Week of Feb. 25
BETHEL PARK
DUI: David Fleischman, 44, of Bethel Park, was arrested Feb. 16 for DUI after hitting a salt truck and driving away, police said.
Retail theft: Police assisted Wal-Mart Loss Prevention officers Feb. 17 and cited Kayln Kramer, 19, of Charleroi with retail theft.
CASTLE SHANNON
Simple assault: Lila Rijal, 40, 4100 Greenridge Road, Pittsburgh, was charged with simple assault on Greenridge Road, police said.
Simple assault: Frederick Cancilla, 47, 1026 Thornwood Drive, Pittsburgh, was charged for simple assault Feb. 7 on Thornwood Drive, police said.
MT. LEBANON
Indecent exposure: Kurt Michaelson, 1905 Milchren Circle, South Park, was charged Jan. 29 with indecent exposure and open lewdness on Washington Road, according to police.
Simple assault: Police charged Zachary Lambros, 26, of 651 Oxford Drive, Pittsburgh, and Lindsey Wood, 22, of 1207 Balsam Drive, Imperial, Feb. 14 with simple assault on Oxford Drive.
Theft and drug paraphernalia: Police arrested Frank Depasquale, 35, of 1809 Tonapah Street, Pittsburgh Feb. 9 on Cooke Lane for retail theft and drug paraphernalia.
Counterfeit bill: A counterfeit bill was used Feb. 13 to make a purchase at a store on Castle Shannon Boulevard, police said.
Packages taken: Packages were reported stolen from a front porch of a home on Craigview Drive Feb. 10, police said.
Money missing: Money was reported taken from a vehicle parked in a Washington Road parking garage Feb. 11.
PETERS TOWNSHIP
Golf bag stolen: A golf bag and a full set of golf clubs valued at $2,400 were reported stolen Feb. 17 from an unsecured storage shed on Phillips Drive, McMurray, police said.
Prescription stolen: A prescription drug bottle containing a controlled substance was reported missing Feb. 18 from an Orchard Drive home that is for sale in McMurray. Police said an open house was held Feb. 15. The incident remains under investigation.
Two-car accident: Three people received minor injuries in a two-car accident that occurred Feb. 22 at the intersection of Washington and West McMurray roads in Peters Township. According to police, a car driven by Kristen Peckich, 49, Coachside Drive, Washington, was southbound on Washington Road. Peckich told police she briefly took her eyes off the road to check her cell phone and could not stop in time at a red light. She struck a car driven by Spencer Varadi, 23, Main Street, Youngstown. Peckich, Varadi and his passenger, Carlee Smith, 22, of Gateshead Drive, McMurray, all complained of minor injuries, but declined medical treatment, police said.
DUI: Police charged Fred L. Burns, 43, of McClintok Drive, McMurray with DUI Feb. 21 following a one-car accident on Sugar Camp Road, Venetia. According to police, Burns was traveling south on Sugar Camp Road, lost control of his car, struck a tree and ended up in a ditch.
Fire: Police, as well as fire departments from Peters, North Strabane, Finleyville and Houston, responded to a fire Feb. 20 at the Hackett Club, 118 Brawdy Street, Venetia. No one was in the building at the time of the fire. The incident remains under investigation.
Three-car accident: Icy weather was determined as the cause of a three-car accident Feb. 21. According to police, Delaney Wehn, 17, of Breneen Lane, McMurray, was driving a car at the intersection of Washington and Waterdam roads, but was not able to stop in time because of weather conditions. She hit the rear of a car driven by Jonathan Snodgrass, 39, of Walker Road, Canonsburg. Snodgrass, in turn, hit the rear of a car driven by Chiara Gessler, Walnut Drive, Venetia. No one was seriously injured, police said.
Simple assault: Police charged Ryan Abbiatici, 39, of East McMurray, Road, McMurray, with simple assault following an altercation Sunday with Jennifer Mihalko, 36, also of East McMurray Road. Police said Mihalko had a five-inch bruise on her right arm. Abbiatici was taken to the Washington County Jail and released on a $25,000 bond.
UPPER ST. CLAIR
Purses stolen: Thirteen ladies handbags valued at $2,500 were taken from DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse at South Hills Village Feb. 16. According to police, store personnel were distracted by a man while three females cut the security cables holding the purses. The suspects then fled the store and drove away in a black Ford Explorer, police said.