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JEANNETTE — Five golden rings have made it home to a Western Pennsylvania family in time for Christmas.
Jennifer Maffit and her husband, Raymond, noticed the rings missing December 16 after opening their Jeannette, Westmoreland County home to a man who had been released from a drug rehabilitation program.
The rings included Jennifer Maffit's engagement ring and her husband's wedding band.
The Maffits told a Pittsburgh newspaper they located the rings at a nearby pawn shop. Jeannette police soon arrested the former house guest and charged him with theft.
Thirty-two-year-old William David Hays is being held on $7,500 bail. It was not clear if he had an attorney.
MOUNT PLEASANT — A safe containing $4,000 collected at a holiday lights display has been stolen.The executive director of Overly’s Country Christmas lights display says theives broke into the office in Mount Pleasant and took the safe. The money from visitors to the display at the Westmoreland County Fairgrounds is supposed to be given to local charities.
