Dec 28, 2017 3 min read

CALIFORNIA

Drug charges: Joshua Remington Jr., 20, of 114 Mountain Road, Uniontown, was charged by California police with possession of drug paraphernalia and driving under suspension following a traffic stop Dec. 9 on Green Street. Police said they stopped Remington’s vehicle because one of his passengers was sitting halfway out a back window. Police said Remington was found to be in possession of a marijuana grinder with residue on it. 

CANONSBURG

Robbery: Seven Hills Convenience Store at 368 Euclid Ave. was robbed by a man with a gun Saturday afternoon. The owners, Pramod Patel and his wife, Vimla, reported to Canonsburg police that a man came in the store about 1:30 p.m., pulled out a handgun and demanded money from the register. Pramod Patel told police that the man pointed the gun at him while he was in an office. Vimla Patel, who was behind the counter, opened the register and gave the man all the cash that was inside, about $500, police said. The man reportedly told the owners that he just wanted the money and didn’t “want to hurt anyone.” The owners said the man has been in the store a few times previously, but they didn’t know his name. 

CHARTIERS

Identity theft charges: Nathan Albert Chaney, 32, of 374 Castle Road, Washington, was charged with 28 counts of unauthorized use of an access device, 28 counts of identity theft and one count each of theft and receiving stolen property following an incident in November. Police said Chaney allegedly opened an envelope containing a new Capitol One credit card belonging to a Chartiers woman. He then allegedly set up a PIN and used it for seven days, from Nov. 4 to 10, for $2,457 worth of purchases and cash advances. Chaney was arraigned Wednesday morning before District Judge David Mark and released on unsecured bond.

WASHINGTON 

Criminal mischief charge: Monet Lisa Wilson, 53, of 155 Springfield Ave., Washington, was charged with criminal mischief by Washington police after she allegedly broke a window at a South College Street apartment, entered the home, knocked over a television and a plant and cut up clothing Saturday afternoon. 

Robbery: A 47-year-old homeless man reported to Washington police that he was robbed and assaulted on South College Street Saturday evening. The man told police that he was walking to Family Dollar when two men approached him and asked him if he could spare $1, police said. When the man pulled out his wallet, the men tried to take it before punching him multiple times, knocking him to the ground and kicking him several times, according to police. The man told police that the attackers took $100 from him. The man said he called a friend, who picked him up and took him to Washington Hospital. Police said he had a black eye and complained of pain in his ribs.