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North Strabane man accused of stealing from roommate

North Strabane Township police charged a man Friday on allegations that he stole more than $10,000 from his roommate. Michael Anthony Luzzi, 31, of North Strabane Township, faces felony charges of identity theft, unlawful use of a computer, access device fraud and criminal use of a ...

Peters Township senior charged in ‘sextortion’ scheme

The president of Peters Township High School’s senior class is in jail after local police accused him Friday of running a criminal network where in which he “catfished” juvenile teenagers, convinced them to share inappropriate images and videos and in some cases extorted them. Zachariah ...

McDonald woman accused of scamming mother

State police accused a woman this week of defrauding her mother out of $1,400. Erica Bardell, 42, of McDonald, allegedly convinced her mother that she was being held against her will and needed the money to be released, state police said. Bardell's mother, a 70-year-old resident of Summerhill ...

Canton man accused in nursing home thefts

A Canton Township man faces criminal charges after he was accused of stealing more than $14,000 from residents at an assisted care facility. Greene Washington Regional Police Department on Wednesday charged Quinn Christopher Wells with felonies of theft by deception and receiving stolen ...

Police beat Feb. 18

Donora Assault alleged: Matthew Robert Alt, 27, of Donora, was charged Sunday by Donora police with strangulation, reckless endangerment and simple assault. According to the criminal complaint, at about 7:40 p.m. Saturday, police were called to Alt's home in the 900 block of Thompson Avenue. ...

Donora man charged for physically abusing children

Donora police charged a man Monday for physically abusing his two children. Akash Maurya, 26, of Donora, faces felony charges of endangering the welfare of children and misdemeanor simple assault charges. According to the criminal complaint, Maurya has been in India since Sunday, and there is ...