Police Beat May 31
Motorcyclist hurt: Daniel Lee Doran, 26, of 212 Greenside Ave., Canonsburg, was injured when he crashed his motorcycle about 1:15 a.m. Tuesday in the 500 block of Craighead Street. Canonsburg police said he was riding east when his motorcycle drifted into the opposite lane and hit a street sign. His helmet fell off in the crash. Doran was flown to Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh for treatment of a possible broken leg.
DUI alleged in crash: Robert Bolander, 50, of 211 Old Oak Road, McMurray, faces a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol after a three-vehicle crash Friday afternoon at the intersection of Morganza Road and Bobby Vinton Boulevard. Canonsburg police said his blood-alcohol content was almost double the 0.08 percent limit at which intoxication is presumed.
Woman charged: Brianna Jo Seaman, 18, of 377 Malone Ridge Road, Canton, was arraigned Tuesday before District Judge Jay Weller on charges of simple assault and harassment filed by state police after she allegedly struck her mother in the mouth during an altercation at their home Monday afternoon. She was released from Washington County jail after posting $3,000 bond.
Mischief, assault charges: Michael Shane Cook, 52, of 102 Noblestown Road, Midway, was arrested Monday on a warrant obtained by McDonald police charging him with simple assault, reckless endangerment, criminal mischief, disorderly conduct, harassment and public drunkenness. He is accused of breaking the windshield and driver’s side window of his girlfriend’s vehicle while she was inside it early Sunday. She was hit with shards of glass, police said. Cook was arraigned before District Judge Jay Weller and placed in Washington County jail on $5,000 bond.
Teens hurt: Two teenage boys were injured when a compact car containing seven teenagers crashed about 11:10 p.m. Monday on Johnson Road at the sharp bend behind the Double Tree hotel. North Strabane police said two teenage girls were sitting on the laps of two teenage boys. Two teenage boys injured their heads. One was flown to Children’s Hospital of UPMC in Pittsburgh and the other was taken to Canonsburg Hospital. Police said the driver, Sierra Scutella of Pittsburgh, will be charged with multiple traffic violations.
Driver to be charged: Tory Alexander White, 21, of 1400 Wildflower Circle, Washington, will be charged with DUI after a one-vehicle crash early Friday at the intersection of Coachside and Meadowridge drives. North Strabane police said his blood alcohol content was more than 1½ times the 0.08 percent limit at which intoxication is presumed.
Camera equipment stolen: Bennett Queen of Bridgeport, W.Va., told South Strabane police Sunday camera equipment valued at $20,000 was stolen when his vehicle was broken into while parked at Tanger Outlets. Queen said the items stolen, which included two cameras, three lenses and a tripod, had been in a black bag.
Theft, warrant arrest: Adam Ray Timms, 19, of Vanderbilt, was arrested Tuesday by South Strabane police on charges of retail theft and possession of paraphernalia after he allegedly stole items from Walmart, Trinity Point. Police also learned he is wanted on a warrant in Fayette County on drug charges filed by state police in Uniontown stemming from a Jan. 16 incident in Dunbar Township. Timms was arraigned before District Judge Jay Weller on the theft and paraphernalia charges and placed in Washington County jail on $7,500 bond.
Assault arrest: Samantha Najmah Curry-Battle, 35, of 926 Edison St., Monongahela, was arrested Monday by Monongahela police on charges of simple assault and harassment for allegedly assaulting her father at 13 Mingo Circle Drive, Union. Her father was treated at the scene for an injured nose. She was arraigned before District Judge Jay Weller and placed in Washington County jail on $3,000 bond.
Registration charge: Jacob J. Anderson, 31, of 680 Broad St., Washington, was charged with failing to provide an address to state police as a part of the Megan’s Law registry. Anderson was placed in Washington County jail March 28 by probation officers for the alleged violation. The charge will be sent by summons from the office of District Judge Robert Redlinger.
False ID: Allysha L. Ford, 25, of Chicago, Ill., was charged by Washington police with providing false identification during an April 26 traffic stop. Ford was one of four people jailed Friday during warrant searches in the area of Maple Terrace. The charge will be sent by summons from the office of District Judge Robert Redlinger.