Law & Order
March 31, 2003 Mount Pleasant
Suspect arrested
State police said they found and arrested Constance Leichliter of Mount Pleasant at 10:30 p.m. Thursday on alleged drug violations. Police said Leichliter was placed in Westmoreland County Jail on a $10,000 cash bond.
Mount Pleasant
Man arrested
State police said they arrested James Pickford of Mount Pleasant at 8:30 p.m. Friday at Westmoreland County Night Court on alleged drug violations. Police said Pickford was released on a $25,000 ROR Bond.
Jefferson
Juvenile charged
A 17-year-old male from Jefferson was charged with harassment after his mother, Martha White, 47, of Jefferson told state police her son physically harassed her at 2:20 p.m. Friday. According to police, the juvenile allegedly pushed White down and hurt her shoulder after a verbal argument in their 100 First St. residence. Police said no visible injury was present.
Monongahela Twp.
Items stolen
State police said someone stole a Dell computer, a VCR, a microwave, a fax machine, and six electric starter motors from Duquesne Light Water Treatment Plant located on Route 88 between 2 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday.
Franklin Twp.
Hit-and-run probed
Police said someone caused minor damage to the right rear door and fender of a 2003 Ford Taurus while the vehicle was parked in a lot at 75 Bonar Avenue between 12 and 1:30 p.m. Thursday.
Monongahela Twp.
Trespassing
Patricia Kiger told state police someone entered her Greensboro residence and knocked various items on the floor between 5 p.m. March 21 and 7 p.m. March 23.
North Union Twp.
Vehicle damaged
Denise Ashton of Uniontown told state police that someone smashed the windshield of her 1994 Oldsmobile Achieva while it was parked outside of her 1215 Route 40 residence between 3 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sunday.
Connellsville Twp.
Man injured
State police said Henry Nicholson of Connellsville sustained minor injuries when vehicles driven by Nicholson and a male juvenile from Connellsville collided at the intersection of Route 1073 and Route 119 at 1 p.m. Saturday.
North Union Twp.
Hit-and-run probed
Oliver Hixon of Uniontown told state police a person driving a green pickup truck hit the rear of Hixon’s vehicle while he was waiting to turn left off Connellsville Street onto Park Road at 11:52 a.m. Sunday. Police said the person in the truck fled the scene of the accident.
Nicholson Twp.
One-vehicle accident
State police said Jessica Kish, 20, of Point Marion was not injured after being involved in a car accident along 218 Smithfield New Geneva Road at 11:52 a.m. Sunday.
Uniontown
Items stolen
Robert Gallo, 29, of Scottdale told state police someone stole several items from his vehicle after smashing the rear driver’s-side window of Gallo’s 1991 Honda Accord. Police said the incident occurred in the Denny’s parking lot at 653 West Main St. between 8:30 and 9 p.m. Saturday.
Connellsville
Guns stolen
State police said someone entered the Dushane Avenue residence of Barry Savage, 36, of Connellsville and stole guns belonging to Savage and Charles Nicholson, 43, of Normalville between 8 p.m. March 15 and 7:15 a.m. March 16.
Uniontown
Debris falls
City police reported cement from the front of the Towne Mall on West Main Street was falling onto the sidewalk around 5 p.m. Friday. Police advised the fire and street departments to secure the rest of the frontage and to clean up the debris.
Uniontown
Bomb threat made
City police responded to a bomb threat at the Peer Group, 90 W. Main St., at 5 p.m. Friday. The building was evacuated, but no bombs were found, police said.
Uniontown
Police investigate
The State Theatre Center for the Arts at 27 E. Main St. reported to city police a suspicious person walking in and out of the building’s lobby at 7:50 p.m. Friday.
Uniontown
Two punched
Around 10 p.m. Friday, two juveniles told city police that three unknown men punched them on West Fayette Street and then fled.
Uniontown
CD player stolen
Angie Klippi of 39 Princeton Ave. told city police someone entered her vehicle Friday night and stole a compact disc player.
Uniontown
Items taken
City police said that sometime Friday night, someone stole a dress and silverware set from the vehicle of Heather Minerd of 60 Daniel St.
Uniontown
House ransacked
Brian William Giles of 55 Clarendon Ave. told city police he returned home Friday after being out of town to find his house ransacked and items valued at more than $600 stolen.
Uniontown
Theft reported
Family Dollar at 575 Morgantown St. reported to city police a case of retail theft at 1:19 p.m. Friday.
Uniontown
Woman harassed
Dolores Krepps of 132 Walnut St. told city police someone known to her was harassing her daughter Friday.