Police Beat March 30
CALIFORNIA
Disorderly house charges: Saytimma Anastaasia King, 19, of North Versailles; Sean Riley Leftwich, 19, of Erie; Kenneth Lee III, 18, of East Pittsburgh; Rebekah Mingucha-Rosales, 19, of Reading; Deshae Latrice Moore, 19, of Penn Hills; Chelsea Renee Patterson, 18, of Pittsburgh; Kyrek Trevon Sayles, 20, of McKeesport; and Javion Jordan Smith, 19, of Aliquippa, were charged by California police with violating the borough’s disorderly house ordinance. Police said they were at a party Sunday at Vulcan Village where there was unreasonable noise and fighting.
CANTON
Harassment: Chris J. Woods, 26, of Washington, will be charged with harassment after he allegedly struck Alanea Harps on Wednesday at a home at 50 Bel Air Drive, state police said.
CHARLEROI
Warrant, paraphernalia arrest: Jerika Marie Lopez, 27, of 308 Old West Road, Bentleyville, was taken into custody early Thursday on an adult probation warrant after she was spotted by Charleroi Regional police walking in the 200 block of Washington Avenue. Lopez also was arraigned before District Judge Ethan Ward on a charge of possession of paraphernalia after police said they found her with a suspected crack pipe. Lopez was placed in Washington County jail on the warrant. Ward set bond at $25,000.
MONESSEN
Liquor license violation: New Monessen Aerie No. 2399, Fraternal Order of Eagles, 461-463 Schoonmaker Ave., was cited Wednesday by the state Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement for having gambling devices Jan. 15.
MT. PLEASANT
Driver injured: Amy Mele of Washington was injured in a two-vehicle crash just before 9 a.m. Monday at Route 18 (Burgettstown Road) and Route 50 (Main Street), Mt. Pleasant police said. A vehicle driven by Jack Nolan Humphrey III of Harrisonburg, Va., was going south on Route 18. He told police the sun was in his eyes as he approached the intersection, and he went through a stop sign, hitting Mele’s vehicle and causing it to roll over. She was taken to a local hospital for treatment. Humphrey will be cited with a stop sign violation and failure to drive at a safe speed.
Drug charges: Connie Jean Moss-McConnell, 45, of 1148 North Branch Road, McDonald, was charged Monday by Mt. Pleasant police with possession of a controlled substance and paraphernalia stemming from a Feb. 2 traffic stop in the 8500 block of Noblestown Road. Police said she had four Suboxone packets and 15 empty drug packets. She was placed in Washington County jail on a bench warrant but has since been released. The charges will be sent by summons from the office of District Judge Traci McDonald.
NORTH STRABANE
Vehicles entered: North Strabane police are reminding residents to lock their vehicles and remove valuables after several unlocked vehicles were entered in the Majestic Hills plan off Route 19 in the last week. A handgun, pair of gloves and loose change were among the items reported stolen.
WASHINGTON
Warrant arrest: Christopher Thomas, 23, of 750 Ewing St., Washington, was taken into custody Wednesday on an adult probation warrant during a traffic stop by Washington police in the 700 block of West Chestnut Street. He also will be charged with false identification to police after allegedly giving the office an incorrect name.
Pole hit: Betty Smith of Isabell Street told Washington police Wednesday a vehicle drove through her yard and hit a utility pole, damaging it. The vehicle fled.
Inmate faces charges: Walter Atri, 28, of Pittsburgh, an inmate at Washington County jail since Friday, faces a charge of possessing contraband after he allegedly was found with suspected heroin at the facility Wednesday, Washington police said.
Two face charges: Charlotte Long, 44, of 163 Jollick Manor, Washington, and Mary Rogers, 24, of 397 Broad St., Washington, face charges of disorderly conduct after they allegedly got into a physical confrontation Wednesday in the parking lot at 125 W. Beau St. The confrontation reportedly started when Rogers opened a vehicle door into a vehicle where Long had been seated, police said.
Card stolen: Krystel Mitchell of Washington told Washington police Wednesday her state Access card was stolen from her Arch Street home and used at several automated teller machines to withdraw $320 from her account.
WEST BROWNSVILLE
Fugitive nabbed: Donald Ray High Jr., 23, of Moss Point, Miss., was taken into custody Wednesday night by West Brownsville police as a fugitive from justice during a traffic stop in the borough. High was a front-seat passenger in the vehicle. It was determined he was wanted in Mississippi on a felony warrant on a charge of robbery. He was arraigned before District Judge Ethan Ward and placed in Washington County jail without bond, pending extradition.