Police Beat March 7
CHARTIERS
House burglarized: Chartiers police are investigating a burglary Monday at a home on White Tail Lane. Police said a rear door was forced open. Stolen from the residence were a desktop computer, telephone, two televisions, cash, jewelry and tools.
Truck stolen: Matt Macek, 755 Woodlawn Drive, told Chartiers police Tuesday that his white, 2007 Ford pickup truck was stolen from the driveway of his home.
Saw stolen: Chartiers police said that a saw was stolen from a vehicle on Forrest Avenue Tuesday. Police are reminding vehicle owners to keep their vehicles locked.
Driver faces charges: Kenneth A. Plute, 41, of 224 980 Road, McDonald, faces a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol after he reported crashed into a hillside and then a telephone pole early Sunday in the 700 block of North Main Street, Chartiers police said. He fled the scene and was found passed out of the wheel of his vehicle at the intersection of Routes 980 and 50.
Bicycle stolen: Emily Pustovrh, 109 Pine Ave., told Chartiers police Monday that a person in a green pickup truck stole and pink and purple bicycle from her yard.
MT. PLEASANT
Cement truck rolls: Mark Alan Ivery, 53, of Washington, was injured Monday when the fully loaded concrete truck he was driving north on Westland Road (Route 519) failed to negotiate a bend, Mt. Pleasant police said. The truck went off the road, through a guard rail, down an embankment and rolled over. Ivery was flown to Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh for treatment. Police said the crash is still under investigation, but Ivery may have suffered a medical emergency. Assisting at the scene were firefighters from Mt. Pleasant and McDonald and Fort Cherry Ambulance.
NORTH FRANKLIN
DUI, drunkenness charges: Hayley Brooke Thompson, 39, of Cameron, W.Va., was charged by North Franklin police with driving under the influence of alcohol and public drunkenness after she was found early Sunday passed out at the wheel of her vehicle in the drive-through of McDonald’s, 1294 W. Chestnut St. The engine was running and the vehicle was in gear. Police said he blood alcohol level was more than three times the 0.08 limit presumed for intoxication. The charges will be sent by summons from the office of District Judge Robert Redlinger.
Driver charged: Cedric Maurice Sutton, 30, of 418 Fifth St., Donora, was charged this week by North Franklin police with possession of marijuana and a stop sign violation after a Feb. 24 traffic stop at the intersection of Cumberland and Baltimore avenues. The charges will be sent by summons from the office of Distrct Judge Robert Redlinger.
SOUTH STRABANE
Crash under investigation: South Strabane police are investigating a crash about 3:35 a.m. Saturday on Kish Avenue. Police were on patrol when they spotted a suspicious vehicle on Kish. When the officer tried to investigate, two people got into the vehicle and fled. The vehicle went through the yard at 95 Kish, over a wall, almost flipping over, before hitting a fence and tree. The two people inside the vehicle fled the scene but were later identified.
WASHINGTON
Driver charged: Christopher Michael Dulgokeci, 42, of 29 Hill St., Avella, was charged by state police with false identification to police, failure to show a registration card, driving under suspension and other traffic violations stemming from a traffic stop early Friday in the 1300 block of Allison Avenue, Washington. He was arraigned Monday before District Judge Curtis Thompson and released on $10,000 unsecured bond.
Vehicle damaged: Michael George, 148 Paphos St., told Washington police Monday that his 2017 Subaru was damaged while it was parked in his driveway.