Police beat Jan. 18
Driver arrested: Jarred K. Roby, 34, of Cardington, Ohio, was arrested Monday by state police after an incident on Interstate 70 east near the Taylorstown exit, Buffalo. Police saw his vehicle on the berm. When police checked him, they could smell marijuana. Police found 30 bags of the suspected drug in a lunch box along with paraphernalia. Police also found a handgun under the front seat. Roby does not have a permit to carry the weapon, police added. Roby was arraigned before District Judge Joshua Kanalis on charges of possession and possession with intent to deliver marijuana, possession of paraphernalia and carrying a firearm without a license. He was placed in Washington County Jail on $50,000 bond.
Woman assaulted: William F. Burdzel, 23, of 305 Greenside Ave., Canonsburg, will be charged by Canonsburg police with terroristic threats, simple assault and harassment. He is accused of assaulting his 23-year-old girlfriend at her apartment on North Jefferson Avenue early Tuesday. An officer was pulling into the station when she came running into the lot while barefoot. Police said she had marks and bruises on her body. She told police that Burdzel assaulted her and threw black pepper on her. Police went to her apartment, but he was gone. The woman was taken to Canonsburg Hospital for treatment.
Warrant issued: John W. Lynn, 39, of 727 McKean Ave., Charleroi, is charged by Charleroi Regional police with simple assault and harassment over allegations he shoved Maria Fedarko onto a sidewalk and slammed her head several times against concrete about 1 a.m. Monday in the 100 block of Prospect Avenue, court records show. District Judge Larry Hopkins signed a warrant for Lynn’s arrest Tuesday.
Man charged: Daniel J, Hamay, 22, of 414 Ontario St., Monessen, is charged by city police with theft, receiving stolen property, loitering and disorderly conduct, court records show. Police accuse him of stealing $20 and a gold wedding ring worth $800 from an unlocked parked vehicle in the 300 block of Balazia Avenue on Aug. 18. District Judge Joseph Dalfonso signed a warrant Tuesday for Hamay’s arrest.
Woman charged: Sabrina Renee Santoro, 26, of 132 Fallowfield Ave., Charleroi, is charged by city police with promoting prostitution and solicitation over allegations she asked an undercover police officer for $50 in exchange for sex about 11:20 p.m. Jan. 10 in the 500 block of Schoonmaker Avenue, court records show. District Judge Joseph Dalfonso issued the charges Tuesday in a summons.
Charged in chase: Blase DeSantis, 48, of 1240 Country Club Road, Monongahela, was charged by Monongahela police with fleeing or attempting to elude police, driving under the influence of alcohol, reckless endangerment and traffic violations after he allegedly fled when police tried to stop him in the 100 block of East Main Street. Police said he did not stop until he pulled into the driveway of his home. He was arraigned before District Judge Gary Havelka and released on $5,000 unsecured bond.
Theft arrest: Stephanie L. York. 52, of Somerville, Mass., was arrested Friday on a warrant obtained by Mt. Pleasant police charging her with theft by deception and writing bad checks. She is accused of writing two checks for a total of $1,407 to Westland Auction, 31 McCarrell Road, in November. The checks bounced and she did not make good on them, police said. York was taken into custody Friday by North Franklin police at Washington Crown Center. She was arraigned before District Judge Gary Havelka and released after posting $2,500 bond.
Son arrested: Alexander Spencer, 24, of 399 Franklin Terrace, North Franklin, was arrested Saturday by township police on charges of simple assault and harassment after he allegedly assaulted his mother at their home. He reportedly grabbed her by the throat and waist as she videotaped him with her cellphone when he came home intoxicated. He was arraigned before District Judge Gary Havelka and placed in Washington County Jail on $2,500 bond.
Assault arrest: Brooke Ashley Toward, 30, of 15 Nicholas Lane, North Strabane, was arrested early Tuesday by township police on charges of simple assault, harassment and possession of paraphernalia. She is accused of punching her husband in the eye during an argument. He also told police that she had a glass pipe that she used to smoke marijuana. She was arraigned before District Judge Joshua Kanalis and released from Washington County Jail after posting $25,000 bond.
DUI crash: A Bethel Park man was charged with driving under the influence of a controlled substance in connection with a Jan. 11 accident in the 900 block of Venetia Road. Police said Robert Beltz, 19, failed to stop at a stop sign. He also was charged with possession of a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, according to police.
Charged in assault, crash: Jean Henri Yandel, 38, of 985 Addison St., Washington, was arrested Monday night by South Strabane police on charges of simple assault, harassment, driving under the influence and careless driving. Police were called to North Main Street at Crile Road for a report of a vehicle that crashed into a fence. He is accused of punching his female passenger before and after the crash, police said. Yandel’s blood alcohol level was more than double the 0.08 limit presumed for intoxication. He was arraigned before District Judge Joshua Kanalis and placed in Washington County Jail on $25,000 bond.
Theft charges: Freddie Kimbrew, 32, of 464 E. Hallam Ave., Washington, will be charged by South Strabane police with two counts of retail theft for allegedly stealing items from Walmart, Trinity Point on Dec. 15 and Jan. 13. The charges will be sent by summons.
Drug arrest: Earl Guy Webb, 25, of 766 Bower Hill Road, Bridgeville, was arrested early Tuesday by Monongahela police after a traffic stop on Route 88 at Patterson Road, Union. Police said he had suspected marijuana and cocaine in the vehicle. Police also found an unloaded shotgun in the trunk. He was arraigned before District Judge Joshua Kanalis on charges of possession and possession with intent to deliver marijuana and cocaine, possession of paraphernalia and a traffic violation. He is in Washington County Jail being held without bond because he is currently on bond awaiting formal arraignment on charges including kidnapping and aggravated assault filed by South Fayette Township police last year.
Woman charged: Tina Spellman, 48, of Homestead, was arrested Saturday by Monongahela police on charges of possession and possession with intent to deliver Vicodin and criminal use of a communications facility after she allegedly sold the drug to a confidential informant in a parking lot in Union. She was arraigned before District Judge Gary Havelka and placed in Washington County Jail on $10,000 bond.
Warrant arrest: Kevin Harris, 33, of Pittsburgh, was taken into custody Saturday by Washington police on a warrant obtained by Pittsburgh police charging him with simple assault and robbery. He is accused of assaulting the mother of his child on Nov. 18 and taking her cellphone. He was arraigned before District Judge Gary Havelka and placed in Washington County Jail pending his transfer to Allegheny County Jail.
Card stolen: Phil Foeks of Washington told Washington police early Tuesday that he was notified that an attempt was made to withdraw $300 from his paycheck credit card at GetGo, East Wylie Avenue. An attempt was also made to open a Hulu account with the card. He told police that he is not sure when the card was stolen.
Man assaulted: Washington police are looking for a man who was assaulted about 10 p.m. Monday in an alley behind the 700 block of Fayette Street. The 911 dispatch center got the call and used cellphone information to determine the location. Police went to a home where a woman said that a man she only knows as “T” knocked on her rear door. He was bleeding and told her that he was jumped by three men and one of them pistol-whipped him. She told police that she gave him a towel, but he left. Police found blood in the house. The man also left behind his cellphone.
False prescription: Washington police said an altered prescription for Percocet was passed at Walgreen’s, Jefferson Avenue, on Monday. Charges are pending, police said.