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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 ...

Washington police investigating credit card fraud

Washington police are asking for assistance in identifying two men accused of using credit card numbers belonging to people outside of the country. According to police, officers were called shortly before 7 p.m. to a business in the 600 block of Jefferson Avenue. Police did not identify the ...

State police seek public’s help in nurse case

State police are asking health-care providers throughout Pennsylvania to review their records to see if they ever employed a woman accused of using stolen identities to work shifts as a registered nurse. Earlier this week police charged 39-year-old Shannon Nicole Womack, of Pittsburgh, with ...

Police: Lowe’s employee stole $90K in digital gift cards

A Uniontown man is accused of stealing nearly $90,000 in Lowe’s digital gift cards to support a gambling habit. State police said Dennis R. Hinton, 45, was acting as a district pro sales manager and handling large volume professional accounts from October 2022 to October 2023, when the ...

Peters Township teenager accusing of using dark web to steal fuelperks

A Peters Township teenager is accused of stealing Giant Eagle FuelPerks from 19 people across Ohio and Pennsylvania, according to a criminal complaint. Peters Township police allege Paul Kostanich, 18, used the dark web to buy email addresses and passwords for the accounts, which he used to ...

Police file additional fraud charges against Carmichaels man

State police on Monday filed a third set of charges against a Carmichaels man who is accused of defrauding dozens of customers. Brian Roy Kozy, 41, faces felonies of deceptive business practices, receiving advance payment for services and failing to perform and theft by deception. Previous ...