Week of Oct. 14
Bethel Park
Forged prescription: Bradley Soles, 25, of McKeesport, was arrested Oct. 5 for attempting to pass a forged prescription at Giant Eagle Market District. Soles was charged with drug violations, police said.
Retail theft: Police arrested James Miller, 33, of Moon Township, for shoplifting at Shop ‘n Save on Library Road Oct. 6. Miller attempted to elude police on foot, but was captured and taken into custody a short time later, police said.
Castle Shannon
Stolen vehicle and drugs: Police arrested William Laur, 37, of 4458 First St., Bethel Park, in the 3300 block of Library Road Oct. 6. Police said Laur was driving a stolen vehicle from Bethel Park and he also had unmarked pills and drug paraphernalia on him at the time of the arrest.
Home improvement fraud: Robert Smith, 46, of 412 Delano Drive, Pleasant Hills, was arrested Oct. 7 for home improvement fraud. Police said Smith took money from an 89-year-old man in July and never performed the work.
Cecil Township
Warrant arrest: Police arrested Ralph McLaughlin, 35, of 119 Locust St., Muse, Oct. 5 for failing to return to the Washington County Jail on a work release program. Upon his arrest, police also discovered McLaughlin had a small amount of marijuana. He will be charged via summons with one count of drug possession, police said.
Fuel syphoned: Jeffrey Patts of 11 Walnut Street, Muse, told police Oct. 11 that 32 gallons were syphoned from two vehicles and a generator parked at his residence.
Assault arrest: William E. Randall, 27, of 7 Walnut St., Muse, was arrested Oct. 11 by Cecil police on charges of simple assault and harassment after he allegedly assaulted Erika Jenkins in the lot of a bar at 274 Muse-Bishop Road. He was arraigned before District Judge David Mark and placed in Washington County Jail on $5,000 bond, police said.
Mt. Lebanon
DUI and drugs: Police arrested Lawrence Furst, 27, of 6371 Lowridge Drive, Apt. L., Winchester, Ohio, on Oct. 2 for DUI on Cedar Boulevard, as well as possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
Accidents involving injury: Jessica Wiseman, 30, of 305 Cherry Ave., Houston, was charged Sept. 30 on Bower Hill Road with accidents involving injury and driving without a license.
Unauthorized use: Meghan Pritchard, 27, of 230 Barth Ave., was arrested Oct. 6 for unauthorized use of a vehicle.
Peters Township
Public drunkenness: Samantha Loyocana, 26, of Cherry Ave., Houston, was cited Oct. 5 for public drunkenness and similar misconduct at 4000 Washington Road. According to reports, Loyocana was lethargic and unable to stay awake.
Bus accident: A 68-seat school bus and a landscaping truck collided on Bower Hill Road near Bower Hill Elementary School on the afternoon of Oct. 8. No one was hurt, but the bus, which was empty at the time, had to be towed. The driver of the truck was Jeffrey Siegman, 46, of Roupe Road, Eighty-Four, while the school bus driver was John D. Harris, 23, of Revere Drive, Pleasant Hills.
Retail theft: A white male with brown hair wearing cutoffs attempted to leave Kmart, 4041 Washington Road, Oct. 8 with a cart full of merchandise including clothing, a skillet and a waffle maker. He was stopped by the store’s loss prevention officers, but fled to a red Honda Civic before police could arrive. The incident remains under investigation.
Three-vehicle accident: A sedan driven by Marian Tintelnot, 79, of Madison Avenue, Pittsburgh, was northbound on Washington Road Oct. 11 when it struck the rear of a sedan driven by Denise Hull, 56, of Aylesworth Avenue, Washington, who was stopped at the light at the Valley Brook Road intersection. The impact of the crash pushed Hull’s car into the rear of a sedan driven by Carolyn Opferman, 20, of Vermont Avenue, West Mifflin, who was also stopped at the light. No one was injured, but Hull’s vehicle had to be towed from the scene.
Upper St. Clair
Shed damaged: A contractor doing work at Torrente at Upper St. Clair, 2565 Boyce Plaza Road, said Oct. 9 that his shed was vandalized, police said.