Dec 14, 2018 5 min read

CANONSBURG

Scam alert: A couple in the 100 block of North Jefferson Avenue reported to Canonsburg police Tuesday night that they had been scammed out of about $2,400. The woman told police that she is a student at Southern New Hampshire University and received an email from a “snhu.edu” domain offering a “secret shoppers” opportunity to earn extra money. The alleged company’s name was “Jigsy Shadow Shopper.” The victim told police that because the email appeared to be from a school email address, she didn’t think it was a scam. The couple told police they received a $2,400 cashier’s check in the mail. After it cleared, they purchased $2,000 worth of gift cards, took pictures of them and their security codes, and texted them to a phone number. Afterward, the initial check bounced, and the victim’s bank account was overdrawn by more than $2,000. Police said that because the scam likely involves multiple states, the attorney general’s office was alerted to the scam. 

CANTON

Drug charges: Tiffany L. Sloneker, 32, of 182 Dorothy Ave., Canton Township, was charged by the Washington County Drug Task Force with possession of a controlled substance, possession with intent to deliver and forgery following an arrest at her home Nov. 21. Police served a search warrant on Sloneker’s residence and arrested her boyfriend, Preston Klages, on multiple drug charges. They said they found more than 500 stamp bags of heroin in the residence. Police said they also found six bags of heroin and fentanyl in Sloneker’s purse, along with a counterfeit $20 bill. 

Theft charge: Logan Anthony Hunt, 26, of 348 Country Club Road, Washington, was charged by state police with theft and receiving stolen property after he allegedly stole $50 last month. Police said Hunt was in the employee office at the Dollar General on Henderson Avenue, filling out a job application Nov. 7, when he stole $50 from a purse belonging to an employee there. Police said surveillance footage showed Hunt stealing the money. 

Drug charges: Two Westland residents are facing drug charges following an incident at the Circle K store on Henderson Avenue in October. Keith W. Mounts, 37, and Carol A. Lane, 42, both of 85 First St., Westland, were charged by state police with possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and disorderly conduct after police said they found them about to inject heroin while in a vehicle in the parking lot Oct. 23. Police said they found a loaded syringe, 10 empty stamp bags and six full bags of heroin. 

CHARTIERS

False identification charges: Two women were charged by Chartiers Township police with giving a false identification to police following a fight that happened at Black and Gold Bar on West Pike Street in September. Police said that just before 2 a.m. Sept. 30, they responded to the bar for the report of a large fight. While police interviewed them about the fight, Alycia Marie Mitchell, 35, of 493 E. Maiden St., Washington, and Danielle Lee Africa, 37, of 390 Chartiers Run Road, Canonsburg, both allegedly gave police false names. 

DONORA

Assault alleged: Thrashun Yates, 19, of 218 Lenawee Ave., Monessen, is charged by borough police with aggravated assault, simple assault and reckless endangerment, court records show. He is accused of throwing a brick at a 14-year-old boy, striking him in the arm about 5:45 p.m. July 21 in the 400 block of Castner Avenue. District Judge Mark Wilson signed a warrant Monday for Yates’ arrest.

Theft alleged: James Hough, 49, of 908 Thompson Ave., Donora, is charged by borough police with burglary, theft, trespassing, simple assault, obstruction and disorderly conduct, court records show. He is accused of stealing $400 from the cash register of a business in the 500 block of McKean Avenue and having a physical confrontation with another man when the theft was discovered. District Judge Mark Wilson signed a warrant Monday for Hough’s arrest.

ROSTRAVER

Assault alleged: Estella Marie Fisher, 46, of 518 Short St., Belle Vernon, is charged by Rostraver police with simple assault and harassment, court records show. Police accuse her of spraying Mace in the face of her landlord, Sophia Kaylor, about 7:40 p.m. Dec. 3 in the 100 block of Bargehr Lane in Webster. Kaylor was treated at Mon Valley Hospital. Senior District Judge Jesse J. Cramer issued the charges Wednesday in a summons.

WASHINGTON

Burglary: A woman in the 700 block of Addison Street reported to Washington police that someone had entered her residence through an unlocked window early Thursday morning. A box of tools, an iPhone and a space heater were stolen.