Scottdale
Man flees from police A Scottdale man was charged with multiple offenses after he allegedly fled from state police, nearly hitting several state Department of Transportation workers in Westmoreland County on Monday.
Robin Eric Heathcock, 40, pumped $40 in gas at the A-Plus Mini Mart at 800 Water St. in Scottdale and allegedly left without paying for it. Scottdale police Officer Matt Zelenak went to look for Heathcock and saw a vehicle crossing the double yellow line on a rural road. Zelenak had to swerve to avoid hitting the vehicle, police said, and attempted to pull the driver over. Heathcock allegedly drove through an active PennDOT work zone during the brief chase, which occurred between 1:45 and 1:50 p.m., police said.
Workers had to run to avoid being hit, police said. Heathcock was taken into custody after his vehicle reportedly struck an embankment.
He was charged with four counts each of aggravated assault and reckless endangerment and one count each of resisting arrest, fleeing and eluding and driving under the influence of alcohol. Heathcock was placed in Westmoreland County Prison on $5,000 straight cash bond.
Masontown
Theft reported
State police said Larry Wolfe, 28, of Smithfield was charged with theft, receiving stolen property, and access device fraud after he took the credit card of Cheryl Farrier and attempted to use it in the borough. Wolfe was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Joseph M. George Jr. and was placed in the Fayette County Prison in lieu of $2,500 straight cash bond, police said.
Masontown
Two threatened
Borough police said Fort Mason Village residents John Paul Batko Jr., Theo Johnson, and Donivan Seiler reported a black male with a bandanna over his mouth approached them and threatened them with a silver handgun. Police said the man left the scene without incident.
Masontown
Woman charged
Borough police said Alisa Kelley, 33, of Masontown was arrested Oct. 29 on charges of burglary, theft, and receiving stolen property after an incident where she allegedly broke into a Fort Mason Village unit and took several items.
Masontown
Criminal mischief
Borough police cited Charles Shuff, 25, for criminal mischief after he smashed the windshield of a vehicle owned by Crystal Hartman, 26, on Nov. 1.
California
Assault charges
California Borough police charged Joshua Eberhart, 21, of Mechanicsburg, with simple assault, harassment and disorderly conduct for an incident Oct. 8 at the Jefferson Apartments. Eberhart allegedly injured two other people in a fight in which one man was kicked in the stomach and another was knocked unconscious and had a tooth knocked out. The charges were filed with Magisterial District Judge William Pelkey.
Masontown
Charges filed
Borough police said Theo Johnson, 20, of Fort Mason Village was charged with criminal mischief and disorderly conduct after he broke a window on a vehicle owned by Flo Guthrie, 20, of Martin on Oct. 16.
Masontown
Car damaged
State police said a vehicle owned by David Allen had a side window broken sometime Friday evening.
Masontown
Warrants served
Borough police said Daniel Schreckengost, 26, was taken into custody after a dispute with his mother and was later turned over to state police after several outstanding warrants against him were discovered.
North Union Twp.
Theft reported
State police cited Timothy Alan Krause, 47, of Mount Pleasant for retail theft after he alleged pumped $19 in gasoline on Oct. 10 at the J&G Foodmart, and then left without paying, police said.
Masontown
Woman injured
Borough police said charges have been filed against Robert Zelina following a dispute with neighbor Annette Flora, when she injured a finger.
Dunbar Twp.
Man charged
State police charged Blake Alan Faust, 19, of Lemont Furnace with theft of lost property after he allegedly stole a forgotten purse from a shopping cart at Wal-Mart. Sarah Elizabeth Spaugy, 27, of Normalville left her purse in a shopping cart in the parking lot of the store on Monday evening, police said.
Authorities looked at surveillance tapes, and reportedly saw Faust take the purse. Police said Faust “failed to make reasonable measures to return the property to its owner.” Police recovered Spaugy’s purse.
California
Disorderly conduct
California Borough police cited three men for disorderly conduct in connection with a fight at the Jefferson Apartments that occurred on Oct. 8. Cited were Marc Morris, 20, of Elizabeth, John C. Talnik, 20, of Canonsburg, and Joe Galcia, 19, of Moshoppen. The citations were filed with Magisterial District Judge William Pelkey.
Deemston
Driver injured
State police said Bradley Walters, 24, of Fredericktown lost control of his car on Crawford Road and hit an embankment at 8:20 a.m. Tuesday. He was extricated from the car and flown to a hospital as a precaution because of a pre-existing medical condition, police said. He was wearing a seat belt, police said.
Uniontown
Hit-and-run reported
City police said an unknown vehicle struck and damaged a car owned by Vivian Oden of Uniontown on South Grant Street at 9 a.m. Monday.
Menallen Twp.
Car stolen
Lawrence W. Smith, 55, of Smock told state police that his 1992 green Ford Taurus was stolen from outside a 172 Lacy Road home between Sunday evening and 1:30 a.m. Monday.
South Union Twp.
Charges pending
State police said charges are pending against a 20-year-old man who had a plastic bag of suspected marijuana in his possession on Crossland Avenue about 11:30 p.m. Saturday.
In an unrelated incident, charges also are pending against two juveniles who had suspected marijuana with them at a parking lot on Stoney Point Road in Menallen Township about 9:45 p.m. Saturday.
Ronco
Theft reported
Mary E. Fitzgerald told state police that money was stolen from her Stevenson Street home about 2:30 p.m. Thursday.
South Union Twp.
Theft reported
State police said an air compressor was stolen from a Keystone Estates construction site on Filbert Street between Sunday morning and Monday afternoon. Mark T. Arthur Construction in Uniontown owns the equipment.
North Union Twp.
Home shot
State police said a BB gun was used to shoot Robert Elmer Thomas Jr.’s truck along Main Street in Oliver.
A window in Thomas’ home also was shot between Friday afternoon and Saturday morning, police said.
Uniontown
Vehicle damaged
City police said a black van struck and damaged a mirror on a vehicle owned by Charity Minerd of Uniontown on Lenox Street at 5:48 p.m. Monday.
Franklin Twp.
Accident reported
Two vehicles collided on Route 201 about 4:30 p.m. Monday, but neither driver was injured.
Marvan W. Miller, 42, of Connellsville was the driver of one vehicle and Jack L. Curran Jr., 47, of Belle Vernon was the other driver, state police at Belle Vernon said.
Luzerne Twp.
Theft reported
State police at Belle Vernon said that about 20 sheets of tin metal were stolen from a field off Henterburg Road between Friday and Monday. The materials are valued at $300, police said.
Redstone Twp.
Drugs found
State police at Belle Vernon said charges are pending against a Republic man for having marijuana in his possession during a traffic stop on Dunlap Street about 2 a.m. Tuesday.
Redstone Twp.
Accident reported
State police at Belle Vernon said William Millan, 43, of Grindstone sustained minor injuries when he hit a deer on a rural road about 8:30 p.m. Monday. Millan was taken to Uniontown Hospital, police said.
Fairchance
Uniontown man charged
A Uniontown man was charged with aggravated assault after he allegedly used his car to hit a Smithfield man.
State police also charged Amos Miles Lewis Jr., 26, of 257 Bailey Ave. with simple assault, recklessly endangering another person and harassment for allegedly hitting Robert Eugene Grimm II, 22, along Church Street in Fairchance on Nov. 2.
Trooper Norman Gregory alleged that about 8:10 p.m., Grimm was walking along the street when Lewis intentionally swerved to hit him.
Lewis then headed to the intersection of East Church and High streets, and turned his Chevrolet Beretta around and revved the engine, Gregory told police.
Lewis tried to hit Grimm a second time, according to police, but Grimm’s girlfriend moved him out of the way.
Police reported that Grimm’s girlfriend, who was not identified in court papers, was able to identify Lewis after he reportedly stopped to argue with Grimm at the scene.
Lewis fled the area a short time later, according to police reports.
He was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Randy Abraham and committed to Fayette County Prison on $25,000 straight cash bond.
A preliminary hearing has not yet been scheduled, according to police.