Police Searching for Witnesses of Repossession Incident Gone Wrong in Rouseville Borough
ROUSEVILLE BOROUGH, Pa. (EYT) — Police are asking for the public’s help with information regarding a repossession incident that ended up with a local man chasing down two people with a firearm in Rouseville Borough..
According to Franklin-based State Police, troopers responded to the Oil City Police Department to meet with a victim over an incident that happened on State Route 227 in Cornplanter Township and Cherry Run Road in Rouseville Borough, Venango County, around 2:41 p.m. on Thursday, December 15.
Police say the incident involved a repossession of a vehicle and then the vehicle being chased with a handgun being brandished during the chase.
The suspect is a known 55-year-old Oil City man.
The victims are a 42-year-old Harmonsburg man and a 21-year-old Townville man.
According to police, the vehicles involved were a 2005 Ford F-150 XLT and a 2022 Ford.
This investigation is ongoing.
Anyone who witnessed this incident is asked to contact PSP Franklin at 814-676-6596.
The suspect’s name was not released.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The name of the suspect will be released upon the completion of court document filings. An updated article will be posted at this time.
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