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Resident tells council dark alley near skate park needs lights after teen assault; staff say grant project coming
Summary
A Castaneda Township resident told Lock Haven City Council her 14-year-old grandson was attacked in a dark alley near the skate park and urged the city to install lighting; city staff said a grant-funded project will begin soon but may address a different park area and staff will follow up.
A Castaneda Township resident told Lock Haven City Council on May 1 that her 14-year-old grandson was attacked and assaulted in a dark alley near the city's skate park and asked the council to install lighting and clean up the area.
"My 14 year old grandson was attacked and assaulted January 23 of this year... There were 15 youths that attacked him that night, and nobody's seen or heard anything," Arlene Sam said during the public-comment period, describing needles and other drug…
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