Week of Sept. 23
Bethel Park
Theft from vehicle: A resident in the 100 block of Surrey Woods said several items were removed from his vehicle.
Employee theft: Bruce Brothers Tires, 4792 Library Road, told police an employee was caught taking money from the register Sept. 17. The incident remains under investigation and charges will be filed.
Wallet stolen: A customer at Walmart on Library Road told police Sept. 20 that her wallet was taken from her purse in her shopping cart while she was in the store.
Castle Shannon
Leaving scene: Police sent a summons to Frank DeGrave, 49, of 239 Route 980, McDonald, on Sept. 16, for leaving the scene of a crash.
Theft summons: Police sent a summons to both Matthew Tokarczyk, 27, of 191 Mountain Drive, Carnegie, and Joelle Mauser, 24, of 775 Riehl Drive, Pittsburgh, on Sept. 14 for theft.
Cecil Township
Guns missing: Donald Roths, who owns a rental property at 366 Profio Road, McDonald, told police Sept. 14 that two shotguns and a compound bow were missing from a closet in the house basement.
Recklessly endangering: Police charged Justin R. Mikels, 24, of 19 Second St., Cecil, with recklessly endangering another person, permitting an unlicensed driver to operate a vehicle, careless driving and trespass by motor vehicle. According to reports, Mikels allowed his 14-year-old brother to drive the vehicle. The vehicle reportedly went through a chain-link fence before crashing into the side of a house near their home in the village of Lawrence earlier this month.
Three charged: Steve J. Southern Jr., 29, Rebecca Lynn Southern, 33, and Jessica Barber, 24, all of 9 Binotto St., Lawrence, were charged by Cecil police with simple assault after allegedly hitting one another during a fight at their home Sept. 6. The charges were sent by summons from the office of Senior District Judge Jay Dutton.
Equipment missing: Matt Donovan of United Rentals, 2000 Bateman Road, Oakdale, told police Sept. 21 that a $1,200 Genie forklift rented to Professional Mechanical Sales, which was working on Main Street in Southpointe, was missing.
Peters Township
Phone stolen: Police were called to Iddy Biddy Fashions, 3909 Washington Road, at 2:38 p.m. Sept. 14 for a report of a stolen iPhone. Video surveillance showed a Hispanic male with the phone. Through the phone’s tracking system, police were able to find and arrest Juan Marinez-Ramirez, 45, of 403 Carriage Hill Apartments, McMurray, in a parking lot near Kmart on Washington Road. Marinez-Ramirez is charged with theft by unlawful taking of moveable property. He was arraigned before District Judge Ethan Ward who set bond at $10,000 percentage. Marinez-Ramirez is in the Washington County Jail.
Theft from vehicle: A resident from the 100 block of Bittersweet Circle in McMurray told police Sept. 17 that his wallet was taken from his car parked in his driveway. The wallet contained cash and credit cards. It is not known if the vehicle was secured.
Beer stolen: Police will charge Eric Brian Brooks, 45, of 211 Prestonwood Lane, McMurray, with retail theft after he took a 12-pack of beer from the Giant Eagle at Donaldson’s Crossroads in McMurray on Sept. 21.
Upper St. Clair
Frames taken: Two aluminum frames valued at $2,000 each were reported missing Sept. 21 from behind Boston Market located at the corner of Washington and Fort Couch roads.