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Also in the police blotter, a Scott Township man is accused of smashing out a car window with a golf club.
Road rage incident: Patrick Stansbury, 30, of Scott, was charged with criminal mischief and disorderly conduct after township police said he was involved in a road rage incident on Bower Hill Road at Painters Run. Police said he used a golf club to smash out another car window on Dec. 28.
DUI crash: Arlene Dantry, 60, of South Fayette, was charged with drunken driving after being involved in a single-car crash along Vanadium Road on Jan. 1.
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Drunken driving arrest: Scott Township police said they charged Mark Mesagno, 47, of Heidelberg, was charged with public drunkenness on Dec. 28 after an incident on Robin Drive.
Home theft: Jewelry and video games were stolen from a Somerville Drive home some time in late December, Scott police said.
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Car break-in: Several items were stolen from a car parked at Nob Hill Apartments along Swallow Hill Road on Dec. 28, Scott police said.
Vehicle stolen: A Buick LeSabre was stolen from Zuk’s Service station on Washington Avenue on Dec. 30, Scott police said.
Stolen car set ablaze: A stolen car was found burning on Gregg Station Road in Collier Township on Dec. 29. The car was reported stolen earlier in the day from a Finley Avenue residence in Scott Township.
Laptop taken: A Taco Bell employee told police someone stole a laptop computer from the restaurant on Dec. 27. Police said the man, who is white, about 6 feet tall and wearing glasses, took the computer and ran out a side door.
Car vandalism: Collier police said someone threw a rock through a car window while it was park at Eat’n Park on Jan. 2.
Retail theft charges: Erika Cora, 32, of Bridgeville, was charged with two counts of retail theft after Collier police said she took $268 worth of merchandise from Kmart on Jan. 2. Police said she also took merchandise from the store on Nov. 15.
Burglary arrest: Bridgeville police charged Daniel Wasky, 21, of Pittsburgh, with burglary, theft, receiving stolen property and criminal conspiracy after officers said he broke into a McLaughlin Run Road home’s garage on Dec. 12.
DUI charge: Zachary Defelice, 22, of McMurray, was charged with drunken driving following a traffic stop on Washington Avenue on Dec. 24, Bridgeville police said. Police said they also found him with a marijuana pipe and charged him with possession of drug paraphernalia.
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