Crime briefs
Nov. 6, 2003 Redstone Twp.
Armed robbery
The Pizza Hut Restaurant at the intersection of routes 40 and 166 was robbed at gunpoint Tuesday night, state police in Belle Vernon said. A man entered with a handgun at 10:58 p.m., demanded cash from the register and then fled with approximately $417. Owner Jim McNerney of Wichita, Kan., was the victim. The incident remains under investigation.
Franklin Twp.
Juvenile charged
A juvenile female student at the Greene County vocational-technical school was charged with aggravated assault and simple assault for allegedly hitting Jacob Allen Fonner, 19, of Waynesburg in the head with a hammer following a dispute in the school on Zimmerman Lane on Oct. 30, state police in Waynesburg said. Fonner received several stitches to close a large laceration between his eyes following the 2:42 p.m. incident, police said. The charges were filed through the Greene County Juvenile Probation office.
Rostraver Twp.
Minor injuries
State police said Ralph M. Loring of New Geneva reported that an object thrown from a vehicle traveling west on Interstate 70 at 6:20 a.m. Tuesday struck and broke the windshield of his truck, causing him minor cuts. He was traveling east.
Perry Twp.
Glass door broken
A BB or pellet struck and shattered the front glass door of Image Time on Route 51, three-tenths of a mile north of Route 201 in Star Junction, between 9:30 p.m. Monday and 7 a.m. Tuesday, state police said. Damage is estimated at $500.
Lower Tyrone Twp.
Fence cut
Someone cut several strands of a barbwire fence around a cattle pasture owned by H. Arnold Davis, 258 School Road, Dawson, between Oct. 24 and 31, state police said.
Jefferson Twp.
Car damaged
Someone broke the rear window, a back door window and dented the hood of a car owned by Scott H. Sommovilla, 24, of Perryopolis between 3 and 10:30 a.m. Tuesday while it was parked in a driveway along Quaker Church Road, state police said. Damages were estimated at $500.
Everson
Van damaged
Someone threw a brick that dented the front fender of a van owned by John Bandemer, of Scottdale, between 7:30 and 8 p.m. Tuesday on Vance Street, state police said. A passenger side window was also broken.
Uniontown
Pedestrian struck
A vehicle traveling north on Pittsburgh Street at 11 p.m. Monday struck an unidentified man who was crossing the street, city police said. The man said he had pain in his right leg, but refused medical treatment. He was not able to give a description of the vehicle, which fled. Police ask anybody with information about the incident to call the station at 724-430-2929 or 911.
Uniontown
Window broken
City police said a window on Harold Phares’s 72 Gilmore St. home was reported broken at 11:35 p.m. Tuesday.
Uniontown
Door damaged
The front door lock on Kizzy Middleton’s 20 Hickle St. home was reported damaged with some type of tool at 3:21 p.m. Tuesday, city police said.
Uniontown
Purse missing
City police said Mary Louise Hough reported Tuesday at 4 p.m. that she left her purse in the McDonald’s in the Uniontown Shopping Center earlier in the day. She called the restaurant, but employees were not able to locate the purse.
Franklin Twp.
Man cited
Taylor James Burton, 22, of 190 E. High St., Waynesburg, was cited for public drunkenness after causing a disturbance in Greene County Memorial Hospital at 12:15 a.m. Sunday, state police said.
Wayne Twp.
Woman cited
Jennifer Davis of Brave was cited for scattering rubbish on Bell Run Road between Oct. 19 and Nov. 2, state police said. The victim was Curtis Farabee of Spraggs.
Whitley Twp.
Deer struck
State police said Robert F. Howes, 80, of Fredericktown struck a deer on Interstate 79 north at 5:54 p.m. Sunday causing severe damage to his mini-van. He had a passenger and no injuries were reported.
Monongahela Twp.
Two-vehicle accident
State police investigated an accident on Route 21, approximately 1.2 miles east of Route 88, at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 26. The drivers were David Jackson, 19, and Nicole Esquivel, 22, who had three passengers. No injuries were reported. Esquivel’s vehicle caught fire after the gas tank ruptured.
Monongahela Twp.
Monthly report
State police in Waynesburg cleared 92 offenses and made 88 criminal arrests in October, according to the station’s monthly activity report. The report includes 153 offenses reported, 149 founded offenses and six underage drinking citations issued. There were five reports of stolen property, including vehicles, with a total value of $240,938. The value of recovered property, including two vehicles, was $4,725.
Patrol activity included 48 accidents, 5 hit and runs, 17 injuries, 324 citations issued, 221 warnings issued, 12 driving under the influence arrests, three DUI accidents, 38 motorists assisted, 280 other incidents and 519 total incidents.
Connellsville
Charges filed
Police have filed charges against the following individuals in unrelated incidents:
Robert Hall Sr., 37, of 139 Fayette St., Uniontown, for public drunkenness after he was allegedly found in an intoxicated condition along South Pittsburgh Street on Sunday.
Carl Yocabet, 29, of 320 E. Crawford Ave., for public drunkenness after he was allegedly found in an intoxicated condition along East Crawford Avenue on Sunday.
Thelma Lancaster, 24, and Adam R. May, 27, both of Connellsville, for public drunkenness after they were allegedly found in an intoxicated condition and fighting along East Fairview Avenue on Nov. 1.
Douglas Holmes, 43, of 206 E. Crawford Ave., for public drunkenness after he was allegedly found in an intoxicated condition in a dumpster on Lincoln Avenue on Nov. 1.