Crime briefs
December 27, 2002 Upper Tyrone Twp.
Man sought
A 5-foot-6-inch, 110-pound white man, about 16 to 18 years old, wearing baggy blue jeans, a black hooded sweatshirt and a dark toboggan, reportedly stole a vehicle owned by Samuel J. Davis of Uniontown, wrecked the car on Broadford Road in Owensdale and then fled into Connellsville on foot at 8:05 a.m. Dec. 25.
German Twp.
No one injured
State police said neither David Michael Corob III of Smithfield nor Thomas Earl Ravenscraft II of McClellandtown was injured in a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Route 166 and Route 21 at 6:45 p.m. Dec. 24.
Perryopolis
Decoration damaged
State police reported that a Christmas ornament owned by Thomas L. Wood, 52, of Perryopolis was damaged between 11:30 p.m. Wednesday and 3:59 a.m. Thursday.
Uniontown
Suspicious bag found
City police said a duffel bag containing bags for packaging narcotics was found on Shady Lane around 11:30 a.m. Thursday. The bag was taken to the police station and was placed into evidence, police said.
Uniontown
Police investigate
Scott King of 452 Braddock Ave. reported that the driver’s front wheel was jacked up and four lug nuts were loosened on his car, parked next to his house, around 2 a.m. Thursday, city police said. Nothing was missing from the vehicle, police said.
Uniontown
Woman struck
Colletta L. Weimer of 78 Lemon St. told city police that she was struck in the forehead with a phone after an argument with a person known to her between 2:58 and 3:25 a.m. Thursday. Police said that on Wednesday, Weimer’s kitchen window was damaged by someone known to her.
Uniontown
Disturbance reported
City police said an unknown person was in the A-Plus Mini Market on 55 Morgantown St. yelling at employee Bob Chissell between 3:19 and 3:29 a.m. Thursday.
Uniontown
Window damaged
Garnett Jordan of Nutt Avenue told city police that her front door window was broken by a person known to her around 3 p.m. Tuesday.
Uniontown
Window broken
City police said a window was broken in a storage trailer at the St. Vincent De Paul Store at 90 N. Mount Vernon Ave. on Tuesday evening. Nothing appeared to be taken, police said.
Connellsville
Charges filed
Connellsville police arrested Nicholas Haluschak Jr., 22, of Coal Center on Dec. 14 for public drunkenness and disorderly conduct after he allegedly was found intoxicated in the 500 block of South Pittsburgh Street.
In an unrelated incident, police filed public drunkenness charges against Jacob Hohmann, 46, of 229 N. Seventh St., Connellsville, on Dec. 14 after he allegedly was found intoxicated in the 100 block of North Water Street.
Connellsville
Woman hit
Retha Zimmerman, 61, of Connellsville suffered a broken leg after she was struck by a vehicle driven by Scott Provance, 33, of Mill Run while walking near Sheetz at 6:12 p.m. Wednesday, city police said.
Zimmerman was treated at Highlands Hospital.
Redstone Twp.
Fire reported
A spokesperson for Fayette County 911 reported a structure fire at 7 p.m. along Timber Lane in Redstone Township.
Firefighters from Allison 1 were first to the scene, and no injuries were reported, he said. No further details were available at press time.