Police Beat June 1
Harassment: Brennan Joseph McCorkle, 19, of 2059 Garards Fort Road, Franklin Township, was charged Friday by state police with harassment for allegedly slapping an 18-year-old woman in the face May 18.
Simple assault: Aaron Michael Redman, 18, of 137 Orchard Road, Waynesburg, was charged by Waynesburg police with possessing instruments of crime, simple assault and harassment for allegedly swinging an aluminum baseball bat at his mother Monday, according to court documents. Police said the bat did not hit his mother, but Redman allegedly grabbed her by the throat and pushed her at a residence at 155 S. Richhill St. in Waynesburg.