Crime & Safety

Police: Man Uses Stolen Credit Card to Pay For Japanese Food Deliveries

A Coraopolis man was charged recently with three counts each of theft by deception, forgery, receiving stolen property, and access device fraud. 

Moon Police said Joshua T. Blatz, 19, of Fourth Avenue, used a stolen credit card three times to order a total of $390.29 in food deliveries from Kiyoshi Japanese Restaurant in March and April. 

The restaurant was charged for the purchases and the dispute process led to a lag in reporting the matter. Blatz was charged July 21. 

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Police said the credit card was stolen from the Groveton area of the Montour Trail in Robinson, less than a mile from where Blatz had the food delivered. Blatz also signed for all three orders, police said.

Moon Police also responded to the following recent incidents. Each incident reflects police records and is not an indication of guilt.

Stolen vehicle reported

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Wesley Strait, 24, of Lochson Drive, Moon, charged with unauthorized use of an automobile. Police said Strait took a relative’s vehicle without permission on July 20. Strait was stopped in Pitcairn the same day and the vehicle recovered.

Simple assault charge 

Sean C. Bezt, 24, of Cypress Drive, Moon, charged with simple assault. Police said Bezt placed a woman in a choke hold and squeezed her hand so that she was unable to move her fingers. The woman was treated at Heritage Valley Sewickley hospital. Bezt told police over the telephone that the woman attacked him, but he refused to meet with police. 

DUI Charges

Shane Mason, 23, of McKees Rocks, charged with driving under the influence of alcohol.  Police stopped Mason at 4:09 a.m. July 21 after he turned against a red light from Beaver Grade Road onto University Boulevard. He was taken to Heritage Valley Sewickley hospital for a blood-alcohol test.


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