Homeless pair jailed, accused of SUV theft
A homeless couple is behind bars after Cranberry Township police found them Monday evening in possession of a stolen vehicle, authorities said.
Brian J. Milbee, 38, and Jamie L. Streno, 43, only days earlier allegedly stole the vehicle — a 2019 Toyota RAV4 — that a food delivery driver had left running at a hotel in Allegheny County. They are in the Butler County Prison on felony and other charges.Police began looking for the sport utility vehicle shortly before 6 p.m. Monday after a call from Ross Township police reported the SUV was in Cranberry Township.Officers found the vehicle in the Walmart parking lot at the Cranberry Mall on Route 19, police said. Milbee was in the driver's seat, and the vehicle was still running.He told police that Streno, his girlfriend, was in the store. Officers subsequently found her trying to hide from police in the Barnes & Noble book store at the opposite end of the mall, police said.A search of the vehicle turned up suspected methamphetamine and other drug contraband, according to charging documents.District Judge Bill O'Donnell arraigned both defendants on a felony charge of receiving stolen property and misdemeanor charges of possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia.Milbee also is charged with driving with a suspended license.O'Donnell remanded them to the county prison on $25,000 bond each, stemming from the charges. Each also is being held on a separate $25,000 bond in connection with the Sept. 23 theft of the SUV in Ross Township.In that case, according to Ross police, the vehicle owner said he was making an Uber Eats delivery at the Comfort Inn on McKnight Road around 1:30 p.m., and had gone into the hotel. He kept the vehicle running.When he returned, the SUV was gone, police said. Surveillance video eventually helped police identify the defendants, who had been staying at the hotel, according to court documents.Ross police Friday obtained arrest warrants for Milbee and Streno on felony charges of theft and receiving stolen property.
