Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Police officers in Scott Township and Heidelberg had a busy weekend with DUI patrols. Police arrested three drivers on DUI charges and said a Scott Township man was caught urinating beside Greentree Road.
Police in Scott Township and Heidelberg had a busy weekend with their DUI patrols. Three drivers were arrested on Friday and Saturday in those two towns during the dedicated roving patrols in the South Hills. In fact, Scott Township police said their two DUI arrests involved crashes. Scott Township police said they charged Zachary Gleason, 25, of Collier, with drunken driving following a crash on Washington Avenue on Feb. 15. The following day, police said they arrested Gary Broyles, 51, of Heidelberg, with drunken driving after a crash on Superior Street. On Feb. 16, Heidelberg police said the arrested Raymond Peters, 40, of Mt. Pleasant, for drunken driving and careless driving, A passenger in his car was wanted on active warrants in …
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Two Heidelberg residents who were arrested for drunken driving in September waived their right to a preliminary hearing and will head to trial on the charges.
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- Mike Jones
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Two Heidelberg residents who were arrested for drunken driving in September waived their right to a preliminary hearing and will head to trial on the charges. Both waived the charges before their preliminary hearings with District Judge Gary Zyra on Nov. 15. Donald Byerly Jr., 52, was arrested on Sept. 21 by Scott Township police, according to court records. He waived the DUI charges to trial, although charges of careless driving and accident to unattended property were withdrawn. Michael Utchel, 33, was arrested on Sept. 22 by Heidelberg police, according to court documents. He waived the drunken driving charges to court before his preliminary hearing. Other court decisions by District Judge Gary Zyra on Nov. 15… Like the Chartiers …
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Heidelberg police said they arrested two motorists on drunken driving charges this month.
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- Mike Jones
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Thursday, October 18, 2012
Heidelberg police said they arrested two motorists on drunken driving charges this month. Police said they charged Raymond Barringer, 33, of Clairton, with DUI and other motor vehicles. Police said they stopped Barringer’s car at Fourth and Railroad streets in the early hours of Oct. 7. On Oct. 12, police said the arrested and charged Steven Falk, 33, of Pittsburgh, with DUI, driving on a suspended license and suspended registration. Officers stopped Falk in the 1600 block of East Railroad Street on Oct. 12. Like the Chartiers Valley Patch Facebook page or sign up for our Daily E-mail Newsletter
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Two people face DUI charges following traffic stops over the weekend in Bridgeville and Heidelberg.
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- Mike Jones
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Two people face DUI charges following traffic stops over the weekend in Bridgeville and Heidelberg. Bridgeville police said they stopped 34-year-old borough resident Dan Heaps around 10 p.m. on Sept. 22. Heaps was charged with drunken driving during the traffic stop on Dewey Avenue, Bridgeville police said. Earlier that day, Heidelberg police said they stopped 33-year-old borough resident Michael Utchet on Ellsworth Avenue and charged him with DUI. Police said they stopped his car shortly before 3 a.m. on Sept. 22. Bridgeville Police Blotter Man charged with assault: Zach Strohmeyer, 24 of Bridgeville, as charged with simple assault and disorderly conduct following a fight in the 100 block of Union Street in the early hours of Sept. 16…
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Heidelberg Police Department
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Bridgeville Police Department
425 Bower Hill Rd, Bridgeville, PA
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Police charged a Washington County man with DUI following a crash in Bridgeville. Police also released info from a DUI checkpoint earlier this month. Read police news from Bridgeville and Heidelberg in this week’s police blotter.
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012
A Washington County man faces DUI charges after Bridgeville police said he crashed into another car on Washington Avenue in the middle of the afternoon. Police said they were called to a crash shortly before 1 p.m. on Aug. 18 in the 400 block of Washington Avenue and noticed one of the drivers might be impaired. John Flatz, 56, of South Strabane, failed a field sobriety test, police said, and was charged with DUI, prohibited acts and reckless driving. Police said no one was seriously injured in the crash. Bridgeville DUI checkpoint arrests: Two people were arrested during the large DUI checkpoint in Bridgeville earlier this month. Bridgeville police said Robert Robison, 60, of Upper St. Clair, was charged with driving under the influence…
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Bridgeville Police Department
425 Bower Hill Rd, Bridgeville, PA
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Heidelberg Police Department
1631 E Railroad St, Heidelberg, PA
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Friday, August 10, 2012
Dozens of police officers conducted one of the largest sobriety checkpoints in the South Hills on Wednesday night when they patrolled Route 50 in Bridgeville.
Dozens of police officers conducted one of the largest sobriety checkpoints in the South Hills on Wednesday night when they patrolled Route 50 in Bridgeville. The officers stopped 35 motorists on Washington Pike near Bridgeville Auto from 7:30 p.m. to shortly after 11 p.m. Bridgeville police Chief Chad King said the DUI checkpoint netted one arrest for driving under the influence of drugs, while officers issues 13 citations, wrote 15 warnings for expired inspection or registration tags and towed five vehicles. Another person was arrested for driving with altered tags. King said the earlier time was to throw a “curveball” to motorists and make the public aware that officers are watching at all hours of the day. “The way we were thinking …
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Bridgeville Auto Specialists
112 Washington Ave, Bridgeville, PA
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Six motorists accused of drinking and driving will go to trial on the DUI charges.
Six people accused of drinking and driving will go to trial on the DUI charges. Five of the motorists waived their right to a preliminary hearing before District Judge Maureen McGraw-Desmet on June 18. Another man challenged the charges, but McGraw-Desmet held him for trail. Read all of the results from their court appearances below. Charges held for court Charges waived to court Like the Chartiers Valley Patch Facebook page or sign up for our Daily E-mail Newsletter!
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District Judge Maureen McGraw-Desmet
295 Millers Run Rd, Bridgeville, PA
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Tuesday, June 5, 2012
A 69-year-old woman is accused of road rage while trying to leave Raceway Plaza in Scott. Also in the police blotter, a man is arrested after allegedly trying to break into a Heidelberg apartment.
Scott Township Road rage leads to arrest: Scott police said they charged Sandra L. Ross, 69, of Crafton, with disorderly conduct and harassment following a road rage incident at Raceway Plaza on June 2. Man charged in connect with burglary: Grady D. Thomas, 37, of Carnegie, was charged with receiving stolen property on May 29 after Scott police said they found him with items that had been reported stolen from a burglary in the township. Retail theft at Walmart: Chanel C. Shields-Frison, 20, of Carnegie, was charged with retail theft and making a false police report after Scott Township police said she left Walmart without paying for items in her shopping car on May 31. Drug paraphernalia charge: Shannon Hill, 18, of Scott, was charged with…
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Collier Township Police Department
2418 Hilltop Rd, Presto, PA
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Scott Township Police Department
301 Lindsay Rd, Heidelberg, PA
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Heidelberg Police Department
1631 E Railroad St, Heidelberg, PA
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Thursday, May 31, 2012
Five people arrested for drunken driving waived their right to a preliminary hearing before District Judge Gary Zyra and will head to trial on the charges. Read about that and other preliminary hearing decisions in this week’s district court round-up.
Five people arrested for drunken driving waived their right to a preliminary hearing before District Judge Gary Zyra and will head to trial on the charges. Read about that and other preliminary hearing decisions in this week’s district court round-up. District Judge Gary Zyra – 5/24 Charges waived to court Like the Chartiers Valley Patch Facebook page or sign up for our Daily E-mail Newsletter
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District Judge Gary M. Zyra
301 Lindsay Rd, Carnegie, PA
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Friday, May 25, 2012
Police in Pittsburgh and the South Hills will be conducting sobriety checkpoints and roving DUI patrols this Memorial Day weekend.
Police in Pittsburgh and the South Hills will be conducting sobriety checkpoints and roving DUI patrols this Memorial Day weekend. The patrols will be in place between the hours of 11 p.m. and 4 a.m. throughout the South Hills and West End section of Pittsburgh. In addition, the South Hills Area DUI Task Force, which includes Bridgeville, Collier, Heidelberg, Scott, Mt. Lebanon, South Fayette, Castle Shannon and Baldwin, will begin a summer-long intensive DUI enforcement. Municipal and state police will increase sobriety checkpoints and roving patrols throughout the state. The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police participates in PennDOT’s Western Alliance/Team DUI program, which consists of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, the Pennsylvania State …
same old story
2:10 pm on Tuesday, November 20, 2012
how bout tossing the book at these fellows. keep it from happening again   more ›