KANE – The Kane-based state police took a man into custody on
Sunday after he was wanted for an incident involving a long gun
early Saturday in the Town of Pembroke, N.Y.

Police could not say Sunday night when or where he was taken
into custody and if he turned himself in or how he was found and
taken into custody. Police said a revised press release with that
information was forthcoming but was not available to release late
Sunday night.

State police and McKean County law enforcement agencies were
assisting the Genesee County (N.Y.) Sheriff’s Office in searching
for Howard R. Strait, 30, who was wanted for questioning in the
incident.

According to Genesee County sheriff’s deputies, a call came into
the sheriff’s office emergency dispatch center at 3:47 p.m.
Saturday. The cellular 911 call stated a male subject, later
described as being Strait, was standing outside a residence on
Alleghany Road in Pembroke, pointing a rifle at the occupants
inside. Upon the deputies’ arrival, the residents stated Strait had
left, running in a westerly direction into a field.

Deputies, along with assistance from the Village of Corfu (N.Y.)
Police Department and New York State Police, deployed a perimeter
of the immediate area. Also used in the search of the area was the
sheriff’s office K-9 and the New York State Police Aviation Unit.
Officers were unable to locate the subject.

The sheriff’s office is continuing its investigation into the
case. Deputies were looking to speak to Strait, who was believed to
reside in Pennsylvania.

Kane-based state police said Strait is wanted for reckless
endangerment in the first-degree, a felony charge. He was
considered to be armed and dangerous and was believed to be in the
McKean County area, specifically the Bradford, Lewis Run and
Smethport areas.