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Friday, January 25, 2013

Venetia Man Jailed for Criminal Trespass, Other Charges

North Strabane police charged the 26-year-old early Wednesday.

A Venetia man was jailed on criminal trespass and other charges after allegedly entering a North Strabane home uninvited on Wednesday. North Strabane police also charged Robert Cole, 26, with loitering and prowling at night, public drunkenness and disorderly conduct, online court records indicate. He was arraigned early Wednesday by district Judge David Mark, who remanded him to the Washington County Jail on $25,000. He remained an inmate there as on Thursday night. According to the Observer-Reporter, Cole allegedly told residents at the home that he was being chased by a gun. When the family called police, the newspaper indicated that the man then allegedly ran out the door, and was later found trying to hide in a nearby convenience store…

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Charges Possible in Crash that Killed Venetia Woman

City of Washington police said charges could be filed against the driver of an SUV that crashed last week, killing Rebecca Soffel.

City of Washington police said charges could be filed against the driver of a Jeep that crashed early Saturday, killing a 21-year-old Venetia woman. "Washington police are awaiting toxicology and crash analysis reports before determining whether charges will be filed in (the) crash," the Observer-Reporter indicated on its website Tuesday. The paper said Zachery Reihner, 24, of Washington, was driving the Jeep when it crashed. A coroner's report indicated that the crash happened about 12:35 a.m. in the 200 block of E. Maiden Street when he "lost control of the vehicle and struck a utility pole." Soffell was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, Washington County Coroner Tim Warco said in a release. The coroner said the young woman's…

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