Police Beat Nov. 24
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CANONSBURG
Residential fire: A Canonsburg police officer was the first on scene of a residential fire early Wednesday morning. Officer Brian Dapra reported the fire started about 3:45 a.m. in a home at 408 Greenside Ave. He went inside to make sure everyone was out of the building and saw flames coming from the front of the residence. According to his report, he then went to his vehicle to retrieve a fire extinguisher, went back inside and put out the fire. Canonsburg firefighters also responded to the scene to assist Dapra in making sure the fire was out.
CHARTIERS
One-vehicle crash: Ryan Oaks, 44, of Denver, N.C., suffered minor injuries when his vehicle went off Interstate 79 and struck a guardrail at 1:50 p.m. Thursday, state police said. He was taken to Canonsburg Hospital for treatment. A charge of driving under the influence is pending the result of blood testing.
SOMERSET
Driver hurt: Diana Voytek, 53, of Uniontown, suffered minor injuries when her vehicle hit a concrete barrier on Interstate 70 east at about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, state police said. After hitting the barrier, the vehicle then struck the rear tires of a tractor-trailer traveling in the right lane driven by Brian Shimko, 50, of Uniontown. Voytek was taken to Mon Valley Hospital. Shimko was not hurt.
WASHINGTON
Theft: A man living in an apartment on the campus of St. Hilary Church, 320 Henderson Ave., reported to police that an envelope, with more than $8,700 in it, was stolen from his residence. The man told police he had been saving the money to visit family oversees.
Paraphernalia charge: State police plan to charge Edward Boone, 35, of Washington with possession of paraphernalia after his vehicle was stopped on Third Street at about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday for an inspection violation. Baggies containing suspected heroin residue and cocaine residue were found in the vehicle, police said.
Two face charges: Adrienne Jennings, 30, and Seth Skariot, 25, both of Washington, face possession of drug paraphernalia charges after two needles and two glass pipes were found during a traffic stop on Franklin Street just before 2 a.m. Friday, state police said. Jennings was placed in Washington County jail on a bench warrant for a previous retail theft charge.