Meadville Area
Magisterial District Judge
- Eugene Leroy Stivanson, 47, of 11243 Suzanne Drive, Meadville, waived a preliminary hearing Monday before Magisterial District Judge William Chisholm on Pennsylvania State Police charges of two counts of driving under the influence and four summary traffic offenses and was released on his own recognizance.
- Kimberly Sue Laver, 18, waived her right to a preliminary hearing Monday on a Meadville Police Department charge of receiving stolen property for a Dec. 16 incident and was committed to Crawford County jail, Saegertown, in lieu of $5,000 bail. One count of use or possession of drug paraphernalia was withdrawn.
- Donald Richard Fredericks Jr., 27, of Weirton, W.Va., was arraigned on city police charges of conspiracy to commit forgery, forgery, conspiracy to commit theft by deception, theft by deception and theft from a motor vehicle for a Nov. 16, 2009, incident and was committed to county jail in lieu of $50,000 bond.
- Amanda Rae Biltz, 26, was arraigned Friday before Saegertown Area Magisterial District Judge Lincoln Zilhaver, acting on behalf of Chisholm, on city police charges of conspiracy to commit forgery, forgery, conspiracy to commit theft by deception, theft by deception, theft from a motor vehicle for a Nov. 16, 2009 incident and was committed to county jail in lieu of $50,000 bond.
- Shane Edward Brenot, 26, of 433 1/2 Walnut St., Meadville, was arraigned Friday before Zilhaver, acting on behalf of Chisholm, on city police charges of four counts of simple assault and one count each of aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and harassment for a Friday incident and was committed to county jail in lieu of $25,000 bail. A preliminary hearing before Chisholm has been scheduled for Feb. 9
Vernon Township Area
Magisterial District Judge
- Darrin J. Mattern, 33, of 6585 Kiter Road, Cochranton, was bound over to the next term of court Feb. 2 before Magisterial District Judge Michael Rossi on Cochranton Police Department charges of two counts of driving under the influence and one summary traffic offense for an incident Jan. 1 and was released on his own recognizance.
Titusville Area
Magisterial District Judge
- Ronald Charles Rodgers, 49, of 254 E. State St., Pleasantville, was held to court Monday following a preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge Amy Nicols on Pennsylvania State Police at Franklin charges of two counts of driving under the influence for an Aug. 30, 2009, incident in Oil Creek Township and was released on his own recognizance. One count of careless driving was dismissed.
- Kelli L. Galkowski, 40, of 212 Parallel St., Pleasantville, was arraigned Feb. 2 on Titusville Police Department charges of one count each of forgery, access device fraud, identity theft, theft of property lost, mislaid or delivered by mistake and receiving stolen property for an incident Jan. 15 and was committed to Crawford County jail, Saegertown, in lieu of $5,000 bond. Her preliminary hearing is scheduled for Feb. 8 at 2:30 p.m.
Crashes
State Police
- Someone driving north on Adamsville Road in Greenwood Township sometime between 9 p.m. Jan. 29 and 3 p.m. Jan. 30 lost control of his or her vehicle, causing it to strike an approximately 3-foot-high concrete protective barrier and a brick sign at the entrance to the Keystone Regional Industrial Park. The driver fled the scene without providing information as required by law. An investigation continues; anyone with information is asked to call state police at 332-6911.
- Dylan A. Hyde, 18, of Conneaut Lake was driving north on Route 18 in Summerhill Township at 6:45 p.m. Feb. 1 when he lost control of his vehicle while attempting to avoid a school bus that was apparently slightly encroaching on the northbound lane, causing his vehicle to strike an area of ice, travel off the road, strike a tree and spin. Hyde was reportedly wearing a seatbelt and sustained minor injuries.
- A car carrying a 12-year-old boy left State Route 27 in Oil Creek Township and traveled through two yards, striking several objects including a house and several trees around 3 p.m. on Jan. 31. The driver of the vehicle, a 1994 Ford F-150, was 53-year-old Michael T. Piecek of Centerville. According to a report from the State Police in Franklin, Piecek lost consciousness for unspecified reasons, causing the incident. Piecek suffered minor injury. The juvenile passenger was not injured.
