Crime briefs
April 4, 2006 South Union Twp.
Cars collide
State police said vehicles driven by Cynthia Norman of Smithfield and Kansis Neth of Grindstone collided on Route 119 at 4:34 p.m. Sunday. Police said Norman suffered minor injuries in the crash.
Saltlick Twp.
Hit-and-run reported
State police said Mark Connor of Indian Head was charged with several vehicle code violations after the vehicle he was driving crashed on Conner Road at 8 p.m. Friday. Connor allegedly fled the scene of the single-vehicle crash but later was treated for injuries at Highlands Hospital in Connellsville, police said.
Springhill Twp.
Windows smashed
Rosemary VanSickle and Robert VanSickle, both of Point Marion, told state police that the windows of their vehicles were smashed while parked at a business on Morgantown Road between midnight and 12:57 p.m. Saturday, police said.
South Union Twp.
Woman cited
State police said Leegina Ford, 19, of Brownsville was cited for underage drinking after she was found intoxicated at a business on West Main Street at 5 a.m. Saturday.
Henry Clay Twp.
No one injured
No one was injured when a tractor-trailer driven by Brian Hess, 29, of Markleysburg overturned on Flat Rock Road at 2:35 p.m. Thursday, state police said.
California
Break-in reported
California Borough police are investigating a break-in at the campaign office of Nate Nevala, who is running for the state House of Representatives.
According to police, an officer on patrol found the door to the office ajar on March 18 and contacted Nevala. According to police, several items were missing from the office, including a campaign checkbook. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the California Borough Police at 724-938-3233.
South Union Twp.
Teens cited
State police said a 17-year-old Uniontown boy and a 16-year-old Lemont Furnace boy were cited for disorderly conduct after an altercation at a business on New Salem Road at 5:51 p.m. Saturday.
Saltlick Twp.
Pickup stolen
Kenneth Nicholson of White told state police that his 2003 red Chevrolet pickup, registration YGT8371, was stolen while parked at a business on Route 711 between 8:30 p.m. Thursday and 12:30 a.m. Friday, state police said.
North Union Twp.
Man charged
State police said Robert J. Shaffer, 20, of Hopwood was charged with simple assault and harassment before Magisterial District Judge Wendy Dennis after he allegedly pushed Kristen Bigam, 20, of Uniontown to the ground and kicked her several times during an argument at 309 Woodview Terrace at 1:40 p.m. Friday. He was placed in the Fayette County Prison following his arraignment, police said.
German Twp.
Man cited
Roy Keener of Carmichaels was cited for retail theft after an incident at the McClellandtown Road Shop ‘N Save at 12:20 p.m. Saturday, state police said.
Henry Clay Twp.
Lawn mower stolen
State police said a red 2003 Sears riding lawn mower owned by Tracy VanSickle of Markleysburg was stolen from a residence on Bruceton Road at 10:35 a.m. Friday.
Dunbar Twp.
Trees, fence damaged
State police said several trees and a fence on properties owned by Gary Wilson and Verna Grego, both of Dunbar Township, were damaged by a vehicle on West Crawford Avenue at 6:41 a.m. Saturday.
Vanderbilt
Man kicked
Wallace Murphy of Dunbar Township told state police that a woman he knows kicked him in the back during an argument at 414 Greenfield Road at 7 p.m. Friday, state police said.
Springfield Twp.
Woman harassed
State police said two Springfield Township men harassed Sarah Kelly of Springfield Township on Hawkins Hollow Road at 4:58 p.m. Saturday.
Luzerne Twp.
Drugs found
State police said they found suspected marijuana on a visiting Pittsburgh woman at the State Correctional Institution at Fayette in Luzerne Township at 10:30 a.m. Friday.
Redstone Twp.
Money stolen
State police said $60 was stolen from the Fort Burd United Presbyterian Church in Redstone Township between 1 p.m. Friday and 1:45 p.m. Saturday.
Franklin Twp.
Accident reported
Floyd Rosinski, 47, of Perryopolis suffered minor injuries after the vehicle he was driving crashed into a guardrail on Route 51 at 2:45 a.m. Saturday, state police said.
Redstone Twp.
Man charged
State police said Barry Douglas, 31, of Brownsville was charged before Magisterial District Judge Michael Defino with disorderly conduct and harassment after he allegedly struck Victoria Sawka, 20, and Heather Sloan, 21, both of Brownsville, in the face during a dispute at a Route 166 service station at 10:35 p.m. Sunday.
Brownsville Twp.
Vehicles collide
State police said vehicles driven by Daniel Fordyce and John Dolobach crashed on Union Street at 4:21 a.m. Sunday. Both men suffered injuries, police said.
Bullskin Twp.
Vehicle rolls over
State police said a vehicle operated by a 17-year-old juvenile crashed into an embankment on White Bridge Road and rolled over, ejecting the driver and a passenger from the car at 7:38 p.m. Saturday. The driver and two 17-year-old passengers all suffered injuries in the crash, police said.
Luzerne Twp.
Porch struck
State police said a vehicle driven by a 16-year-old Merrittstown male crashed into a porch on Elm Street in Tower Hill 2 at 11:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Newell
Man sought
Lloyd Colebank told state police that a white man attempted to damage a trailer parked at his Magnelli Lane residence in Fayette City at 8:34 p.m. Sunday, Southwest Regional Police said.
Coal Center
Vehicle damaged
Southwest Regional Police said four tires on a vehicle owned by Ruth Matz of Coal Center were slashed while the vehicle was parked along Tabor Road at 10:13 a.m. Saturday.
Uniontown
Vehicles collide
No one was injured when vehicles collided at the intersection of Church Street and South Beeson Avenue at 7 p.m. Saturday, Uniontown police said.
Uniontown
Man charged
Uniontown police said Robert Mullin, 24, of 33 E. Wine St. was charged with possession of a controlled substance and disorderly conduct after an incident at 44 Wine St. at 11:40 p.m. Sunday.
Uniontown
Man charged
Tiearan McGee, 27, of 84 McArthur Terrace was charged with robbery and theft by taking or disposition after an incident at a Uniontown bar at 1:31 a.m. Sunday, Uniontown police said.
Uniontown
Woman cited
Uniontown police said Valeesa Davis, 44, of 418 Coolspring St. was cited for disorderly conduct after she was allegedly found screaming and swearing on the corner of Penn Avenue and Court Street at 3:31 a.m. Sunday.
Uniontown
Man cited
Uniontown police said Tommy Glen Fisher, 38, of Chestnut Ridge was cited for public drunkenness after an incident at 72 Murray Ave. at 10:47 p.m. Sunday.
Uniontown
Public drunkenness
Uniontown police cited Terry R. Brown, 47, of Uniontown for public drunkenness at 3:49 a.m. Monday, police said.