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The following men were charged with misdemeanor patronizing prostitutes on May 25 and 26. In all of their cases, police allege they contacted an undercover Federal Bureau of Investigation agent for sexual services. They allegedly agreed to meet the agent at the Hampton Inn and Suites in Cranberry Township to pay $150 for 30 minutes of sexual activities. All were arrested without incident. They are: Hasib Jrygowski, 44, of Aliquippa; Joshua D. McConnell, 28; Thomas E. Gross, 65, of Baden; and Zeeshan Ali, 36, of Murrysville.March 15 — Ebony Wright, 38, of New Kensington, was charged with theft and receiving stolen property after police allege she stole a thermometer from Urban Air. Management at Urban Air said the thermometer was used to check customers' temperatures and they allege they have security footage showing Wright taking the thermometer after patronizing the store.April 6 — Colleen Molyneaux, 27, of Bellevue was charged with retail theft after a Walmart employee in Cranberry Township allegedly said he witnessed Molyneaux take the sales tag from a less-expensive candle and put it on a more expensive one. The employee allegedly told police he also witnessed Molyneaux steal several bottles of perfume. The combined loss is estimated to be $325.32.Jan. 30 — Eric Weaver, 41, of Pittsburgh allegedly used counterfeit bills totaling $800 to buy a PlayStation 5, a new generation video game console, from a man in Cranberry Township. The victim thought the bills were real, and the exchange was made. But afterward, the victim discovered the bills were fake and contacted police.

March 19 — Police charged Denise M. Engel with driving under the influence and traffic offenses after noticing that she didn't have her headlights on at night while driving south on Interstate 79. When police pulled her over, they noticed she had watery blood-shot eyes and she allegedly told police that she had a couple of alcoholic beverages. She was charged after police determined she was impaired. According to police, a blood draw from Engel revealed alcohol and cocaine in her system.

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