Dec 16, 2017 4 min read

CANONSBURG

Theft report: A woman on West College Street reported finding $280 missing from a drawer in her apartment. She had last seen the money the night before. The woman identified a suspect for police, but said she didn’t want to press charges. The officer who took the report said he planned to contact the person whom the woman named.

Drug charges: Borough police charged Kesean J. Polk, 35, with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, use/possession of drug paraphernalia and tampering with evidence in connection with a Nov. 17 search of an apartment in the 500 block of Blaine Avenue where Polk was reportedly staying. Police said a search of Polk’s bedroom revealed two digital scales with white residue, a spark plug smoking pipe and a cellphone and charger. Police said they found a knotted plastic bag of crack and a plastic bag of marijuana in the toilet. Police said one of Polk’s roommates and another man who reportedly was in the apartment at the time told officers they saw Polk near the bathroom about the same time police arrived. Police obtained an arrest warrant Thursday from District Judge David Mark.

CANTON

Fugitive arrest: Investigators with the Washington County District Attorney’s Drug Task Force took Larry E. Adams, 27, of Chicago into custody while executing a search warrant in a room of Red Roof Inn on West Chestnut Street. Adams was detained on a fugitive from justice warrant out of Cook County, Ill., and is being held in Washington County jail. District Attorney Gene Vittone’s office said the search ensued from a task force investigation into crack distribution in the area. Investigators said they seized about 20 grams of crack and more than $2,700 in cash and paraphernalia allegedly related to crack dealing. Investigators expect to file felony drug charges against Adams later.

ROSTRAVER

Assault alleged: Timothy Patrick Bukowski, 50, of 116 Kimberly Court, Rostraver Township, is charged by township police with making terroristic threats, simple assault and reckless endangerment, court records show. Police accuse him of threatening his wife, Laurel, with a knife during an argument in their residence about 9:30 p.m. Sunday. He is free on unsecured bond set Monday by District Judge Charles Christner.

Man charged: Justin Jewell, 47, of 639 Rosewood St., Rostraver Township, is charged by township police with resisting arrest and making terroristic threats during a disturbance in his residence about 6:50 p.m. Sunday, court records show. District Judge Charles Christner issued the charges by summons Thursday.

SMITH

Theft charges: Township police charged Terry L. Kover, 49, of Piersol Avenue, Bentleyville, with eight counts each of theft, receiving stolen property and criminal trespass. The officer filing charges wrote in court papers that, based on “eyewitnesses accounts,” Kover was a suspect in a break-in at a shed on Smith Township State Road Nov. 25. Items that were stolen reportedly included a tiller, a lawn mower, tools, a generator, a bull float and metal studs. Charges were sent Thursday by summons from District Judge Gary Havelka’s office.

SOMERSET

Vehicle accident: A truck driver was flown to UPMC-Presbyterian hospital in Pittsburgh after he lost control of his rig on Interstate 70 near the 32-mile marker Thursday afternoon. The rig went over a hillside, trapping the driver inside. State police said Elvis Omeragikj of Washington state was driving the tractor-trailer east when his trailer went off the road. The rig went over the hill when Omeragikj tried to get it back onto the interstate.