Blotter: Man Cited For Public Drunkenness After Passing Out on Sidewalk

Canonsburg police are investigating the following incidents:

Hit and Runs Reported
Several people reported hit-and-run incidents in the borough on the Fourth of July.

Leon Taylor told police at 7:54 a.m. July 4 that he saw a light blue, four-door sedan side swipe a vehicle parked in front of 203 Grace Ave. Damage to the vehicle's driver's-side door and quarter panel was reported. Owner Charles Thomas was not at home when police arrived, according to a report.

At 1:32 p.m. William Erstfeld of 129 Parklane Drive reported that someone hit his vehicle as it was parked on the west side of Bluff Avenue near Strawberry Alley. He said he returned from the borough's Fourth of July parade to discover that his side mirror was broken. A witness told police that the driver of a small pickup truck was the culprit.

Two days later, on Saturday afternoon, Pamela Parker of 114 S. Jefferson Ave. told Canonsburg police that someone had hit her vehicle overnight, causing damage.

Three Attempt to Steal Fireworks
Canonsburg police were summoned to a tent in the Rite Aid parking lot on West Pike Street where a company was selling fireworks under a tent. Police said an employee was lying down when he saw three white males attempt to remove fireworks. He told police that he chased them away. Officers searched the area and could not locate the three males.

Bag of Marijuana Found in Family Dollar
An employee of the Family Dollar on West Pike Street called police Wednesday afternoon to report that someone had dropped a bag of suspected marijuana. The bag was logged into evidence at the Canonsburg Police Department.

Man Passed Out on Sidewalk Arrested for Public Intoxication
Canonsburg police were summoned to McGrogan's Tap Room on East Pike Street for a report of a man passed out on the sidewalk out front of the business.

Police said a bar employee said the man, later identified as Nathan Charmichael of Coraopolis, had been asked to leave the establishment earlier.

It took officers three tried to rouse Charmichael, who appeared "confused and intoxicated" once he was awake, a police report indicated.

Police placed the man in handcuffs and told him he was under arrest for public intoxication, to which he reportedly replied, "I don't care."

He was released into the custody of a friend, according to a police report.