Police beat Dec. 29
Theft charges: David Thomas West, 32, of California, is charged with theft and identity theft over allegations he used someone else’s credit card Oct. 21 to make $701 in purchases. District Judge Joshua Kanalis issued a warrant last week for West’s arrest.
Smoke fills school: A corroded exhaust pipe on an emergency diesel generator caused smoke and fumes to fill the first floor of First Street Elementary School, 803 First St. A fire alarm alerted Canonsburg police and firefighters, who arrived at the school before 4 p.m. Tuesday. No one was in the building because of the Christmas holiday.
Hit-and-run: Michele Newton reported to borough police that a woman driving an older burgundy Chevrolet Lumina struck her vehicle and did not stop about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. The incident occurred in the area of 539 W. Pike St. Police will review surveillance video from a nearby convenience store. No injuries were reported.
Trespassing charge: Colton W. Wyatt, 19, of Pittsburgh, was charged with criminal trespass in connection with a Nov. 27 incident. Police said he and another man allegedly sneaked onto property at 330 S. Ridge Road. They told police another friend gave them permission to be there, and that they had planned to have a house party but decided to leave when they saw the state of the house. Wyatt was jailed Monday on $3,000 bond set by District Judge Jay Weller.
Woman charged: Shannon L. McFeely, 28, of 1008 Upper Crest Ave., was charged with simple assault. Police said her boyfriend told them McFeely scratched his face at her home Monday. McFeely is free on nonmonetary conditions, imposed Monday by District Judge Jay Weller, that she vacate the Upper Crest home and commit no further acts against the alleged victim.
Woman jailed: Dana L. Campbell, 45, of 105 Teeple Ave., was charged with aggavated assault and simple assault. Borough police allege she stabbed her live-in boyfriend in the chest with a kitchen knife Tuesday. The alleged victim was treated at Mon Valley Hospital and released. Campbell was jailed on $10,000 bond set by District Judge Jay Weller.
Theft case: Cathy Lynn McGavitt, 56, of 419 Main St., Belle Vernon, is charged by township police with 13 counts of theft and one count of receiving stolen property over allegations she stole $260 since October while working as a cashier at Walmart, 100 Sara Way, court records show. District Judge Joseph Dalfonso issued the charges in a summons Tuesday.
Man charged: City police charged Jalene J. Nichols, 21, of 910 Fayette St., with simple assault. Nichols’ ex-girlfriend told police he attacked her, allegedly punching her in the face and pulling her hair Sunday. Nichols was jailed Monday on $5,000 bond set by District Judge Jay Weller.
Greene County
Theft: Eric Justin Swanson, 36, of Fairview, W.Va., was charged by state police with theft and receiving stolen property for incidents that happened between July and October 2013 in which he allegedly authorized a driver to take five truckloads of scrap metal from Bailey Mine in Richhill Township to a recycler in Mt. Morris. The driver transported a total of 177,300 pounds of metal, bringing in $17,082 in cash, which Swanson kept a portion, police said. The metal was the property of Mountaineer Resources Inc., a company contracted for a demolition project at the property of Consol Energy Bailey Mine, police said. A charge of theft by unlawful taken was originally filed in March 2015, but dismissed following a preliminary hearing the following August. Greene County District Attorney Marjorie authorized the refiling of charges in the case last week, police said.
Disorderly conduct: Samuel Wilson, 33, of 438 Braden St., Waynesburg, was charged by the Greene County sheriff’s office with disorderly conduct following an incident Dec. 19 in which deputies said he entered the county courthouse and became upset when security asked him to remove a metal fish hook from his hat. Wilson allegedly started yelling and swearing and told the deputies that he can say “what he wants,” the criminal complaint said.