Nov 3, 2018 4 min read

CANTON

Three injured: Three people were slightly injured Tuesday in a two-vehicle crash on the Jessop Place ramp to Interstate 70 eastbound, Canton. State police said a vehicle driven by Brandon Appleby, 26, of Uniontown, had slowed for traffic before entering the highway when he was hit from behind by a vehicle driven by Paige Dupain, 20, of Washington. Her vehicle then spun around. The drivers suffered minor injuries, as did a passenger in Appleby’s vehicle, Dylan Maust, 26, of Uniontown. Dupain will be cited for following too closely.

Items stolen: State police said the window of a van parked on Wilmington Street, Canton, was broken into Wednesday and items were stolen from the vehicle.

DONEGAL

Two crashes: State police were called about 6 a.m. Friday to two crashes on Interstate 70, one in the eastbound lane and the other in the westbound lane about two miles east of the West Alexander exit. In the first, an unidentified driver slid off the highway and came to rest in a ditch on the eastbound side. The driver will be cited for an equipment violation because all four tires were bald. In the other, Victor Cunningham, 39, of Marianna, hit an object in the westbound lane, causing his tire to blow out. He then spun into a guardrail. He was not injured.

NORTH FRANKLIN

Harassment alleged: Matthew Leroy Richards, 31, of Washington, will be charged with harassment by state police after an altercation Monday with a 37-year-old Washington man at Trinity Middle School, Scenic Drive, North Franklin.

Disorderly, harassment charges: David Lee Walker Sr., 46, of 1 Dorcester Drive, Upper St. Clair, was charged by North Franklin police with harassment and disorderly conduct after he allegedly hit a 38-year-old Canonsburg man in the face during a confrontation Oct. 26 at Washington Crown Center.

NORTH STRABANE

Driver faces charges: Jenna Colleen Paluda, 27, of 14 Holly Drive, McDonald, will be charged by North Strabane police with driving under the influence of alcohol after she allegedly backed into a parked vehicle in the lot of Sonic, 2611 Washington Road. Paluda told police she went inside and told someone before leaving. Police said her blood-alcohol contnet was almost double the 0.08 percent limit at which intoxication is presumed.

NOTTINGHAM

Driver injured: Floyd Malarkey, 74, of Ellsworth, was injured Wednesday morning when his rig crashed on Route 136 near McIlvaine Road, Nottingham. State police said he was driving west when his rig went off the road, hit a utility pole and traveled through a field before coming to rest against a tree. He was taken to Monongahela Valley Hospital for treatment.

WASHINGTON

Attack on guard alleged: Joel R. Gallagher, 31, of 1120 Bruce St., Washington, was charged Tuesday by Washington police with aggravated assault and criminal mischief after he allegedly tried to bite and spit on a guard at Washington County jail when he was an inmate June 6. He also broke the officer’s glasses, police said. The charges were sent by summons from the office of District Judge Robert Redlinger.

Drug charge: Walter Prem Atri, 48, of Pittsburgh, was charged Wednesday by Washington police with possession of contraband by an inmate after he allegedly was found with a drug containing fentanyl, cocaine and Tramadol while he was an inmate at Washington County jail March 26. The charge was sent by summons from the office of District Judge Robert Redlinger.

Two face charges: Steve Hamilton, 45, of 20 N. Main St., Washington, will be charged by Washington police with public drunkenness, disorderly conduct and harassment after he allegedly slammed a broken printer against the apartment door of his neighbor, Ngeria Trowell, 22, also of 20 N. Main. As the police were leaving, they said the two got into an argument and started yelling at each other. As a result of that incident, Trowell will be charged with disorderly conduct. Hamilton will be charged with disorderly conduct and public drunkenness. Hamilton, who was bleeding from the hand, was taken to Washington Hospital for an evaluation.

Shop burglarized: The owner of Carmella’s Pizza, 150 Brownson Ave., told Washington police his shop was burglarized about 2 a.m. Thursday and $325 was stolen. The shop was entered through a kitchen window, police said.