, told officers that she pulled over because they were following her. The driver conducted field sobriety tests and showed several indicators of impairment. The driver told officers “I am pretty drunk but I can make it home.” The driver was arrested for DUI and transported to the hospital for a blood test. A blood sample was obtained and charges are pending toxicology results.
(3:01 PM) Officers observed Sheridan F. Collins IV (39 YOA, B/M, No fixed address) walking on Reservoir Lane. Officers confirmed that Collins had several local warrants and he was entered as a missing person by LPD. Officers located Collins leaving the Sheetz store (113 North Juniata Street) and stopped him. Collins had two local warrants for summary offenses and a bench warrant out of Huntingdon County for loitering and prowling / criminal trespassing. Collins was found to be in possession of a used ma*****na pipe when searched incident to his arrest. Collins was lodged in MCCF on his warrants and charges were filed for possession of drug paraphernalia.
10/19/26 (2:27 AM) Officers responded to the area of Logan Street and South Walnut Street for a domestic dispute involving a person in crisis. A female reported that a male ran from a vehicle and consumed a quantity of pills in an attempt to harm himself. Officers located the involved subjects and the person in crisis was transported to the hospital by officers for a mental health evaluation.
(12:04 PM) LPD officers assisted the Mifflin County Regional Police and PA Game Commission identifying a suspect in their custody utilizing facial recognition software.
(1:47 PM) Officers received a complaint that Justin P. Grassmyer (39 YOA, W/M, Lewistown) threw eggs at a subject in front of 52 Chestnut Street. Grassmyer also threw eggs on the subject’s vehicle. Officers observed several broken eggs on the vehicle and in the area of 52 Chestnut Street. Grassmyer told officers that he threw eggs at the other person due to his girlfriend leaving him for this other person. Grassmyer was cited for disorderly conduct (S).
(8:10 PM) The Mifflin County Regional Police was dispatched to the Steelworker in the Burnham Borough for a report of an intoxicated subject who drove away from the bar. Officers observed the described vehicle pass them on Charles Street before MCRPD was able to locate and stop the vehicle. The driver shielded his face when passing by the marked police vehicle. Officers stopped the vehicle, which had an object blocking a view through the windshield, behind the first block of West Market Street. The driver (52 YOA, W/M, Lewistown) was determined to be intoxicated and was not cooperative. Officers attempted to have the driver conduct field sobriety tests but the driver kept saying to take him to the hospital and he refused several tests. Officers placed the driver under arrest for driving under the influence and transported him to the hospital for a blood test. Charges are pending toxicology results.
(8:43 PM) Officers responded to the Giant Food Store (200 South Dorcas Street) for a report of retail theft. Officers reviewed video of a male and female who entered the store pushing a baby stroller. The child was removed from the stroller and the pair began placing items into the stroller. They then left the store without paying for the merchandise, which was estimated to be valued between $150 and $200.
(8:46 PM) Officers were dispatched to a condemned property on Chestnut Street Extended. It was reported that two men with flashlights were seen in the property which was prohibited from trespassing inside. Officers located one of the subjects in a nearby truck. This person reported being there at the request of the landlord to fix a broken door and to hang no trespassing signs. The person denied that a second person was there with them. Officers located this second person in a separate nearby vehicle. The subject has their head down in an attempt to avoid identification by officers. Officers identified the subject as Jesse A. Kuhns (35 YOA, W/M, No fixed address). Kuhns had six active warrants including a warrant for failure to appear for a DUI arrest, domestic relations, and several summary warrants. Kuhns was taken into custody and lodged in MCCF on his warrants.
(10:11 PM) Officers responded to the 100 block of Pannebaker Avenue for an unattended death. A subject was released from the hospital on this date and later found deceased inside their residence. The subject was diagnosed with terminal stage four cancer along with several other diagnoses and was released on this date for hospice care. The death was not suspicious in nature.
10/20/26 (1:18 AM) Officers responded to 24 Montgomery Avenue for a structure fire. A large garage was fully engulfed in flames. A subject on scene reported having an electrical issue with their vehicle which they were attempting to fix when a fire started in the vehicle. Several attached residences were evacuated. The fire displaced several residents as their residences were damaged as a result of the fire.
(7:01 PM) A subject trying to sell a boat on Facebook was contacted by someone believed to be a potential buyer. This person could not make a payment from a “business account” and connected the resident with two other people. This morphed into the seller paying the third party $500 and the seller gave these people access to their Cash App account which was connected to their bank account. The resident gave their driver’s license and bank account information to these subjects before eventually realizing they were involved in a scam. The resident contacted their bank who reported approximately $4,000 was removed from their account.
10/21/26 (8:13 AM) Officers observed Allison Yocum (38 YOA, W/F, Lewistown) operating a vehicle on South Main Street. Yocum’s license is suspended and she had five active warrants for her arrest. Officers stopped Yocum’s vehicle and arrested her on the warrants which were failure to pay for traffic citations and a non-traffic citation for bad checks. Yocum was lodged in MCCF and cited for driving under suspension and expired inspection.
(11:05 AM) Officers observed Shaun A. Decando (42 YOA, W/M, Lewistown) walking on the 300 block of Valley Street. Decando had an active warrant from the prothonotary’s office. Decando was taken into custody without incident and lodged in MCCF on his warrant.
(11:30 AM) Officers received a report that a subject was at Burger King (133 South Main Street) around 9:08 AM. The subject removed their phone from a pocket and their wallet accidentally fell out. The subject left and realized shortly thereafter that their wallet was missing. The subject returned to Burger King and staff reported that a child turned the wallet in. Officers reviewed surveillance images which showed the child finding the wallet. A female in a wheelchair grabbed the child, took the wallet, and removed approximately $60 cash from the wallet, before the child turned it over to employees. Officers are attempting to identify the female suspect who will be charged with theft of lost or mislaid property (M2).
