Police beat Oct. 30
Unauthorized use: Michael Allan Noakes, 22, of 318 Beallsville Road, Bentleyville, was arrested Tuesday by Bentleyville police on charges of unauthorized use of a vehicle, driving under suspension, possession of paraphernalia and disorderly conduct. Police stopped him on Wilson Road and learned he had taken the pickup truck without his sister’s permission. He was arraigned before District Judge Joshua Kanalis and released on $2,500 unsecured bond.
Car recovered: A car owned by Joshua Lemon of Muse that was stolen after it was left running outside Walgreens, Cavasina Drive, Oct. 19, was recovered Monday night in Wilkinsburg with the keys in it, Canonsburg police said. The car was not damaged.
Child endangerment: Dennis Anthony Penvost, 41, of 142 Washington Pike, Independence, was arrested Tuesday by McDonald police, who were called to his home for a domestic dispute. He is accused of assaulting his girlfriend’s son and shoving his mother. He left the home and was found running through a nearby wooded area. Police used a Taser to after he failed stop. Penvost was arraigned before District Judge Jay Weller on charges of endangering the welfare of children, flight to avoid apprehension, terroristic threats, resisting arrest, simple assault and harassment. He was placed in Washington County jail on $5,000 bond.
Bad check: Connie Jean McConnell, 42, of 108 W. Lincoln St., McDonald, was charged Wednesday with writing bad checks by McDonald police after she allegedly gave her landlord a bad check for rent. The charge will be sent by summons from the office of Senior District Judge Jay Dutton.
DUI, paraphernalia charges: Leigha Jen Morrisa, 28, of 113 Fryes Lane, McDonald, was charged by McDoanld police with driving under the influence of alcohol and possession of paraphernalia stemming from a traffic stop Sunday on Fannie Street. Police said her blood-alcohol content was more than three times the 0.08 limit presumed for intoxication. The charges will be sent by summons from the office of Senior District Judge Jay Dutton.
False reports: Cory Thomas Wauthier, 22, of 419 Walnut St., Midway, was charged last week by McDonald police with two counts of false reports to police and two counts of intimidation of witnesses. He is accused of implicating two women in a burglary in August. He also allegedly sent a witness text messages threatening her if she did not drop charges against him. The charges were sent by summons from the office of District Judge Gary Havelka.
Theft case: Gregory Lamont Ivory Jr., 21, of 312 Union St., Monongahela, is charged by city police with theft and possession of drug paraphernalia, accused of stealing a laptop computer from a residence in the 400 block of Parkinson Street about 8 a.m. Sunday. He is in Washington County jail on $10,000 bond set Monday by District Judge Mark Wilson.
Theft arrest: Ricardo C. Winston, 31, of Boulder, Colo., was arrested Tuesday by North Franklin police after he allegedly scammed a clerk at Rite Aid, 1396 W. Chestnut St., out of $150 during a quick change scheme. He was arraigned before District Judge Jay Weller on charges of theft and theft by deception and placed in Washington County jail on $5,000 bond.
Assault, threats arrest: Adam Christopher Miles, 27, of 345 Cherry Ave., Houston, was arrested just after midnight Tuesday by North Strabane police after he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend, Brittany Ragazzini, threatened to kill her and broke a window at her home at 60 Carl Ave. He was arraigned before District Judge Jay Weller on charges of simple assault, terroristic threats, harassment and criminal mischief. He was placed in Washington County jail on $5,000 bond.
Scam reported: A resident of the 200 block of Rock Run Road reported Tuesday she was the victim of a scam involving the sale of a treadmill on Craigslist, township police said. The woman told police she was contacted by a buyer who sent a check for the purchase price and an additional $1,650 The woman was to cash and send the remaining money to the buyer, which she did, police said. The woman later found out the check was bad. Police said this was the second time the woman was involved in a similar scam.
Retail theft: Yue Lan Lin, 43, of 106 Cedar Hill Drive, was charged with retail theft Tuesday after taking $160 in merchandise from T.J. Maxx, 3845 Washington Road, township police said. Police said Lin filled two bags in the store, paid for the merchandise and left, before returning to fill another bag for which she did not pay. She was arraigned before District Judge James Ellis and released on her own recognizance.
Harassment charge: Kyle Hildebrand, 20, of Washington, will be charged by state police with harassment after allegedly poking Cheryl Sager, 68, of Washington, in the chest during an argument Tuesday at 229 Old Scales Road, South Franklin.