Man Charged with Impersonating Police Faces Hearing

A Kansas man who is charged with representing himself as a township police officer to residents of a Moon apartment complex faces a hearing today in Coraopolis District Court. 

Stephen Lockhart, 21, of Junction City, is  with giving false identification to a law enforcement officer, impersonating a public servant, disorderly conduct and public drunkeness, a summary offense. 

Police said Lockhart in May knocked on doors at the apartment complex, attempting to enter apartments by telling residents that he was a plainclothes officer. 

The following individuals are scheduled for preliminary hearings at District Judge Mary Murray's court in Coraopolis: 

• Lynnette Marie Pagan, 26, of Harrisburg, was charged by Moon Police Aug. 6 with felony promoting prostitution, misdemeanor prostitution and possessing instruments of crime. 

• Joseph Dominic Ceraso, 25, of Pittsburgh, was by Moon Police July 7 with writing bad checks.