Crime briefs
Nov. 27, 2005 Dunbar Twp.
Dairy Mart robbed
State police said two men in hooded sweatshirts robbed Dairy Mart on 2001 W. Crawford Ave. around 6:45 p.m. Friday. The men brandished a knife and threatened the clerk, Chad Lowry of Dunbar, before stealing money out of the cash register, police said, noting that Lowry was kicked and hit.
Police said both men were in their early 20s. The first suspect is between 6 foot, 1 inch and 6 foot, 3 inches tall, with a slim build and short brown hair and a light gray sweatshirt. The other suspect is between 5 foot, 10 inches tall and 6 foot, 1 inch tall with a medium build, short dark hair and a black or dark-colored sweatshirt.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Uniontown state police barracks at 724-439-7111.
Georges Twp.
Three charged
State police said Robert Naylor, 22, of Lake Lynn; Christina Hopwood, 27, of Smithfield; and Curtis Dolton, 27, also of Smithfield, were charged with harassment after becoming involved in a physical altercation at 227 Blosser Hill Road at 8 p.m. Thursday. Police said a 15-year-old juvenile and a 30-year-old woman from Lake Lynn were also involved in the altercation.
South Union Twp.
Vehicle rolls
State police said neither 41-year-old Tamela R. Barton nor 13-year-old Nathan Smith, both of Smithfield, was injured when the vehicle Barton was driving rolled on Hague Lane at 11:19 a.m. Friday. Police said both people were wearing seatbelts.
German Twp.
Vehicles collide
State police said no one was injured when vehicles driven by Jennifer Barber, 24, of East Millsboro and Shana Houge, 29, of Daytona Beach, Fla., collided at the intersection of McClellandtown and Yuras Farm Roads Friday at 7:13 p.m.
Rostraver Twp.
Vehicle burns
State police said a vehicle driven by Luke Brennan of Somerset caught fire due to mechanical problems while Brennan was traveling east on Interstate 70 Saturday at 12:20 a.m. Police said Brennan was not injured and said the fire was extinguished by the Rostraver Township Volunteer Fire Department.
Uniontown
Purse missing
Adith Laughead of 166 Connellsville St. told city police on Friday that her black purse had been missing for two days. Laughead, according to police, said she might have left the purse, which was empty, on the front steps of her residence.
Uniontown
Vehicle damaged
Timothy A. Russell of 177 Hopwood-Coolspring Road told city police someone ran into his car Thursday night while it was parked on East Main Street near the courthouse. Police said damage was done to the taillight and to the driver’s side of the vehicle.
Uniontown
Items stolen
City police said someone entered the 165 S. Beeson Blvd. residence of Robert Richey through the kitchen window Friday while Richey was at work and stole two Bulova watches, valued over $1,000, a laptop computer, a personal organizer and a checkbook.
Uniontown
Vehicle entered
Terri Marciak of 465 Newell Road, Fayette City, told city police Friday at 5:46 p.m. that someone busted the passenger window out of her vehicle while is was parked at 246 W. Main St. and stole two jackets.
Uniontown
Windows shot
City police said someone shot two windows of Joshua Ryan’s 112 Fayette St. residence with a BB gun sometime between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Friday.
Uniontown
Man cited
City police said Ronald Bailey of Uniontown was cited with several traffic citations after city police observed Bailey operating an all-terrain vehicle on East Askren Street at 6:45 p.m. Friday during routine patrols.
Uniontown
Item missing
Robert Crable of Uniontown told city police he noticed a surround system receiver and remote was missing from the family room of his 94 Walnut St. residence Friday. Crable told police he left the residence around 2:25 p.m. and noticed the items were missing when he returned around 9 p.m.
Uniontown
License suspended
City police said Bernard Richardson of Uniontown was cited for driving on a suspended license Friday at 10:11 p.m. Police said Richardson will receive the citation via summons.
Menallen Twp.
Checkpoint conducted
State police said 203 vehicles were stopped during a scheduled DUI checkpoint along Route 40, about one mile west of Fire School Road, beginning 11 p.m. Friday and ending 3 a.m. Saturday.
Of the 203 vehicles that were stopped, police said 40 were detained. The following actions taken were: one drug arrest, nine alcohol-related DUI arrests, one drug-related DUI arrest, 19 traffic violations, one seatbelt citation, one speeding citation, five suspended license citations, one child seat warning, six seatbelt warnings and 12 other warnings.
Police said one person was arraigned and placed in Fayette County Prison in lieu of a $10,000 cash bond. All others, police said, were released after processing with charges pending.
Several more DUI checkpoints will be held in the future at sites that have many alcohol-related traffic incidents, police said.
Saltlick Twp.
Truck recovered
State police said a stolen truck owned by Johana Lowry, 45, of Connellsville was recovered along Knopsnider Road Thursday at 7 a.m.