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Smock man allegedly attempts to flee from police after vehicle crash

According to a criminal complaint, a Smock man tried to run from authorities after crashing his SUV into a wooded area in an attempt to avoid police. State police said Frederick Briscoe, 57, was driving on Route 119 in Dunbar Township around 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday when authorities noticed he ...

​​Uniontown man accused of possessing child pornography

A Uniontown man was taken into custody for possessing child pornography on his cellphone that he told police he downloaded from a Russian website, according to a criminal complaint. Teddy Bowers, 24, is charged with 50 counts of felony child pornography and one count of criminal ...

IGNITE inspires confidence at jail

After last weekĢƵ graduation of 12 inmates at the Fayette County jail, Warden John Lenkey and Fayette County Sheriff James Custer said the job training program appears to be having a positive impact. “The IGNITE program has brought out a lot of good things that this facility and ...

Police briefs Sept. 25

UNIONTOWN Aggravated assault: Shaun Davis, 37, of Uniontown is charged by Uniontown police with felony aggravated assault and misdemeanor reckless endangerment. According to the criminal complaint, on Saturday evening Davis allegedly shot at a woman while she was getting into her car near 238 ...

Fayette judge asks for streamlined video hearings

During a Wednesday meeting of Fayette CountyĢƵ jail board, President Judge Steve P. Leskinen said he would like to see more efficient policies implemented for inmates who appear in court through video conferencing. “Just yesterday I had four videos, and it took an hour and a half,” ...

Connellsville man accused of sexually assaulting child

A Connellsville man was arraigned Friday on charges that he allegedly raped a mentally disabled child. Earlier this month, Connellsville police accused Jace Allen Ritenour, 22, of sexually assaulting a child between six and seven times between 2016 and 2019. According to the complaint, ...