Pa. state police look for escapee


January 5, 2008 at 3:44p.m.

Pa. state police look for escapee

NEW BRIGHTON, Pa. — Pennsylvania State Police continue their search for a man that escaped from the Penn Pavilion on Friday. The pavilion is a drug and rehabilitation center on Penn Avenue here.

Ronald L. Sheetz, 33, was serving time on theft charges. He was released for work at 4:45 a.m. but did not report to work or return to the facility, according to reports.

State police said Sheetz is white, 5 feet 6 inches tall, and weighs 178 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to call the state police at (724) 773-7400.