Police beat April 20
Teen injured: A 17-year-old Canonsburg girl will be charged with underage drinking after she reportedly was found bleeding on the sidewalk in the 600 block of Franklin Avenue about 11:30 p.m. Monday. She was taken to Canonsburg Hospital for treatment but ran from the hospital. Canonsburg police later found her back at the house where she was staying. The girl was returned to the hospital for treatment and was later transferred to Washington Hospital for a mental health evaluation. Washington County Children and Youth Services was contacted.
Tools stolen: Richard Burgos of 117 Ketchum Drive told Canonsburg police Monday tools were stolen from his vehicle.
Warrant issued: Shauwna Sethman, 34, of 420 Oakland Ave., is charged by Charleroi Regional police with simple assault and furnishing liquor to a minor, court records show. Sethman is accused of kicking one of her children in the stomach about 11:30 p.m. Friday in their residence, and also buying alcohol for the child. District Judge Larry Hopkins signed a warrant Monday for Sethman’s arrest in the case.
Three injured: Three people were injured in a three-vehicle crash about 3:40 p.m. Monday on West Street at Johnson Road, Chartiers police said. Sharon A. Miller, 73, of Lockhart Street, Washington, was stopped for traffic in the westbound lane with a vehicle driven by Vincent Tymann, 84, of Ross Road, Eighty Four, stopped behind her. Ian Hinch, 18, of North Main Street, Washington, apparently failed to see the stopped vehicles. His vehicle hit the back of Tymann’s vehicle, pushing it into Miller’s vehicle, police said. Tymann and Hinch were taken to Washington Hospital for treatment along with Helen Hundzienski, 74, of Valeria Drive, Canonsburg. She was a passenger in Tymann’s vehicle.
Television stolen: A flat-screen television was reported stolen Saturday from the home of Michael Endler, 390 Chartiers Run Road, Chartiers police said. Charges are pending against the suspected thief.
Gate damaged: A gate off McGovern Road on the property of Allison Elementary School was damaged, Chartiers police said. The damage was reported Monday.
DUI alleged in crash: Colt Kovatch, 33, of 1019 Lynn Portal Road, Washington, will be charged by Chartiers police with driving under the influence of alcohol after he allegedly hit a concrete barrier on McConnells Mills Road Saturday. Police said his blood-alcohol content exceeded the legal limit.
Fence damaged: Vicki Stanko of 432 Front St. told Chartiers police Thursday her fence was damaged.
Glass broken: Jerri Lynn Hainaut of 1200 McGovern Road told Chartiers police Thursday the glass in her storm door was broken.
Truck rolls: Michael Walters, 34, of Washington, was slightly injured Monday morning when his cement truck rolled over on Washington Pike (Route 844) at Sugar Run Road, Independence, state police said.
Drug case: Jason M. Hartley, 39, of 7 Harrison Road, California, is charged by city police with possession of nine clonazepam tablets with intent to deliver, drug possession and possession of drug paraphernalia, court records show. Police accuse him of having the drugs when he went to the police station about 4:20 a.m. April 9 to pick up a suspect in an unrelated case. Hartley will receive the charges in a summons filed Monday before District Judge Mark Wilson.
Drug arrest: Kevin Harris, 30, of 921 Leeds Ave., Monessen, is charged by city police with possessing four grams of crack, disorderly conduct, public drunkenness, resisting arrest, simple assault and reckless endangerment, court records show. Police accuse him of struggling with officers who were called to Sixth Street and Schoonmaker Avenue about 12:40 p.m. Monday to investigate a fight. He is in Westmoreland County jail on $10,000 bond set by District Judge Joseph Dalfonso.
Two injured: Debra Kelley, 57, of Miller Road, Washington, was injured Monday afternoon when she pulled from Mounts Road into the path of a vehicle driven by Dante Terrett, 17, of North Liberty Street, West Alexander, who was going east on West Chestnut Street (Route 40), North Franklin police said. Kelley was taken to Washington Hospital for treatment. Terrett was treated at the scene by ambulance personnel.
Driver charged: William James Agatucci, 53, of Yukon, was charged by Rostraver police with DUI after he was found unresponsive behind the wheel of his vehicle while it was partially on Indian Hill Road near Route 201 Monday night, Rostraver police said. The charge will be sent by summons from the office of District Judge Charles Christner.
Assault arrest: Carey Joseph Davis, 27, of 4920 Route 51, Belle Vernon, was arrested Sunday night by Rostraver police on charges of simple assault and harassment after he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend at their home. He was arraigned before District Judge Charles Christner and released with orders to have no contact with her. He also was told to stay away from the residence.
Two charged: Bernard J. Geisel, 34, of Farmington, and Franklin Scott Swaney, 36, of Lemont Furnace, were charged by Rostraver police stemming from an incident early Saturday when they were found inside a vehicle at Rehobeth Cemetery. Swaney was charged with four counts of possession of a controlled substance, false identification to police and defiant trespass. He was in possession of heroin and three different narcotics, police said. He was taken into custody on an Allegheny County bench warrant. Geisel was charged with possession of paraphernalia and criminal trespass. Charges will be sent by summons from the office of District Judge Charles Christner.
DUI alleged in crash: Russell J. Jolliffe, 46, of Fredericktown, will be charged by state police with DUI following an April 12 crash on Route 519 near Valley Road, Somerset. State police said he was going south when he reportedly made an abrupt left turn and his pickup truck rolled on its side.
Cellphone stolen: Aaron Craven of Friendly, W.Va., told South Strabane police Monday the window of his vehicle was broken and an iPhone stolen while the vehicle was parked at SpringHill Suites, Trinity Point.
Drug charges: Sierra N. Scott, 19, of 164 Oak Spring Road, Washington, and Shayne R. Moore, 25, of 510 E. Maiden St., Washington, were charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance after police executed a search warrant Feb. 25. According to a complaint, 819 Ewing St. was the subject of a Washington County Drug Task Force investigation for more than four months. When officers searched the residence, Scott allegedly was in possession of a pipe and several pills, and Moore allegedly was in possession of a pipe and two small bags of suspected heroin. Charges will be sent by summons from the office of District Judge Robert Redlinger.
Harassment charges: Justin Pappa, 37, of 801 Frederick St., Washington was given two harassment citations for allegedly texting Nora and Jeff Paul repeatedly after being asked to stop. According to police, the text messages include warnings and nonspecific threats.
Vehicle damaged: Carmen Waters of North Franklin Street told police his vehicle was damaged Friday night or Saturday morning while it was parked outside his home. Officers observed both rear tires were punctured, and there were several scratches on the car.
Vehicle break-ins: Washington police responded to two vehicle break-ins. The first occurred overnight Friday on North Avenue. Matthew Rizor reported a back window was smashed and a laptop computer and blood glucose monitor were stolen. Sheena Hudson reported cigarettes were stolen from her boyfriend’s unlocked car that was parked on Second Street from Saturday night to Sunday morning.