Police Beat Sept. 12
Cellphone stolen: Shawn Zombeck, 336 E. Lincoln Ave., told McDonald police Sept. 5 a man and a woman who came into his home and drank a beer stole his cellphone. He told police that after the two people, whom he reportedly did not know left, he discovered his cellphone was missing from the charger. Zombeck told the police he often sees them in the borough and believes they are from Pittsburgh’s North Side.
One injured: Sarah J. Wright, 86, of Washington, was slightly injured in a two-vehicle crash about 6:20 p.m. Friday at Route 40 (National Pike) and Route 519, North Bethlehem. State police said she went through the intersection without clearance and struck the driver’s side of a vehicle driven by Mark Dorazo, 66, of Scenery Hill. Wright was treated at the scene by Bearcat Ambulance personnel. She will be cited with violating flashing signals at the intersection.
Driver injured: Charles R. Williams, 57, of Washington, was injured in a two-vehicle crash Saturday morning on the Interstate 70 westbound ramp at the West Chestnut Street interchange. State police said his vehicle was hit from behind by a vehicle driven by Ryan A. Mains, 23, of Munhall. Williams was treated at the scene by Ambulance and Chair personnel. Mains will be cited with failure to obey traffic control devices for failing to stop at a stop sign on the ramp.
Two injured: Dominick DelBello, 26, of Washington, and Rebecca S. Masters, 42, of Monongahela, were injured Friday afternoon when their vehicles collided on Route 136, Nottingham. State police said Masters was driving east when DelBello made an improper left turn. Both were treated at the scene by Bearcat Ambulance personnel. DelBello will be cited for making an improper left turn.
Charged in stop: Donald Ray Archbald, 37, of Louisville, Ohio, and Marilyn Ellis, 28, of Houston, Texas, each will be charged by McDonald police with possession of marijuana and paraphernalia stemming from a traffic stop Friday on West Main Street, West Middletown. A small bag of marijuana was found on the passenger side floor of the vehicle along with paraphernalia. Ellis told police the items belonged to her. Archbald, who was a back seat passenger, also had a bag of marijuana hidden in his underwear and paraphernalia in the pocket of his pants. The two will be charged by summons from the office of District Judge Ethan Ward.