Police: Woman damaged cruiser

A Summit Hill woman was jailed on Saturday on multiple charges following incidents at her residence.

Borough police said Jessica T. Dale, 37, of the 400 block of West White Street, has been charged with four counts of terroristic threats; two counts each of simple assault and harassment; and one count each of resisting arrest, persistent disorderly conduct and endangering the welfare of a child. Police said she is also facing additional charges for damaging a police cruiser.

According to the police affidavit:

At 8:55 p.m. officers responded to the Dale residence for a report of a runaway juvenile. On scene officers were met by Dale, who had an odor of alcohol emitting from her breath, slurred speech and was stumbling.

Shortly afterward, the juvenile (Dale’s 10-year-old son) returned home. At this point Dale walked up to the juvenile with a closed fist and threatened to strike him. She then made several threats to the officers on scene and threw a telephone that hit one officer on the left shoulder.

She also punched the officer in the chest and threw a glass jar at him but missed him. The officer then attempted to take her into custody but she pulled her arms away and tried to hit him.

The juvenile reported he had a head injury because he went to look into the defendant’s bedroom and the door was closed on his head. That was the reason he fled the home.

Dale was taken into custody and placed in the back of a police cruiser. She began to bang her head and kicked the inside of the cruiser, while yelling profanities. She was told numerous times to stop, but didn’t. She also threatened two other officers on scene.

At the police station officers attempted to get her out of the cruiser when she kicked one of the officer in the right lower leg twice. She was eventually removed.

She was arraigned on the charges and placed in the county prison after failing to post bail.