A resident of Meadow Street in Emsworth reported July 11 that a truck had been broken into and numerous items taken, including cash, a GPS, a radar detector and a class ring. Total value of the items is approximately $3,500.

Belany's Mini Mart in Ben Avon reported July 13 that two cartons of cigarettes had been stolen by a white male in his mid-twenties with tattoos on both arms, driving a black Ford Explorer.

An array of electronic devices has been recovered by Ohio Township Police as they arrested the three teenagers responsible for a series of vehicle break-ins in the Avonworth School District.

Three 17-year-olds -- two from the district and one from the North Hills -- were caught after an Emsworth resident saw two youths peering into a parked vehicle and alerted police. Chief Beaver Micklos said that the boys ran when police arrived, but officers were able to identify them, and they later confessed.

Beaver Avenue in Emsworth will now be known as Memorial Drive. The ordinance changing the name of the streets received unanimous approval from Emsworth Council at its Wednesday meeting.

Hoping to eliminate confusion that sent GPS-using truckers looking for the similarly-named street in Pittsburgh onto the small borough roadway, officials took the opportunity to honor borough veterans with the new name.

A major Avalon thoroughfare will be closed to traffic for at least a week to repair major damage below the road surface caused by an accident last fall.