Convicted sex offender faces new charge
JERSEY SHORE Convicted child sex offender Willie Merritt, 33, has been charged by the Tiadaghton Valley Regional police with failure to register his new address with the state police. Although he carried an official Northumberland address, he had been staying on-and-off at 427 S. Main St. in Jersey Shore from at least late December to late February, police said.
Police said Merritt also failed to appear on Feb. 23 for sentencing in another criminal case, prompting Lycoming County court officials to file a bench warrant for his arrest. Arraigned before District Judge Jerry Lepley, Merritt is jailed in lieu of $20,000 bail.
From Staff Reports
LOCK HAVEN A 58-year-old Jersey Shore man was found dead in a wooded area on Tuesday, the Woodward Township Police Department reports.
Police say that Glenn Royer, 58, of 409 Washington Ave., Jersey Shore, was found deceased in a wooded area in the vicinity of 3815 Coudersport Pike Road in Lock Haven, where he was in the process of building a new home. Police say they believe that Royer suffered a fatal heart attack.
Clinton County coroner Zach Hanna pronounced Royer dead at the scene.
Woodward Township Police were assisted at the scene by the Dunnstown Fire Department and EMS from Good Will Hose.
Domestic disturbance HUGHESVILLE A domestic disturbance was investigated by state police at Montoursville on March 4. According to police, a 42-year-old
Police warn of scam
LOCK HAVEN A 72-year-old Lock Haven woman told Woodward Township Police that she has received several phone calls from someone saying they were from the Social Security administration, trying to obtain account information.
Township police remind everyone that there are numerous scam calls going around and to never provide their personal information to anyone who randomly calls your home.
If you receive these types of calls, you can file a report online through the Federal Trade Commission website at www.consumer.ftc.gov/features/scam-alerts and through the Pennsylvania site at PA Identity Theft at www.revenue.pa.gov/GetAssistance/IDTheftProtectionAndVictimAssistance/Pages/default.aspx.
Drug possession in garage
JERSEY SHORE Travis Nichols, 36, of 314 Oak St., Jersey Shore allegedly had crystal meth and marijuana in the garage behind his home when Tiadaghton Valley Police searched it Jan. 19.
Justin Segura, a Tiadaghton Valley Police Officer, said police investigated the area after receiving calls about a woman allegedly banging on the garage doors and yelling about a man having meth and “doing stuff” in the garage.
The man, Nichols, allegedly denied having drugs in the garage, called the situation “bull (expletive) and crazy” and walked out of the garage.
“Based off my training and experience, I have learned that people tend to separate themselves from the narcotics, which I believe that this is what Travis was doing,” Segura wrote.