Crime briefs
Feb. 28, 2005 Connellsville Twp.
Vehicle struck
Sondra L. Lewis, 23, told state police a driver attempted to pass her along Route 119 northbound Thursday, struck her vehicle’s passenger side and kept driving. Police said Lewis lost control of her vehicle and struck a concrete barrier, but she was not injured.
North Union Twp.
Criminal mischief logged
State police said someone spray painted graffiti onto the exterior walls and two storage trailers of the Bethesda Christian Store and broke three windows on one of the trailers sometime between Feb. 20 and 22.
Fairchance
Harassment charged
State police said Jeffery David Wiles, 40, was charged with harassment after an alleged incident involving Bobbie Victoria Wiles, 38, Feb. 20 at their Lyones Avenue home. He was taken to the Fayette County Prison on an unrelated bench warrant, police said.
South Union Twp.
No one injured
State police said a vehicle driven by Tiffany Albright, 23, flipped over along Walnut Hill Road Thursday at 11:50 a.m. Neither Albright nor her passenger, Kara Jean Hollis, 21, were injured, police said.
Dunbar Twp.
Utility pole struck
State police said Donald B. Kooser, 30, of West Leisenring lost control of his vehicle along West Crawford Avenue Thursday at 6:10 p.m. and struck a utility pole. Kooser was not injured, police said.
Masontown
Woman cited
Borough police cited Janet Burge, 63, of Masontown after she allegedly backed her minivan into a car owned by Dwayne Spike Jr. while the vehicle was parked outside Klondike Lanes.
Masontown
Boy cited
State police said a 10-year-old boy was cited for harassment after he struck an 11-year-old boy in the back of the head in a recent incident.
Masontown
Tires punctured
Patricia Triplett of 3 Virginia Ave. told borough police someone punctured two tires on her vehicle sometime late Feb. 20.
Masontown
Teen cited
Borough police cited Sabrina Cullen, 19, of Uniontown for underage drinking after an alleged disturbance Feb. 17 at 3 Court Ave.
Masontown
Man charged
Borough police said Leo Overton, 25, was charged with two counts of burglary, criminal mischief and criminal trespass after he allegedly entered Fort Mason Village Feb. 15 and broke a window in an apartment belonging to an ex-girlfriend. Overton also allegedly slashed tires on the woman’s car the next day, police said.
Uniontown
Window broken
Alice Blake of 62 Whiteman Ave. told city police someone broke the window on her front screen door sometime Thursday night.
Uniontown
Vehicles collide
City police said two vehicles collided on Fayette Street at 10:30 a.m. Police said one of the drivers allegedly fled the scene before they could respond.
Uniontown
Man cited, released
City police said John Christopher, address not available, was cited for public drunkenness and released after police received calls of a man staggering around on Beeson Avenue at 5:27 p.m. Friday.
Uniontown
Charges listed
City police said Michael Fetsko of Vanderbilt was charged with fleeing or attempting to elude police, reckless endangering of another, resisting arrest and aggravated assault after an incident allegedly occurred between Fetsko and a police officer at the intersection of Thomas and Connellsville Streets at 5:35 a.m. Saturday.
Uniontown
Fight reported
City police said Stephen Sawka of Uniontown was cited for disorderly conduct after Sawka allegedly got into a fight with another man in the Lawton Avenue area Saturday at 8:01 a.m.
Uniontown
Starter stolen
Wendy Price of 91 Varndell St. told city police someone stole the remote car starter out of her vehicle Saturday at 11:36 p.m.
Uniontown
DUI logged
City police charged Bernard Richardson, 45, of Hiller with driving under the influence of alcohol and they also picked him up for an outstanding warrant out of Allegheny County after a traffic stop during the early morning hours of Saturday.
Uniontown
Charges pending
Charges of possession of cocaine, possession of cocaine with intent to deliver and underage drinking are pending against a 20-year-old Coolspring Street man after police searched him and allegedly found $375 in cash and a plastic bag containing 5.9 grams of suspected cocaine in his right front jeans pocket.
Police said he was allegedly one of four or five people fighting outside a South Street bar around 2:30 a.m. Sunday. Officers allegedly found the man near a vehicle outside the bar with fresh blood on his white T-shirt and blood on his right arm and hand.
Police had a 1998 Chevrolet Malibu with a broken windshield and registered to Robin Lininger of Carmichaels towed to Joby’s Gulf after the fight on Sunday.
Uniontown
DUI pending
City police said driving under the influence of alcohol charges are pending against a Murray Avenue man after a traffic stop at the intersection of Lincoln Street and Murray Avenue around 8 p.m. on Saturday.
Uniontown
One charged
City police charged Brandy L. Friend, 25, of 153 Coolspring St. with corruption of minors, conspiracy to commit simple assault and harassment, propulsion of missiles onto a roadway and depositing rubbish after Friend allegedly drove the vehicle in which two backseat juvenile passengers reportedly threw bottles and a roll of toilet paper out of the window at Patsy Varano Jr., 30, of 6 Nutt Ave. while Varano walked near the parking garage on Church Street at 8:18 p.m. Saturday.
Uniontown
Window damaged
City police said someone threw a brick through the window of Mike’s Auto Repair, located at 122 Connellsville St., at 8:29 p.m. Friday.
Police said the burglary alarm was activated and it did not appear that anyone entered the building.