Police reports 3-4-19
GEORGES TWP.
Gun stolen
Arley Jordan, 68, of Fairchance reported his gun was stolen from an unlocked vehicle parked outside 18 Center Street between 6 p.m. Wednesday and 9:45 a.m. Thursday. The gun is a .40-caliber Taurus Millenium Pro semi-automatic handgun, with a magazine, valued at $200.
NORTH UNION TWP.
Rental car stolen
State police charged Benjamin H. Randolph, 36, of Republic with theft and receiving stolen property for allegedly failing to return a rental car belonging to Enterprise Rent-A-Car in Uniontown, which was rented by Lisa Huffine, 51, of Uniontown. Huffine told police she rented the white Hyundai Elantra Jan. 25 and gave it to a man known to her as “BJ.” He was supposed to return it by Jan. 28, but had not returned it as of Jan. 30. He was spotted as a passenger at an Enterprise in Morgantown, West Virginia and taken into custody by the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department.
NORTH UNION TWP.
Pistol stolen
Carl Ribniscky, 68, of Uniontown reported to state police his pistol was stolen from his 649 Washington Ave. residence sometime between Jan. 15 and Jan. 30. The pisol is an FMK Firearms, Inc. 9-mm pistol with a magazine, valued at $400.
NORTH UNION TWP.
Scam reported
State police said Cinda Harden, 66, of Uniontown was scammed out of $5,000 when a friend told her through Facebook Messenger that if she sent money to “Agent Jackson Wright,” he would send her more money. She mailed a check through the mail. She reported the scam when the check recipient asked for more money.
SPRINGFIELD TWP.
One-vehicle accident
State police said driver Rebecca J. Grimm suffered apparent minor injuries when she fell asleep on Springfield Pike (State Route 711) and traveled off the road at a high rate of speed, hitting a small embankment and going airborne. The crash was reported near Rassler Run Road at about 6 p.m. Thursday. She was taken to Highlands Hospital by Fayette EMS.
SOUTH UNION TWP.
Drug possession
Diana J. Miller, 29, of Uniontown was charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia by state police following an incident at the intersection of Dixon Boulevard and Loch Lomond Street Jan. 18 at about 3:10 a.m.