A strong thunderstorm barreled through Westmoreland County on Wednesday night, resulting in power outages along with downed trees and electrical wires.
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State police say a Mt. Pleasant Township man stole a pickup truck and led police on a 20-mile pursuit early Thursday.
Seth G. Klingensmith, 24, of Acme, was arrested in Youngwood close to where the stolen 2010 Chevrolet Colorado was abandoned about 6:20 a.m. and believed to have been torched.
Klingensmith has not been charged with arson. He was arraigned on nine counts of reckless endangerment and single counts of fleeing and eluding police, providing false information, receiving stolen property, theft of a motor vehicle and driving on a suspended license. He is also charged with multiple traffic violations.