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Police: Intruder kills snakes

REEDSVILLE – An unknown person entered an Armagh Township residence and killed two snakes, but did not take anything else from the property, Pennsylvania State Police Lewistown report.

According to the report, the incident occurred between 7 p.m. and 8 a.m. July 24-25, when someone opened an unlocked door at the residence of Zachary Lynn Scheffel, 33, and Kathleen Louis Hassinger, 51, located at 35 Inlet Lane.

Police said once inside, the actor broke the glass on a make shift cage and smashed in the head of a snake with an unknown object. The actor then proceeded to the back bedroom and removed another snake from a cage, and smashed in its head as well.

According to the report, the actor left the residence in an unknown direction by unknown means. The actor did not remove anything else from inside the home nor did they harm any of the other animals.

Anyone with information can contact police at 320-1010.

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