Law & Order
November 15, 2002 Uniontown
Man found guilty
A Uniontown landlord was found guilty of 13 city code violations – 12 for cockroach infestation – at a now-vacant rental home he owns at 45 Whiteman Ave. and was fined $13,000 and court costs. The other citation was for failure to properly maintain the property.
District Justice Mark Blair found the landlord, Gary Roll of 201 Lenox St., guilty at a hearing Monday. Roll appealed the decision to Common Pleas Court in Fayette County.
City code enforcement officer and acting fire chief Myron Nypaver issued the citations in September.
The fines were the maximum for each citation, but Blair could have issued $1,000 fines for each day the code violations existed.
Uniontown
Juvenile arrested
City police arrested a 14-year-old male Wednesday night in Lemon Wood Acres in connection with a July 24 carjacking in which a 72-year-old man’s car was stolen at gunpoint along Connellsville Street. The juvenile was charged with armed robbery, auto theft, receiving stolen property and conspiracy, and is being held in a juvenile detention center. Police said the suspect was 13 years old when he and a co-conspirator allegedly committed the crime. Charges are pending against the co-conspirator.
Uniontown
Juvenile charged
City police arrested a 15-year-old male for allegedly assaulting a male and a female juvenile at 2:15 a.m. Tuesday near McArthur Terrace. He then allegedly brandished a handgun and fired seven shots, but didn’t hit anybody, police said. He was charged with simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, firearms not to be carried without a license, criminal mischief and harassment. The suspect was referred to the Fayette County Juvenile Probation office.
Vanderbilt
Gas pump struck
State police in Uniontown said an unknown female driver of a white sport-utility vehicle hit a gas pump at the Sweet Pea’s Food Mart/ Marathon gas station along Route 201 at 1:40 p.m. Wednesday and fled the scene. The pump was damaged, but injuries were reported. Police ask anybody with information about the incident to call the barracks at 724-439-7111.
Saltlick Twp.
Motorcycle burned
Someone set fire to a stolen Honda motorcycle at the rear of the Clifford N. Pritts Elementary School around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, state police in Uniontown said. Jeff Paul White of Melcroft owned the motorcycle. Police ask anybody with information about the incident to call the station at 724-439-7111.
Georges Twp.
Burglary reported
State police said 58 cases of Pepsi and a lock were stolen from a shed at the Haydentown Exxon on Route 857 between 11 p.m. Tuesday and 7 a.m. Wednesday. The shed doors were damaged during the break-in. The victim is J&G Foodmart of Smithfield.
Bullskin Twp.
Man arrested
John Jay Soltis III of 304 East Gibson Ave., Connellsville, was arrested on terroristic threats and harassment by communication charges on Nov. 5 for allegedly repeatedly calling Kimberly Breakiron of Sherwood Circle, Woodland Hills Town Homes, and threatening her, state police said. Soltis was arraigned by District Justice Ronald Haggerty Sr. and released on $20,000 unsecured bond.
German Twp.
PFA violated
Lisa Ann Martin of 17B Harris Garden Apartments, North Union Township, was arrested for violating a protection from abuse court order after she allegedly repeatedly called Clyde Anthony Martin of Lutheran Church Road between 2:45 and 3:30 a.m. Oct. 31, state police said.
Uniontown
Car recovered
City police were dispatched to the intersection of Carson and Coolspring streets at 11:25 p.m. Wednesday for a suspicious vehicle with its lights on. The white Chevrolet Celebrity had been reported stolen, police said.
Uniontown
Theft reported
City police said a silver Mag-Lite flashlight with a carrying strap and black nylon compact disc carrier with 20 CDs from James E. Stanley’s unlocked truck at 44 Madison Ave. at 1 a.m. Thursday.
Uniontown
Ladder stolen
City police said Roy D. Evans reported the theft of a 20-foot extension ladder from the side of his 83 Cleveland Ave. home Tuesday night or Wednesday morning.
Uniontown
Burglary reported
City police said Mark Roberts reported the theft of TaylorMade and King Cobra golf clubs, tennis shoes and toolbox with tools from his garage Wednesday at 5:10 p.m. The garage was not forcibly entered, police said.
Monongahela Twp.
Traffic accident
State police cited Bryan Dale Presock, 23, of Dilliner with numerous traffic violations in connection with a traffic accident. Police said Presock was injured Nov. 2 around 3 a.m., when the truck he was driving went off the roadway and hit a metal guiderail post an a tree along Colvin Road in Monongahela Township. Police said Presock was taken to Greene County Memorial Hospital by EMS Southwest for treatment. Police said the truck sustained major damage.