Friday, May 3, 2013
A Brookline resident is accused of stealing money and merchandise from the store where she worked.
A Brookline woman is accused of stealing money and merchandise from the AutoZone on Route 51 in Whitehall Borough, where she was an employee. Whitehall police Chief Donald R. Dolfi said Danielle Hibbs, 36, of Brookline, was charged with retail theft after the store's loss prevention officer reported last week that Hibbs, an employee of the store, was caught taking money from the store's register and stealing merchandise. The approximate value of the cash and merchandise taken was $87. The theft occurred across numerous incidents during an unspecified period of time, but "it came to a head" on Thursday, Dolfi said. A summary trial is scheduled for May 24 at 9 a.m. before Magisterial District Judge David J. Barton. Follow Dormont-Brookline …
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Cases involving two Brookline residents were heard in Whitehall Borough this week.
Two cases involving Brookline residents were heard in the Caste Village office of Magistrate David J. Barton of District Court 05-2-17: The following results are from the recent hearings: This information originally appeared on Baldwin-Whitehall Patch. Follow Dormont-Brookline Patch on Facebook and Twitter. For more news, sign up for our email Newsletter.
Thursday, December 20, 2012
The district attorney's office requested that the charges be withdrawn.
The withdrawal of several charges against a woman whom police say assaulted three people in a November road rage incident in Baldwin Township has raised some eyebrows. While it is typical for district magistrates to grant the withdrawal of charges based on a lack of evidence, it also often occurs that the victims and/or witnesses of crimes do not wish to participate in the accused's prosecution. Such was the case of Amanda Marie Petrelli, whom a Baldwin Township police officer drew his gun at on Nov. 13 after a traffic accident involving the Dormont Borough woman escalated into violence. According to Baldwin Township police Chief Terrence P. O'Brien, Petrelli, 29, of Tennessee Avenue, punched two other women in the face and ran her vehicle…
District Judge Barton withdrew most of the charges on Tuesday.
UPDATE: Charges dropped because victims did not want to participate in prosecution. Click here to read the story. Amanda Marie Petrelli, whom Baldwin Township police say punched two other women in the face and ran her vehicle into a pedestrian in a November road-rage incident, will not face charges for those allegations, district Magistrate David J. Barton decided on Tuesday. Barton withdrew Petrelli's charges of aggravated assault, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. A charge against her of driving under the influence of alcohol was waived for Allegheny County Court, where she's scheduled to be formally arraigned on Feb. 6. According to Baldwin …
Thursday, November 29, 2012
An update from a February Facchiano Contracting break-in and more Judge Barton news.
The following results are from recent hearings held in the Caste Village office of Magistrate David J. Barton of District Court 05-2-17: This information originally appeared in this article on Baldwin-Whitehall Patch. Follow Dormont-Brookline Patch on Facebook and Twitter. For more news, sign up for our email Newsletter.
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Results from the District Court of Magistrate David J. Barton.
The following results are from recent hearings held in the Caste Village office of Magistrate David J. Barton of District Court 05-2-17: This article originally appeared on Baldwin-Whitehall Patch. Follow Dormont-Brookline Patch on Facebook and Twitter. For more news, sign up for our email Newsletter.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Two Dormont residents faced charges by Baldwin Township police.
The following results are from recent hearings held in the Caste Village office of Magistrate David J. Barton of District Court 05-2-17:
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