Union Park Break-In Arrests and Heroin on Provost Road: Whitehall Borough Police Briefs (May 10-23)

Union Park/GBWAA Break-in Arrests

Chief Donald R. Dolfi said that Whitehall police recently arrested two juveniles for breaking into and burglarizing a Greater Baldwin Whitehall Athletic Association concessions stand at in early May.

Dolfi said that his department had been investigating the break-in and was in contact with ’s dean of students (Michael T. Voelker) and other J.E. Harrison staff members about the incident before determining whom to arrest. Indeed, two Harrison students have been charged with crimes stemming from .

Cash Stolen from Vehicle at Caste Village

On May 17 at approximately 8:47 p.m., a man claiming that he recently had cash stolen from his parked vehicle at Caste Village flagged down a Whitehall police officer there to report the incident.

The victim said that he left his car keys in the pocket of a sweatshirt that he hung up at Caste Village’s at around 8 that night, but when he returned to his sweatshirt following a workout, he noticed that his keys were missing.

When the victim found his car in the Caste Village parking lot, he saw that it was unlocked, that his keys were inside and that his wallet, which he had left in the car, was missing approximately $100 in cash.

Police questioned people in the general area and have opened an investigation.

Identity Theft

On May 18 at approximately 9:44 a.m., a man came to the Whitehall Police Department to report that his wallet was missing. The man said that he last saw his wallet sometime during the evening of May 16. The man said that he had personal credit cards and cash in the wallet and informed his credit-card companies that his cards were missing.

One of the man’s credit cards was used at a state liquor store in the Harrisburg area for $99 worth of purchases. The man’s credit-card company has since reimbursed him for that charge.

Marijuana on Parkline Drive

On May 20 at approximately 2:40 p.m., Whitehall police officers responded to a call from a resident in the 1800 block of Parkline Drive in the complex that a suspicious man was loitering nearby.

The officers found that man at that location and reported that he was acting nervous and making body movements that suggested that he was going to run away. Police asked the man if he was carrying any contraband, and upon hearing that question, police reported that he grabbed at a pocket of his pants.

The officers patted the man—Nathaniel Kassouf, 26, of 1820 Parkline Drive—down and discovered marijuana on him. Kassouf will be charged via summons with possession of a controlled substance.

Underage Drinkers Found on Greenlee Road

On May 20 at approximately 10:33 p.m., an off-duty Whitehall police officer reported a suspicious vehicle on Greenlee Road near the Glowood Road intersection. On-duty officers arrived at the scene shortly after and observed several males and one female outside of the vehicle, which was parked in an ordinary lane of traffic.

Police reported that one of the males was urinating in a nearby driveway and that a number of the individuals at the scene were displaying slurred speech and bloodshot eyes.

Police ultimately cited Jonathan Donnelly, 20, of 256 Wainwright Ave. in Brentwood Borough, with underage drinking and with public drunkenness and Nicholas John DiCarlo, 20, of Brentwood’s 4105 Cloverlea St., with underage possession and consumption of alcohol.

Police also cited the female, 15, with underage drinking. She was turned over to her parents.

Man Staggering on Provost Road Believed to Be Carrying Heroin

On May 21 at approximately 6:20 p.m., an off-duty Allegheny County deputy sheriff reported that a man was staggering in and out of traffic near the station at the intersection of Provost and Weyman roads. The deputy sheriff remained on the scene until Whitehall police officers arrived. Upon meeting the man in question, the Whitehall officers confirmed that he was walking in a staggered fashion and that he appeared to be dazed.

The officers reported noticing a syringe protruding from a pocket of the man’s pants. When the man emptied his pockets, the officers also reported finding a metal spoon lying next to the syringe as the items were placed on the ground.

Police ultimately took the man—Sean Hindman, 24, of ’s 5252 Fieldcrest Drive—into custody for possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia and transported him to Allegheny County Jail.

A toxicology report is pending, but Dolfi said that the syringe appeared to be containing heroin.

Stolen Vehicle

On May 22 at 2:46 a.m., a Whitehall police officer responded to a call from a resident in the 4700 block of Frich Drive. The resident reported that a male wearing dark clothing, including a dark hooded sweatshirt, was attempting to break into the resident’s truck parked outside of his home.

The resident chased the dark-clothed male away and then gave a description of him to police.

When a Whitehall officer was on his way to the scene to investigate, a vehicle being driven by a man in dark clothing—reported by police to be a white male aged 16 to 25—was approaching the officer in the opposite lane of traffic. The officer reported that the oncoming vehicle was traveling with no rear lights on and turned to follow that vehicle. As the officer turned around, he acquired the vehicle’s license-plate number. However, the vehicle quickly sped out of sight.

The officer checked the registration of the license plate and contacted the vehicle’s owner—a resident from Edge Road in Brentwood, who said that the vehicle had been stolen.

The investigation has been turned over to Brentwood police.

Vandalism

On May 22 at 10:42 a.m., a resident from the 4600 block of Wilburke Avenue reported to Whitehall police that she awoke to find that a raw egg had struck one of her home’s windows. The resident believed that the incident occurred at around 10 p.m. on May 21 when she heard a knock on that window.