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South Strabane man faces more theft charges

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A South Strabane Township man, already facing four sets of charges filed by three Washington County police departments for allegedly stealing from vehicles earlier this year, had more charges filed against him Friday by state police for reportedly stealing items from vehicles in a Nottingham Township neighborhood in February.

Jesse Dean Templeton, 26, of Morris Street, was charged with 13 counts of theft from motor vehicles. He is accused of entering vehicles parked on Blair Road and West Hillcrest Drive. Police said he stole loose change, gift cards, lottery tickets, a knife and clothing. He identified the location to police after he was driven through the neighborhood.

Templeton was initially taken into custody during the early morning hours of March 9 after a resident of a Venetia neighborhood called to report a suspicious man who was reportedly trying to break into a vehicle. The man, later identified as Templeton, fled on foot. He was later taken into custody when a vehicle he was driving was stopped.

Peters police found latex gloves in the vehicle. Templeton gave police permission to search his vehicle and they found sunglasses, cellphones and numerous gift cards throughout the car. Also found inside were flashlights, a ski mask, more gloves, computers and jewelry.

Police from Peters and North Strabane took Templeton to several neighborhoods in those townships where he admitted to stealing items from different vehicles. Chartiers police charged him with stealing from a vehicle on Roth Street Jan. 24.

Templeton is scheduled to be formally arraigned on the two sets of charges filed by Peters police Friday. He will be formally arraigned on the Chartiers and North Strabane charges July 21.

The charges were sent by summons from the office of District Judge James Ellis. Templeton is scheduled for a June 13 preliminary hearing before Ellis.

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