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Monday, January 21, 2013

District Court: Ross Man Waives Burglary, Forgery Charges

Police said Patrick Kasbee forged a check and stole two credit cards.

A Ross Township man recently waived several burglary related charges to court. Patrick Kasbee, 19, of Tally Drive faces charges of burglary, criminal trespass, receiving stolen property, poossesing instruments of a crime, forgery and unlawful taking. Franklin Park police received a report on Oct. 17 of a theft from a Sylvan Drive home. Police said Kasbee was staying at a friend’s house where he pried open the parents bedroom and took a check and two credit cards. He had a friend cash the forged check for $525 through the ATM, but only received $100 while waiting for the entire check to clear. He also used the credit cards at Giant Eagle, Sheetz, 7-Eleven and Hardees. Tonya Blystone, 24, of Mars, is charged with receiving stolen property in…

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Hearing Postponed for Former Union Aid Society Treasurer

Tracey Gist of Leet Township was given 90 days to make $5,000 in restitution to the Sewickley-based non-profit agency.

A preliminary hearing was postponed Tuesday for a Leet Township woman accused of stealing $6,194 from the Union Aid Society. Tracey Gist, 45, of Pilgrim Drive, appeared in Leetsdale District Court to answer charges of forgery, theft by unlawful taking, and access device fraud. "We're just looking forward to putting this behind us so she can move forward," her attorney, Frank Walker II of Pittsburgh told Patch. Gist agreed to repay $5,000 in restitution within 90 days before her next court date. Gist previously repaid Union Aid $1,200 for money she used to pay her personal utility bills, police said.  According to a criminal complaint filed by Sewickley police, Gist forged seven checks to pay personal bills between the start of her term as …

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Former Treasurer Charged With Stealing from Sewickley Nonprofit Agency

Tracey Gist of Leet Township is accused of taking more than $6,000 from the Union Aid Society to pay her bills.

Sewickley police have charged a Leet Township woman with stealing $6,194 from the Union Aid Society. Tracey Gist, 45, of Pilgrim Drive, is facing seven counts each of forgery and theft by unlawful taking, and one count of access device fraud. According to a criminal complaint, Gist served as treasurer of the Union Aid Society when she forged seven checks between the start of her term as treasurer on June 1, 2010 and May to pay personal bills. Union Aid is a 110-year-old nonprofit that provides emergency financial assistance, among other programs, to qualifying residents from the 11 communities within the Quaker Valley School District.   Sherri Leifman, executive director, said the incident has had no impact on Union Aid's services to the …

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