Police Beat May 11
Three plead guilty: Emily Beamish, 18, of Trenton, N.J., Angelica Helms, 19, of California, and Whitney Ptak, 21, of Brownsville, all pleaded guilty Monday before District Judge Joshua Kanalis to violating California’s disorderly house ordinance. The charges were filed by police after they were called April 24 to 422 Third St. for a loud party. When police arrived, the door was briefly opened and then slammed shut. Police said there was a mass exodus by partygoers out the back door, including the three tenants.
Dog shot: Christopher Schidek of Profio Road told Cecil police Monday his shepherd-boxer mix was shot in a wooded area near his home. Police said the dog was taken to University Veterinary Specialists in McMurray for treatment of a gunshot wound to the foot.
Teens injured: A 17-year-old Canonsburg girl and 17-year-old Upper St. Clair girl were taken by ambulance to UPMC-Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh as a precaution after their vehicle crashed into a tree on Burnside Road about 6 p.m. Sunday, Cecil police said. The Canonsburg girl initially lied to police about being the driver because she had only a learner’s permit, police said. She will be cited for a traffic violation.
Theft, disorderly charges: Kingsley Jerome Heckard, 34, of Washington, was charged last week by California police with theft and disorderly conduct for allegedly stealing $325 in furnishings from a home he rented at 7 DeBlassio Drive, Long Branch. Police said an air conditioner, recliner and assorted fixtures were stolen April 26.
Bar cited: The operators of Jim’s Bar, 163-165 W. Main St., Monongahela, were cited Tuesday by the state police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement for allegedly furnishing alcohol to a 20-year-old Feb. 11.
Assault arrest: Chad Weldon Guta, 42, of 312 Hornhead Road, Westland, was arrested Tuesday by Mt. Pleasant police on charges of simple assault and harassment after he allegedly hit a woman in the face with a wine bottle during a confrontation at his home. He was arraigned before District Judge Ethan Ward and placed in Washington County jail on $35,000 bond.
Theft charge: Shawn J. Bumbera, 47, of 2920 W. Chestnut St., Washington, was charged Monday with theft by North Franklin police after he allegedly stole 100 Vicodin pills from a Roosevelt Street home Saturday. The alleged victim told police he asked Bumbera for help in getting his medication, and after Bumbera left he discovered the Vicodin had been stolen.
Truck overturns: A truck driven by Ronald R. Conklin Jr., 50, of Waynesburg, overturned late Sunday on Lively Road. State police said he fell asleep and the vehicle hit a guardrail. Conklin was not injured but left the scene, police said. He will be cited for damage to an unattended vehicle.
Parole violation alleged: Glenn Davis Jr., 27, of Washington, was taken into custody Tuesday night on a state parole violation. Washington police received a tip he was on Shannon Ave. When police arrived, they said he was standing next to a vehicle but fled on foot east on Shannon, running through yards and jumping fences. He was taken into custody on Poplar Street. North Franklin and South Strabane Township police assisted, as did state police. Davis was placed in Washington County jail on the violation. City police will charge him with flight to avoid apprehension.
Woman faces charges: Samantha Myers, 31, of 25 Victoria St., Washington, will be charged by Washington police with disorderly conduct for allegedly flagging down at least three drivers in the area of East Wylie and Allison avenues, offering sex in exchange for money or drugs Tuesday.
Greene County
Burglary: State police said someone entered a residence in the 600 block of state Route 2011 in Dilliner on April 23 and stole $580 and 98 oxycodone pills belonging to a 38-year-old man.
Burglary: State police said someone entered a shed in the 300 block of Crow Road between April 24 and 26 and stole a flat-screen television and tools belonging to a Lemont Furnace man.