Crime briefs
June 18, 2003 Uniontown
Man arrested
Addam Michael Hummel, 25, of 10 Adele St. was charged with criminal trespass, attempted criminal trespass, criminal mischief and public drunkenness by city police who caught him allegedly breaking into a house at 105 Morgantown St. 12:30 a.m. Tuesday.
The victim, Mary Ann Prah, called police after she heard glass breaking and police said they found Hummel in her house with broken glass on his chest and arms. He was not wearing a shirt. He allegedly told police that he lived there. Police said the front door glass and frame were broken.
District Justice Rick Vernon arraigned Hummel and set a $50,000 percentage bail was set. His preliminary hearing is tentatively scheduled for Monday before District Justice Mark Blair.
South Union Twp.
DUI arrest
James Monroe Handlin of Uniontown was charged with driving under the influence, fleeing and eluding police and other charges following a June 6 incident in which state police in Uniontown said he ran a trooper in a marked patrol car off of Township Drive. The incident began at 9:26 p.m. Police pursued him through the Brownfield area and eventually arrested him after a short foot chase on Redstone Furnace Road. District Justice Mike Defino arraigned Handlin and set bail at $5,000 straight cash. Trooper Christopher J. Robbins suffered a minor injury taking Handlin into custody.
Freeport Twp.
Man arrested
Charges were filed against Brian David Cork for allegedly striking a tree along Garrison Ridge Road and fled the scene at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, state police in Waynesburg said. He was arrested when he returned to the scene, police said.
Franklin Twp.
Charges filed
State police filed charges against Allen James Berryman, 19, after he allegedly struck a guide rail along Valley Farm Drive 8:15 a.m. Sunday and then fled the scene.
Franklin Twp.
DUI charged
Gary Allen Harshall, 51, of Graysville was arrested for driving under the influence when he was found to have a blood alcohol content of .240 percent after a traffic stop on Route 21 at Buchanan Street 11:55 p.m. June 14, state police said.
Dunkard Twp.
Vehicle burned
A vehicle owned by Dexter L. Walls, 39, of Blacksville, W.Va., was found burned in a secluded area along Hunters Ridge Road in Mount Morris on May 24, state police said. The incident remains under investigation.
North Union Twp.
ATV stolen
A yellow 2003 LT-Z400 Suzuki ATV with “No Fear” stickers and a broken foot peg owned by Jackie Wilhelm of Hopwood was stolen from her garage along Junior Street Friday before 5:30 a.m. Anybody with information about the theft is asked to call state police at 724-439-7111.
South Union Twp.
Amplifier stolen
Someone broke into Sean Robert Lackner’s garage along Redstone Furnace Road and stole a Crate Excaliber guitar amplifier, model number GHX2200h, between 8 p.m. June 9 and 9:20 p.m. June 10, state police said.
Franklin Twp.
Burglary reported
State police in Belle Vernon said Aniello Constable of Smock reported that $150 was stolen from his Main Street residence between June 6 and 8.
Dunbar Twp.
Theft reported
A hydraulic brake attachment was stolen from a Daewoo skid steer from a field in Leisenring between June 9 and 12, state police said.
Uniontown
Car recovered
City police recovered a blue 1994 Oldsmobile bearing Pennsylvania registration EKZ-7276 along Millview Street 3:35 p.m. Monday. The car was reported stolen to state police.
Uniontown
Saw stolen
A power miter saw was stolen from Richard Jackson’s truck when it was parked at 115 S. Beeson Ave. between 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. Monday, city police said.
Uniontown
Theft investigated
City police are investigating the theft of a Remington 30-.06 rifle and an Emerson VCR from Douglas Lecorchick III’s North Gallatin Avenue apartment. The theft was reported 10:17 p.m. Monday.
Georges Twp.
Medication stolen
Prescription medication was stolen from Tonya Smith’s car between 12:45 and 11:30 a.m. Monday when it was parked in front of her Third Street residence in Smithfield, state police said.
German Twp.
Tires slashed
Two tires on Edward Smith’s car were slashed along Hill Top Road in Ronco between 2 and 10:30 a.m. Saturday, state police said.
Everson
Car damaged
A car owned by Olive Fisch was damaged along Painter Street between 12:30 and 6:40 a.m. Monday, state police said.
Morris Twp.
Motorcycle accident
Ernest Saunders, 53, of Martins Ferry, Ohio, suffered moderate injuries when he struck a guide wire along Webster Road, near Route 18, while riding a motorcycle. State police said he was thrown from the bike and landed about 10 feet from the road. He was transported to Greene County Memorial Hospital by Southwest EMS.
Franklin Twp.
Citation filed
A harassment citation was filed against Avery Pritchett, 18, of Jefferson for allegedly pushing a juvenile over a guide rail, causing a cut on the victim’s leg 5:30 p.m. Sunday along Park Road at the basketball courts, state police said.
German Twp.
Cell phone stolen
Someone smashed a window on a car owned by Joyce Seaman of Ronco and stole her cell phone along Hill Top Road in Ronco between 8:30 p.m. Sunday and 8 a.m. Monday, state police said.
Georges Twp.
Appliances stolen
About $1,804 in appliances was stolen from Reese Warehouse on Gans-Woodbridge Road in Smithfield between Feb. 28 and May 17, state police said. The appliances included a Frigidaire refrigerator, Maytag horizontal washer and two Maytag dishwashers.
Dunbar Twp.
Traffic accident
The right front wheel fell off a vehicle driven by Ryan D. Shaffer, 18, who had four juvenile female passengers, while he was driving on Route 119 at 5:56 p.m. Sunday and struck a car driven by Mildred Lynn Poole, 44, who also had a juvenile passenger, state police said. No injuries were reported.
North Union Twp.
Car damaged
A fender on a car owned by Sonia Lee Minghi of Uniontown was damaged along Reppert Boulevard on June 11, state police said.
Nicholson Twp.
Woman cited
April Lynn Lincoln, 18, of Martin was cited for disorderly conduct for allegedly soliciting two people to throw eggs and mustard on a vehicle owned by Richard Wesley Shriver, 32, of Martin at 8:30 p.m. Saturday along Nicholson Street in Martin, state police said.
Uniontown
Theft reported
Someone stole two dolls and six Nascar hats from an enclosed porch at Many Allman’s Maple Street home, city police said. The theft was reported 7 p.m. Monday.
Luzerne Township
Woman stabbed
A Hiller woman is hospitalized and her live-in boyfriend jailed after he allegedly stabbed her in the abdomen early Tuesday.
According to state police, Patrick W. Bailey, 51, of 1201 Fifth Street, located at the intersection of Hiller Street, allegedly stabbed Henrieta Sabo, 45, of the same address, in her abdomen after an argument that turned physical at 12:30 a.m.
Police said Sabo was transported by medial helicopter to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, where she under went surgery. Police said she is in critical but stable condition.
Bailey was arraigned before District Justice Herb Mitchell and committed to the Fayette County Prison in lieu of $100,000 straight cash bond.