POLICE REPORTS FOR APRIL 29, 2021 By John Smathers
Apr 29, 2021 | 1:24 PM
A former Big Run Borough Council member has reportedly confessed to stealing $5,000 from the Big Run War Memorial Fund.
The Punxsy Spirit reports that 67-year-old Bonita “Bonnie” Kay Haugh of Punxsutawney is facing one felony count of theft by deception. Haugh is accused of intentionally obtaining or withholding property and misappropriating checks belonging to the Big Run War Memorial Fund over a period of several years after an investigation that began in 2019.
A preliminary hearing is set for May 25.
Police say a Punxsutawney woman was injured in a crash that occurred in Pine Township of Jefferson County last week.