Law & order
February 14, 2005 Redstone Twp.
Vehicle recovered
State police said a stolen vehicle was recovered Thursday in Uniontown. According to police, Jesse James Oakes of Smithfield left his car running when he ran into the Gulf Gas Station located along Route 40 for five minutes. When he came out, he saw a black male driving away in his vehicle, police said, adding that two juveniles were taken into custody moments later.
Police said that the juveniles, a 16-year-old female and a 16-year-old male, stole another vehicle about two weeks ago from the Sheetz Convenience Store located on Route 40. Police said the owner of that vehicle had also left the car running while he or she was in the gas station.
Franklin Twp.
Vehicle stolen
Michelle Goldstein of Pittsburgh told state police someone stole her vehicle Friday at 10 a.m. while left unattended along the berm on Route 51.
Wharton Twp.
Lost dog sought
Wharton Township police are looking for a lost dog, according to police chief David Sisler.
The male dog is a medium-build German shepherd. The dog has brown wiry hair and goes by the name of “Toto.”
Police said the dog has been missing since Feb. 7 from its home near the Nemacolin Woodlands Resort & Spa in Farmington. The dog is friendly and is wearing a red collar.
Anyone who has information about the lost dog is asked to contact Wharton Township police at 724-329-8503.
Uniontown
Door damaged
Van McLee of 287 Cleveland Ave. told city police someone threw a rock at McLee’s residence, damaging the front door Friday at 11:16 p.m.
Uniontown
Window broken
Josephine Misiak of 105 Madison Ave, told city police someone threw a brick through a picture window on the front of her residence Saturday at 3:42 a.m. Police said Misiak was sleeping in her bed when the incident happened, adding that the brick almost hit her.
Uniontown
Woman arrested
Janet Marie Shaw of Uniontown was arrested after a woman called police and told them that Shaw was allegedly threatening her Saturday at 1:40 a.m.
Uniontown
Vehicles collide
City police said no one was injured when vehicles driven by Ernest Gaichetti and Jeannie Hall collided at the intersection of Mill and Berkley streets at 1:10 a.m. Saturday.
Uniontown
Tires slashed
Robin Shimko of 130 Cleveland Ave. told city police an unknown person slashed the front and rear driver’s side tires of her vehicle sometime Friday night or early Saturday morning. Police said there was also a dent in the hood of the vehicle.
In another incident, David Dillinger of 211 Lenox St. told police the rear driver’s side tire on his girlfriend’s vehicle was slashed Friday around 10:45 p.m.
Police said someone slashed the rear driver’s side tire on a vehicle owned by Donald Sontell of 330 Prospect St. around 10:15 p.m. Friday.
Likewise, Barbara Taylor of 197 Lennox St. told police someone slashed the front and rear driver’s side tires on her vehicle Friday around 10:15 p.m.
Masontown
Criminal mischief
A window was smashed on the former Peters Pharmacy building located on South Main Street sometime over the weekend, borough police said.
Masontown
Hit-and-run
Borough police cited Lori Friday, 46, of 223 Fairview Ave. for accidents involving damage to an unattended vehicle or property and careless driving after Friday allegedly drove her GMC truck into a parked vehicle on South Ross Street then fled the scene. Police followed her tire tracks on the snow-covered road that led to her residence where police allege Friday admitted to the offense.
Masontown
Theft
George Elias of 206 Smithfield Road reported to borough police the theft of 30 cinder blocks from his garage Wednesday night.
Masontown
Theft reported
A pop machine was stolen from outside Jordan’s Auto Parts on Route 21 Wednesday night, borough police said. State police recovered the machine along a German Township Road off Route 166, police added.
Masontown
Warrant service
Borough police officers picked up John Coller, 59, of 14 Park Ave. Wednesday on warrants issued for drug offenses. Coller was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Brenda K. Cavalcante and released on a $10,000 bond.
Masontown
Assault alleged
Greg Martinko, 21, of 415 Provins Ave. was treated at the Uniontown Hospital for facial injuries he alleged were suffered when three males attacked him on Main Street while using the pay phone on Feb. 7.
Masontown
Charges filed
Borough police charged William Charles Tomlin, 31, of 22 Back St. in Edenborn with simple assault and harassment after Tomlin allegedly struck Zella McKee, 28, of 124 Harvey Ave. in the face at an apartment in Fort Mason Village Wednesday afternoon.
Masontown
Car damaged
Terry Strube, 39, of 2254 McClellandtown Road told borough police her 1999 Honda Civic was damaged while it was parked outside her residence on Feb. 7.
Masontown
Window shot
Someone used a BB gun to shoot a window out of 78-year-old Joseph Bohan’s 206 N. Main St. residence on Feb. 6.
Masontown
Public drunkenness
Paul Samples, 38, and William Trout, 18, both of Masontown, were cited for public drunkenness after a disturbance in Fort Mason Village on Feb. 6, borough police said.
Masontown
Fight reported
Borough police cited four people for disorderly conduct after a large fight in Adolph’s Bar on Main Street on Feb. 5. Police cited Jack Crosby, 61, George Crosby, 65, Mary Jordan, 46, and Donald “Duck” Hopwood, 65. Hopwood was treated at the Uniontown Hospital for injuries received in the fight, police said.
East Huntingdon Twp.
Charges to be filed
A 41-year-old man will be charged with retail theft after he allegedly stole about $35 worth of products from County Market in Countryside Plaza at 10:50 p.m. Friday, state police said.
Cumberland Twp.
Hit-and-run
A 44-year-old Dilliner woman allegedly drove off after her 1993 Chevrolet truck struck a parked and unattended 2004 Cadillac sedan in a business parking lot off Route 857 at 2:20 p.m. Feb. 5, state police said.
Morgan Twp.
Juvenile accused
State police accused a 16-year-old boy of simple assault after he allegedly punched Jessie Henderson, 20, of Sycamore in the head, causing a minor injury, at 310 Meadowbrook Road in Waynesburg at 12:15 a.m. Thursday.
Dunkard Twp.
Not hurt
Edward Avery, 27, of Greensboro was not hurt after his 1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass crossed over the opposite lane of travel into a ditch then struck an embankment and rolled back onto the roadway of a legislative route at 12:12 a.m. Friday, state police said.
Waynesburg
Man charged
State police charged Craig Allen Ely, 26, of 245 First Ave., Waynesburg, with public drunkenness after officers allegedly found Ely highly intoxicated near West High Street while on routine patrol at 2:20 a.m. Saturday. Police said Ely faces fines of up to $300 plus costs. Charges were filed before Magisterial District Judge Louis M. Dayich.
Jefferson Twp.
Truck damaged
Someone used a bar-type tool to damage the passenger side door of a rollback truck at Goslin Tractor Sales off Route 88 sometime on Thursday or Friday, state police said. The vehicle was not entered, police noted.