Mar 4, 2015 3 min read

Pole struck: Larry Wall, 44, of Washington, escaped injury Sunday when his pickup truck slid off Boone Road, Buffalo, and hit a utility pole and parked vehicle, state police said.

Three face charges: Jacquelyn Dionne Clark, 22, of Pittsburgh; Erin Melania Diaz, 21, of Reading, and Molly Ann Pro, 20, of Monongahela, all face charges of disorderly conduct stemming from a Feb. 26 incident, California police said Wednesday. Police were called about 1 a.m. to a panic alarm at Wood Street Grille, 153 Wood St., for a panic alarm. The doorman was being rushed by people trying to get after being refused entry because of the number of people already inside the business. Clark is accused of shoving her identification into his face as she tried to push her way past the doorman. When police brought her outside, they were rushed by Diaz and Pro who are reportedly friends of Clark. Charges will be sent by summons from the office of District Judge Joshua Kanalis.

Mischief charge: James Crouser, 28, of Avella, will be charged by state police with criminal mischief after he allegedly broke the headlight on a pickup truck owned by his brother, Christopher Crouser, while it was parked on First Street, Independence, Sunday.

Driver faces charges: Brittany O. Toth, 25, Railroad Street, Carnegie, will be charged with careless driving and driving under the influence of a controlled substance stemming from a four-vehicle accident at 1:18 p.m. Monday at the corner of Washington Road and Circle Drive in McMurray. According to police, Toth’s vehicle struck the rear of a vehicle driven by Maureen Keefe, 48, of Kent Drive, Pittsburgh, leading to a chain-reaction crash that also involved vehicles driven by Cori Rigo, 31, of Soloman Street, Johnstown, and Arthur Aloise, 67, of Suncrest Court, Canonsburg. Keefe complained of minor back pain, but declined medical treatment. No one else was injured. Toth was taken to Canonsburg Hospital for a blood test and then released.

Shovels taken: Two snow shovels were reported stolen Monday from the front porch of a home on Kuchinic Street, Venetia, police said.

Retail theft charge: Casey Alexandra Ivery, 23, of 664 Western Ave., Chartiers Township, was charged Monday by South Strabane police with retail theft after she allegedly stole items from Walmart, Trinity Point, Oct. 29. The charge will be sent by summons from the office of District Judge Jay Weller.

False report charge: Leisa Cindric, 55, of 760 Michigan Ave., Washington, was charged Tuesday by a Washington County sheriff’s deputy with false reports. She is accused of lying to a deputy, claiming another deputy stole money and medication from her purse when she did not have a purse. She was arraigned before District Judge Robert Redlinger and released on $5,000 unsecured bond.

House burglarized: Rayna Watts and Ryan Johnson, 103 Maple Ave., told Washington police Tuesday that their home was burglarized. A door was kicked open. Stolen from the residence was a 55-inch plasma television, 70-inch television and Sony Playstations 3 and 4. The larger television and Playstation 4 were rented from Rent-A-Center. The items are valued at $2,500, police said.

Truck taken: Eric A. Colella, 518 E. Maiden St., told Washington police Tuesday that an acquaintance he knew as “Reese,” who he met in McKees Rocks, failed to return his 2004 Nissan Frontier pickup truck he loaned him in exchange for $50. Colella told police when he called Reese and asked to have the truck returned, he was told, “Good luck finding it.”