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North Union Twp. Man charged

State police said William Bloom of Uniontown was charged with driving while under the influence of alcohol after a traffic stop on Route 40 at 3:30 a.m. Jan. 21.

Springhill Twp.

Charges filed

Robert Baker, 18, of Smithfield was charged with harassment after he struck William Shaffer of Smithfield at a residence on Outcrop Road at 5 a.m. Monday, state police said.

North Union Twp.

Man charged

Robert Liptak of Uniontown was charged with driving while under the influence of alcohol after a traffic stop on North Gallatin Avenue at 2:30 a.m. Jan. 7, state police said.

Brownsville

Window broken

Thomas Hopton of Carmichaels told state police that vandals smashed the rear window of his vehicle while it was parked on Second Street at 12:35 a.m. Saturday, police said.

Brownsville

Car stolen

State police said a white Mazda sedan owned by PA Settlement Services was stolen from Green Street in Brownsville at 5:50 a.m. Sunday.

Georges Twp.

Man charged

State police said Jason Donaldson of Uniontown was charged with driving while under the influence of alcohol after a traffic stop on Route 43 at 1:50 a.m. Jan. 19.

Perry Twp.

Vandalism reported

Laura Robinson of Star Junction told state police that vandals scattered garbage on her lawn at her home on Tony Row Road between 8 a.m. Feb. 5 and 3 p.m. Sunday, police said.

Redstone Twp.

Cars collide

State police said vehicles driven by Walter Riegler of Zeltweg, Austria, and Jennifer Petroff of Brownsville collided at the intersection of Route 40 and Route 166 at 4:45 p.m. Wednesday. A passenger in Petroff’s vehicle, Carolyn Duke of Brownsville, suffered minor injuries in the crash, police added.

North Union Twp.

Man charged

Mark Herring of Uniontown was charged with driving while under the influence of alcohol after a traffic stop on Connellsville Street at 1:55 a.m. Jan. 20, state police said.

Springhill Twp.

Charges pending

State police said charges are pending against an 18-year-old Smithfield man accused of driving while under the influence of alcohol in Springhill Township at 5:14 a.m. Monday.

Nicholson Twp.

One-car crash

Mildred Bezjak of New Geneva suffered minor injuries when the car she was driving crashed on Smithfield-New Geneva Road at 8:55 a.m. Wednesday, state police said.

Georges Twp.

Two charged

William Graham, 20, of Winchester, Ohio, was charged with possession of marijuana and Michael Stone Jr., 22, of Uniontown was charged for carrying a firearm without a license after the men were stopped while traveling on Route 857 at 1:15 a.m. Dec. 16, 2006, state police said.

Franklin Twp.

Woman pushed

Theresa Linden of Dunbar told state police that someone she knows pushed her during an argument at a bar on Route 51 sometime Saturday, police said.

Connellsville Twp.

Cars collide

State police said no one was injured when cars driven by Steven Nicholson of Dickerson Run and Kay Rumbaugh of Dawson collided on Broadford Road at 1:15 p.m. Saturday.

California

Man charged

Joseph Aaron Siciliano, 18, of Finleyville was charged with driving while under the influence of alcohol after a traffic stop on Second Street at 2:45 a.m. Jan. 28, California police said.

Uniontown

Registration stolen

Uniontown police said a registration plate owned by Gerald Anderson of Uniontown was stolen from his vehicle while it was parked on East Kerr Street at 4:19 p.m. Sunday.

Uniontown

Woman assaulted

Angel Jones, no address given, told Uniontown police that someone she knows assaulted her at a residence on Walnut Street at 9:32 p.m. Sunday, police said.

Greensboro

One-car crash

State police said a vehicle driven by Joseph Adams of Greensboro crashed on Route 2011 at 1 a.m. Monday.

Whitely Twp.

Panels stolen

State police said two service panels owned by Cumberland Mine were stolen from a refuse tower at the mine site on Kirby Road at 9:18 a.m. Sunday.

Franklin Twp.

Four charged

Andrea Dronebarger, 21, and Daniel Blake, 21, both of Waynesburg, along with two unidentified 17-year-old girls, were charged with harassment and disorderly conduct after an altercation at a Waynesburg apartment Saturday, state police said.

Franklin Twp.

Tailgate stolen

Carl Wise of Waynesburg told state police that the tailgate was stolen from his pickup truck while it was parked in a lot in Franklin Township at 9:28 p.m. Saturday, police said.

Franklin Twp.

Fight reported

State police said a Waynesburg man is accused of throwing food on a car owned by Daniel Gamble of Waynesburg during an argument in the parking lot of a restaurant on Route 21 at 9:55 p.m. Saturday.

Center Twp.

Cars collide

State police said no one was injured when vehicles driven by Donald Eddy of Waynesburg and Michael Stevens of Mannington, W.Va., collided on West Run Road at 8 a.m. Jan. 31.

Uniontown

Charges filed

Uniontown police said charges have been filed against Barry King of 371/2 Morgantown St., Uniontown for driving while under the influence of alcohol, reckless driving and driving with a suspended operator’s license after he lost control of a van he was driving and struck a tree along Beeson Avenue around 11 p.m. Jan. 19. Police said a passenger in the van, Reginald Grooms of Merrittstown, suffered injuries in the crash.

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