Beaver Falls Man Confesses to Car Break-Ins

A 21-year-old Beaver Falls man told he was "caught red-handed" stealing money from vehicles on Amherst Avenue. 

Timothy Robert Wotisky was charged with theft from a vehicle, loitering, possessing instruments of crime and public drunkenness Saturday morning. Police said he confessed to taking more than $50 in cash and change from unlocked vehicles on the residential street. 

At about 2 a.m. Saturday, residents on Amherst Avenue reported that a man wearing a black jacket and blue jeans was breaking into cars. 

Officer Jonathan Fry said police arrived and found Wotisky near several vehicles on the street. 

Wotisky told officers at the scene:  "I was wandering around going through cars and taking change and money and [the residents] caught me red-handed," according to a police report.

When he began patting down Wotisky, Fry said he felt a hard cylindrical object in the right pocket of his jacket.  The officer said Wotisky told him: "That's just a flashlight I use to light up the cars I go into to see if there's anything I want." 

Fry said Wotisky confessed to entering  three unlocked vehicles on Amherst Avenue and taking about $55 in cash and change. He was taken to the Allegheny County Jail following his arrest. 

Other recent arrests: 

• Sharrod William Evers, 23, of Moon, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol at 1:51 a.m. Feb. 5 on Thorn Run Road. 
• Denzel Julian Carter, 19, of Arnold, was charged with receiving stolen property at 1:09 p.m. Feb 7 on Rouser Road. Police said he took a cell phone valued at $400 while delivering food to UST Global's offices.