Nearby: Ross Police Recover Stolen Car After Owner Leaves it Running to Warm Up
Police warn the practice of leaving an unattended car running is a dangerous one.
Ross Township Police charged one man after recovering a stolen car in the parking lot outside the upper entrance to Dick's Sporting Goods store in the Northway Mall Tuesday morning. Jason Michael Mohoska, 35, of Pittsburgh, is charged with theft, receiving stolen property and resisting arrest, according to court records. Police said the thief didn't have to work hard to steal the Lexus sedan because it had been left running and unlocked outside the owner's home, less than a mile from the mall. "The owner was warming up the car, and when he returned to the driveway, it was gone," said Detective Brian Kohlhepp of the Ross Township Police Department. "Letting a car warm up on a bitterly cold morning is tempting, but it's also a very …
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