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California man accused of stealing $130K from local club

California police arrested a man Monday on charges stemming from the theft of more than $130,000 from a club’s games of chance machines. Police charged Timothy Hoffman, 63, of California, earlier this month with felonies of theft by deception and deceptive business practices. Online court ...

Washington police investigating theft of purse during Mass

Washington police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a woman who is accused of stealing a purse during Sunday Mass at a local church. According to a post on the police department’s Facebook page, the theft occurred while the unidentified female churchgoer was at Communion ...

Washington police searching for ‘porch pirates’

The theft of packages from porches is on the rise in Washington. “Porch pirates” are thieves who steal packages from porches and doorsteps. According to Washington Detective Jordan Faust, numerous recent reports of the crime have come from the city’s Seventh Ward. The department ...

Florida man arrested in Peters Township for scam

A Florida man accused of defrauding a Peters Township resident out of about $24,000 was arrested Thursday. Naresh Kumar Garapati, 37, of Crystal River, faces multiple felony charges of theft by deception, theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property. According to the criminal ...

Warrant out for arrest of former Washington VFW treasurer

The former treasurer of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post in Washington was charged in September with stealing $12,000 of the organization’s money, but law enforcement has been unable to locate him to serve the arrest warrant. Frank McVicker, 53, of Washington, was charged by Washington ...

Peters Township man accused of stealing $120k from Fayette County business

A Peters Township man is in jail on charges that he stole more than $120,000 from a Fayette County business, and then attempted to extort the owners out of even more money when they discovered the fraud. Jonathan Michael Deal, 38, was charged Monday by state police with 373 felony charges of ...