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Brian Flesher

Friday, January 18, 2013

Man Charged in Shafer Road Burglary Arrested in Ross

Brian Flesher is accused of committing a string of local burglaries, including one in Moon Township.

Ross Township police have charged Brian James Flesher, 26, and Garrett William Lucas, 24, both of Pittsburgh, in three separate burglaries late last year. Flesher, who is on parole in connection to a Lawrence County burglary, has been charged with committing a string of Pittsburgh-area burglaries, including one on Shafer Road in Moon Township.  Moon Township Police said a woman and her 13-year-old daughter on December 5 arrived to their township home and saw Flesher's car parked in their driveway. Flesher ran from the house carrying a jewelry box and drove off in the car, according to a criminal complaint. Police caught Flesher later that day in Pittsburgh with the help of the teen, who snapped a photo of the man's car. He has since been …

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Nearby: McCandless Police Charge Man With Stealing Jewelry Worth Thousands of Dollars

Brian James Flesher, of Pittsburgh, also is charged in a Moon Township burglary.

A 26-year-old Pittsburgh man charged with burglarizing a McCandless home and stealing jewelry worth thousands of dollars waived his preliminary hearing Wednesday before Magisterial District Judge William K. Wagner. Brian James Flesher is charged with felony counts of burglary and theft for the Nov. 26 burglary at a Perrymont Road home. The residents returned home that afternoon to find their rear kitchen door kicked open, according to the criminal complaint. They reported a jewelry box with $3,385 in jewelry was missing, police said. Detectives from Ross Township, Franklin Park Borough and Ohio Township questioned Flesher about a string of burglaries that included crimes in their respective jurisdictions, Lt. Donald J. O'Connor of the …

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