Police beat Oct. 31
Warrant obtained: State police have obtained an arrest warrant from District Judge Lee Watson for Joshua John Maraney, 25, of Greensboro, on charges of theft, receiving stolen property, driving without a license and driving under suspension. He is accused arranging to sell a Mt. Morris woman a set of speakers on Oct. 4 at 110 S. Vine St., Carmichaels. When she paid him, Maraney reportedly fled the scene.
Driver injured: Tony F. Yeager, 44, of Carmichaels, was injured when his truck crashed on Browns Creek Road (Route 18) Franklin, about 10 a.m. Sunday. State police said he was going south, entering a left curve in the road. The vehicle hit a guard rail and rolled over an embankment. Yeager was ejected from the truck as it rolled on its right side. Yeager was flown to Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, W.Va., with a suspected serious injury. Assisting at the scene were Waynesburg/Franklin firefighters and Southwest EMS.
Truck, tools stolen: Mary Hopkins of Waynesburg told state police Saturday that her locked garage was entered on Smith Creek Road, Franklin. Stolen from the garage was a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck along with tools.
Warrant arrest: Robert Abner Cox, 29, of Mather, was taken into custody Saturday afternoon on several bench warrants during a traffic stop on Route 188 near Kennel Road, Franklin. Police said he also will be charged with possession of a small amount of marijuana. Cox was placed in Greene County Jail on the warrants.
Money stolen: Eileen Emma LeMasters, Renner Creek Road, New Freeport, told state police Oct. 13 that money was stolen from her purse while she was out of the room.
House burglarized: A 54-year-old man told state police that a window was broken to the basement of his home at 111 First St., Monongahela, Friday. Stolen from the basement was a Craftsman air compressor. Anyone with information is asked to call state police at 724-627-6151.