Country Club Break-Ins: Velgich, Teahan and Davis Waive Preliminary Hearing, Face July 25 Court Date; Balla Scheduled for Sept. 6

Three of the five teens charged by the in connection with a string of three burglaries at the last year will have a hearing at the Allegheny County Courthouse on July 25. A fourth teen is scheduled for Sept. 6.

Anthony Joseph Velgich, 19, of 5220 Gerry Drive in ; Mark Benjamin Teahan, 19, of 5611 Sixth St. in Baldwin Borough; and Tyler Brandon Davis, 19, of 4796 Oakridge Drive in , will each face a judge in July on charges stemming from the burglaries. Ryan J. Balla, 19, of 4880 Elmwood Drive in Baldwin Borough, who is charged with receiving stolen property from the burglaries, will have his case heard in September.

Another male, who was 17 when the crimes were committed, is facing charges in the juvenile court system.

On March 9, this year, the Whitehall Police Department began investigating a criminal mischief incident after a person claimed to be the victim of a group of teenagers who threw eggs at that person’s vehicle.

The victim provided Whitehall police with information as to whom the perpetrators could have been, as well as information tying some of those perpetrators to the country club burglaries.

That information led Whitehall police to interview Velgich on March 9. Although Velgich admitted that he and four friends “egged” the aforementioned victim’s vehicle on March 8, Velgich denied any knowledge of the country club burglaries, according to a Whitehall police report filed by officer Brett Newbould.

On March 10, Whitehall police interviewed Davis, and when he was asked if he knew why he was at the police station, Davis said, “Because of the country club burglary,” according to Newbould’s report.

Newbould reported that Davis admitted to helping Velgich and Teahan burglarize the country club on June 9, 2010, after Velgich and Teahan asked him to be a lookout for them. Davis said that Velgich and Teahan boasted that they had burglarized the country club twice already at that time, according to Newbould.

Indeed, the country club reported a June 9, 2010, break-in after also being victimized by break-ins on May 1 and May 23, 2010.

Also on March 10, Whitehall police interviewed another of the teens involved in the egging incident. According to Newbould’s report, that teen told Whitehall police that Velgich and Davis had burglarized the country club and that alcohol stolen from the club was kept at Balla’s house. Newbould reported that the teen also said that he and Balla took the alcohol to Ocean City, MD, for a senior trip.

Police in Ocean City confirmed with Whitehall police that the teen and Balla were involved in an underage drinking incident in Ocean City on June 14, 2010.

Whitehall police also interviewed Balla and Teahan on March 10. Newbould reported that Balla said that Davis and Teahan had burglarized the club and delivered alcohol to him.

Also according to Newbould’s report, Teahan said that he was involved in all three burglaries and that he, Velgich and a minor burglarized the club on May 1, 2010. Newbould reported that Teahan admitted to burglarizing the club with Velgich again on May 23, 2010, and again with Velgich and Davis (as a lookout) on June 9, 2010.

Teahan, who worked for the country club from July 2008 to September 2009, told police that he knew the layout of the building, according to Newbould’s report.

Velgich and Teahan are both charged with three counts each of burglary, criminal conspiracy, theft and criminal trespass in connection with all three incidents.

UPDATE: Velgich's and Teahan's .

Davis is charged with one count each of burglary, criminal conspiracy, theft and receiving stolen property in connection with one of the incidents.

UPDATE: Davis' .

Balla is charged with one count of receiving stolen property.

UPDATE: Balla was found .

Velgich, Teahan, Davis and Balla are all 2010 graduates of .

The then-juvenile is charged with one count each of criminal trespass, burglary and criminal conspiracy.

The South Hills Country Club suffered losses of $3,490.06 in stolen cash and goods and $3,378.04 in property damage for a total of $6,868.10.