A 68-year-old Butler man has a stack of cases against him for allegedly harassing police.

According to Butler Township police, Larry J. Massella began calling the 911 Butler line in September over a civil matter with which he was dealing. Police said they tried to help him and suggested with whom he needed to speak. But police said Massella continued to call the 911 line several times to discuss a nonpolice matter with an officer. Finally, they charged him with a summary harassment charge Nov. 2. Police said they hoped that would stop Massella. But since then, Massella was charged with three more separate cases carrying misdemeanor charges related to calling 911. In total, he has four cases against him related to the alleged calling.

Massella does not have a listed attorney.

“Butler Township officers are all aware of Massella's reports,” the criminal complaint of one report from Dec. 23 reads. The report explains that every time Massella calls, he demands to speak with an officer about his girlfriend taking his car without his permission. The Dec. 23 report notes that Massella allegedly called five times within 24 hours of the report and he called 16 times since Oct. 11. Massella tells the police that he doesn't want to charge his girlfriend with a crime, but would like them to retrieve his car.

“He gives her permission to drive the car, then calls and wants us to get his car back,” the Dec. 23 report continues.

Sgt. James Sasse, the author of the report, notes that he went to Massella's residence in Butler Township around 10:12 a.m. Dec. 23. As Sasse approaches, Massella calls 911. The dispatcher told Massella to go to his door for the officer.

Sasse asked Massella if anything had changed since Oct. 28, the last time the two spoke.

Massella, according to police, said nothing had changed and that his girlfriend had again taken the car.

“He said that he gave her permission to use the car last week. Also said that he bought her the car, but it's registered to him,” Sasse wrote.

The officer told Massella there was nothing the police could do about this issue and that if he kept calling it would result in charges against him.

Massella said he didn't care about that and “I will keep calling.”

Later that day, Massella allegedly called again, leading to five calls in one day. “These calls have resulted in a tie-up of emergency services at 911, not to mention the amount of time officers have spent on this matter.”

In the first case, Massella was charged with a summary harassment offense, but police said after he continued to call they charged him with a third degree misdemeanor, communications with 911, in an attempt to deter him.

After the fourth and most recent charge on Dec. 28, police said Massella has stopped calling.