Law & order
May 6, 2004 Point Marion
Assault investigated
State police are looking for two known suspects in an early Wednesday morning assault in which two people were injured. Police said when they arrived at Michael B. Diehl’s 21 Jeannette St. residence, he was being loaded into an ambulance bound for Ruby Memorial Hospital with a large cut on the back of his head.
David Allen Barton, same address, had red marks around his right eye. Police said both victims said a man and woman from the borough were involved in the assault. During the incident, Eric B. Young of 105 Jeannette St. attempted help the victims and one of the suspects smashed windows on his vehicle, police said.
Police ask anybody with information about the incident to call the station at 724-439-7111.
Masontown
Dogs attack
Two pit bulls escaped from their owner’s home at 9 N. Washington St. and bit three people before returning to their yard by themselves on April 29, borough police said.
Chief Richard Barron said two of the bite victims were taken to Uniontown Hospital where their wounds were stitched closed.
The dogs, which are under quarantine at Noah’s Ark, are owned by Michelle Clark, but bit and escaped from her mother Irma Maust at approximately 12:30 p.m. Barron said the dogs were tied up outside and escaped while she was trying to take them inside. She was bitten on both arms.
They went next door and bit David West, 58, in the leg outside of his 11 N. Washington St. home, and then bit John Moore, 46, outside of his 15 N. Washington St. home in the hand, foot and leg.
Maust and Moore were treated at the hospital.
Barron said the owner reported that dogs have had their rabies shots.
After the dogs returned to their yard, Barron said students were cleared from the Masontown Elementary School playground, which is behind Clark’s home, to make sure they were not bitten.
The dogs remained in the yard until Clark returned home and took them inside, he said.
Uniontown
Two cited
Brian A. Gregor, 18, of 128 Country Estate Road and Michael B. Takoch, 20, of 55 Oliphant Road were cited for disorderly conduct after they were allegedly found in a vehicle behind the Uniontown Shopping Center at 1:10 a.m. Tuesday with small amounts of marijuana, city police said.
Uniontown
Citations issued
Kimberly S. Haines, 38, of 21 Farragut St. and Curly Popovich, 54, of West Leisenring were cited for open containers after they were allegedly found with an open can of beer in a car Haines was driving following a traffic stop on Mill Street at 2:20 a.m. Tuesday, city police said.
Uniontown
Door broken
City police said a front glass door on Byers Market on Connellsville Street was broken with a brick at 3:09 a.m. Wednesday and 13 packs of cigarettes were stolen.
Masontown
Prescription stolen
Borough police said Michelle Conaway, 30, of 107 Virginia Ave. reported that a known male stole 26 prescription pills from her home Sunday. The incident is under investigation.
Masontown
Microwave thrown
Borough police said a microwave oven was thrown through a front window at Carmine Appliance on River Avenue early Monday morning.
Masontown
One-vehicle accident
Borough police said Rose Salopek, 60, of 310 Gray St. hit a two-foot-high wall along East Church Avenue at 1 p.m. Tuesday and ended up in a yard. She was treated for injuries at Uniontown Hospital. The borough volunteer fire department assisted.
Masontown
Theft reported
Borough police said Jerry Markatan of 56 River Ave. reported the theft of a compact disc player from his car while it was parked behind his house sometime over the weekend.
Georges Twp.
Accident reported
State police said Gregory Rudinsky, 23, lost control of he vehicle and struck a tree along Tobin School Road at 1:35 p.m. Sunday. He had minor injuries and his vehicle had extensive damage.
South Union Twp.
Disturbance reported
State police said a known man and woman struck each other at 706 Surrey Hill Road at 6:10 p.m. Tuesday.