Friday, November 30, 2012
Police said they have leads and are reviewing surveillance video of the brazen Ross Park Mall theft.
Ross Township police are looking for five people suspected of walking into the Louis Vuitton Store in Ross Park Mall about 8 p.m. Thursday and walking out with an undetermined number of handbags. Store officials were conducting an inventory Friday morning to determine the extent of the loss. The designer handbags aren't cheap, with some costing more than $1,000 each. "Based on surveillance video it does appear that these five individuals were working together," said Ross Police Detective Brian Kohlhepp. "The store was open at the time and employees did attempt to confront the actors when they fled the store. No one was injured and no customers were ever in danger." Kohlhepp said the group left the mall in a car, but there is not a good …
Police said Jessica Cox of Coraopolis pawned the necklace for $225.
A Coraopolis woman is facing felony theft charges after police said she stole a $20,000 necklace from a Sewickley Heights home where she worked. Jessica Cox, 28, of Ridge Avenue, is charged with felony counts of theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property. Sewickley Heights police were called Nov. 17 to a residence in the 400 block of Scaife Road where the homeowner reported she was missing a necklace valued at $20,000 that she had stored in a purse. Police said the owner had been diligent about monitoring the necklace, described as a gold Aaron Basha necklace with diamonds and charms, because she recently hired a new cleaning lady whom she was aware had a troubled past. Police said Cox had only cleaned there twice. Police said …
Thursday, November 22, 2012
David Lewandowski remains in Allegheny County Jail unable to post $10,000 bail.
A Sewickley Hills man is facing theft-related charges accused of stealing from his next door neighbor’s home and his landlord in Sewickley Heights. David Lewandowski, 33, of Hilltop Lane, was arraigned Wednesday and placed in Allegheny County Jail on $10,000 straight bond, $5,000 for each offense. Sewickley Heights police charged Lewandowski with burglary, criminal trespass, theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property. Ohio Township police, which patrols Sewickley Hills, charged him with two counts burglary and criminal trespass, and one count each of theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property. On Nov. 4, township police were called to a home on Hilltop Lane after the residents discovered $1,000 in jewelry and $1,000 …
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
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 …
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District Magistrate Office, District Judge Robert L. Ford
190 Ohio River Blvd, Leetsdale, PA
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Monday, October 29, 2012
Timothy Sepella and Joseph Stickles are accused of cashing stolen checks from the Leetsdale employment business.
Two Beaver County men accused of cashing stolen checks from Labor Ready will stand trial. Joseph Stickles, 39, of Hopewell Township, waived three counts of bad checks and one count each of theft and receiving stolen property to court. Timothy Sepella, 28, of Ambridge, waived eight counts of writing bad checks, and one count each of forgery and theft. Leetsdale police said Sepella stole checks from Labor Ready, where he previously worked in the office, and used an old typewriter to issue three checks to Stickles and eight to himself. Police said a total of $2,922 in checks were forged. Labor Ready became aware of the theft in June after all of the checks bounced, police said. Both men have been ordered to repay the money within 90 days…
Thursday, October 18, 2012
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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Union Aid Society
601 Thorn St, Sewickley, PA
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Monday, October 8, 2012
Police said the juveniles were released to their parents.
A group of teens attempted to steal signs Sunday afternoon from the magistrate district judge's yard, but they didn’t get far. Leetsdale police Patrolman William Dreyer said homeowner District Judge Robert Ford caught the four juveniles around 1:30 p.m. holding two signs from his front yard in the 700 block of Beaver Street. Dreyer said Ford called police and confronted the teens, two males and two females, who stuck around and waited for police to arrive. Two of the juveniles were from Ambridge, one from Leetsdale and one from Bell Acres, Dreyer said. He said the juveniles claimed they planned to stand on the corner and hold the signs up to traffic. Dreyer said Ford did not want to press charges, but Dreyer gave the teens a stern …
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700 Beaver St, Leetsdale, PA
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Thursday, September 6, 2012
Sewickley police said the 40-year-old woman is facing several counts, including theft and receiving stolen property.
An Aliquippa woman is facing numerous charges accused of scamming cash from several Sewickley businesses. Sewickley police have charged Sharon Lepore, 40, with three counts each of theft and receiving stolen property, two counts of criminal attempt and one count of conspiracy. Police said Lepore admitted to scamming businesses first to support a drug habit, but then as a way to get fast money. Police said Lepore's mode of operation was to take an item off a store shelf, pretend she overpaid for it and demand a refund, all without producing a receipt. Janet Daugherty, owner of Tapas, reported to police that Lepore came into her business twice, once on July 21 when she claimed her husband had purchased two bottles of linen wash but was …
Monday, August 13, 2012
The pair was caught with nearly $5,000 worth of merchandise in a rented pick-up truck on McKnight Road.
Ross Township police say a mother coerced her 14-year-old daughter to go on a high-end shoplifting spree inside Ross Park Mall Sunday, before police nabbed them on McKnight Road. Kate Spiker, 38, of Sharpsburg, was seen snatching high-end purses inside Nordstrom, according to police. Her daughter was outside, behind the wheel of a rented pick-up truck, waiting while her mother made several trips in and out of various shops with the loot. “They took nearly $5,000 worth of merchandise,” said Ross Twp. Police Sgt. Ben Dripps. “High end merchandise such as purses, nightwear, lingerie, all stuff women would love. It was not your typical back to school shopping trip.” The plot began to unravel when a mall security guard asked the girl to …
Monday, July 16, 2012
Leetsdale police responded to the following. Each incident reflects police records and is not an indication of guilt.
A Sewickley couple is charged with burglarizing two Beaver Street homes and stealing more than $4,000 in cash and jewelry, Leetsdale police reported. Leetsdale police charged Andrew Scott, 29, and his wife Kaitlin Moore, 27, both of Chestnut Street, with burglary, conspiracy to commit burglary, receiving stolen property and theft. On July 6, police were called to respond to the 200 block of Beaver Street in Leetsdale for a report of a burglary that occurred a day earlier. Police said someone pushed the back window open and cut weather-resistant plastic to get inside the house. Several items were thrown from the kitchen counter and the window blind was ripped from its holder. Upstairs, police found several dressers drawers had been rifled…
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Leetsdale Police Dept.
373 Beaver St, Leetsdale, PA
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11:54 pm on Friday, November 30, 2012
Omg I know this girl we grew up together and she is a very sweet girl with a lovely son but addiction has gotten the best of her i pray that all is well and that this is her rock bottom and that she can get over this and move on love you jess more ›