Police Beat May 6
Harassment alleged: Jerry Russell Scott, 36, of 828 Governor Circle, Chartiers Township, is charged by state police with harassment over allegations he slapped Tiffany Noelle McGlone and called her 194 times in one day on April 15, court records show. District Judge Ethan Ward issued the case in a summons Thursday.
Charge filed: Rachel Ann Foley, 40, of 607 Thompson Ave., Donora, is charged by state police with access device fraud over allegations she withdrew more than $4,800 from bank accounts belonging to Richard Hrutkay between March 2 and 8, court records show. District Judge Ethan Ward issued the case in a summons Thursday.
Man jailed: Richard O. Lonero, 24, of 45 Davis Lane, Cecil Township, is charged with driving under the influence of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, drug possession, manufacturing marijuana and possession of a small amount of marijuana, court records show. Cecil police accuse him of having 40 marijuana plants in the trunk of his vehicle during a traffic stop about 10:25 a.m. Thursday at Klinger Road and Corporate Drive. District Judge Traci L. McDonald sent Lonero to Washington County Jail on $25,000 bond.
Woman jailed: Breanne Nicole Schaum, 32, of 121 Main St., Belle Vernon, is charged by borough police with attempted burglary, attempt to trespass, possession of an instrument of a crime, trespassing and public drunkenness, court records show. Police accuse her of attempting to use a tire iron to pry open a basement door about 8 p.m. Tuesday at 703 Henry St. She was placed in Westmoreland County Jail on $25,000 bond set by District Judge Charles Christner.
Truck spills fuel: State police said numerous traffic violations will be filed against a truck driver who crashed Friday morning on Interstate 70, just east of the south junction with Interstate 79. Police said a rig driven by Roberto Vazquez, 38, of Kissimmee, Fla., failed to negotiate a curve in the road about 6:30 a.m. The truck traveled off the road, through the median and up a small grade before crashing through a guardrail and coming to rest blocking both eastbound lanes of the highway. Diesel fuel leaked into the median and flowed into a nearby drain culvert. The Washington County hazmat team was called to clean up the spill. Vazquez was not injured.