Two cyclists crash, one in critical condition



EAST LACKAWANNOCK TOWNSHIP — A Titusville motorcyclist is in critical condition in a Pittsburgh hospital after a crash at about 10:45 p.m. Saturday in East Lackawannock Township.

Brian A. Sanford, 43, was driving west on state Route 318 in front of another motorcycle driven by Jason K. Sanford, 44, Erie. Police did not say whether the Sanfords were related.

Brian Sanford lost control of his motorcycle going around a sharp curve. His bike dropped to its side and slid across the road. During the slide, Jason Sanford’s bike hit Brian Sanford’s and both bikes went off the road and into a ditch.

Brian Sanford is in critical condition in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, said a spokeswoman.

Police said Jason Sanford was taken to Grove City Medical Center, Pine Township, with minor injuries, but a spokeswoman there said no one is in the hospital by Jason Sanford’s name.

Both Sanfords were wearing their helmets, police said.

Witnesses, victim mum in attack outside bar



FARRELL — A 29-year-old Farrell man has a broken leg after he was jumped by a group of people at about 2 a.m. Saturday outside Roemer’s Bar in Farrell.

Southwest Mercer County Regional Police said Brian Edmonds of 426 S. Oakland Ave., was lying on the sidewalk in front of the bar at 204 Roemer Blvd.

Edmonds told police he was jumped, but wouldn’t say who did it. Others who were at the scene also wouldn’t tell police what happened.

“The investigation … will depend on the cooperation from the victim or others,” Southwest Chief Riley Smoot said in a news release.

Charges move forward in Amish buggy crash



PERRY TOWNSHIP — A woman charged with drunken driving and other charges after her truck allegedly crashed into a horse-drawn buggy May 10 in Perry Township is headed to Mercer County Common Pleas Court.

Jennifer Crenshaw, 38, of Geneva, Ohio, appeared Monday before District Judge Lorinda Hinch, Mercer, for a preliminary hearing on charges of drunken driving, aggravated assault by vehicle, accidents involving death or injury, drunken driving with the highest rate of blood alcohol content, failure to stop and render aid, reckless driving, careless driving, speeding, disregarding traffic lanes and failing to keep right.

Ms. Crenshaw stipulated the case to higher court, meaning she agreed for the purpose of Monday’s hearing that if testimony had been presented the judge would’ve bound the case over. She is free on bond.

Police said Ms. Crenshaw was driving a pickup about 7 p.m. May 10 on state Route 358 that hit a buggy driven by Benjamin Kempf, 29, of Carey Road, Perry Township.

Kempf spent more than a month in the hospital with injuries he suffered in the crash. His four children were also hurt.

The wreck was the second in a week in on the highway involving an Amish buggy.

Accused shorts thief admits to lesser charges



SHARON — A man charged after police said he ran from a traffic stop into a home and then stole a woman’s shorts pleaded guilty to lesser charges at a preliminary hearing.

Ramon D. Jackson, 31, of 1293 Ashton Road, Sharon, pleaded guilty to two counts of disorderly conduct; charges of burglary, criminal trespassing, theft and receiving stolen property were withdrawn.

Police said that Jackson ran after state police pulled over a car about 8:20 p.m. June 6 in the 200 block of Florence Street. Police said they found Jackson hiding in a home in the 300 block of East Budd Street wearing a pair of the female homeowner’s shorts.

Jackson was ordered to pay court costs and no other penalities were listed on court documents, but he spent five days in Mercer County Jail after his arrest, according to court filings.

Meat thief ran over employee’s foot, cops say



NESHANNOCK TOWNSHIP — Police are looking for a woman they say ran over an employee’s foot Wednesday after stealing meat from a grocery store in Neshannock Township, Lawrence County.

The woman was stopped at about 7:20 p.m. while trying to leave Giant Eagle, 3230 Wilmington Road, without paying for several packs of meat, police said.

The woman fought with, punched and bit a male employee before running to her car, police said. Before driving off, police said she ran over the man’s foot.

Police described the woman as white, heavy set and about 5 foot 7 inches tall. Anyone with information is asked to call Neshannock Township police at 724-656-9300.