The man was white and appeared to be about 50 years old, police said. He ordered food and paid with a $130 “transcheck” and got cash back, police said.

Similar incidents are under investigation by various police departments and state police, Menster said. Someone pulled the scam at McDonald’s in Grove City and Warren, Pa., on March 14 and the next day in Titusville.

Menster said he’s seen other scams over the years where bogus checks bounce, but the story of a coach with a team to feed is unique.

Menster said police want local businesses to know that if someone comes in with a similar story to be cautious. If it seems suspicious, Menster said to call local police.

“If it’s legit, that’s fine,” Menster said. “It’s better to be safe than sorry.”

Man, 19, gets time for burglary, assault

LACKAWANNOCK TOWNSHIP — A 19-year-old Shenango Township man will spend two to five years in prison for breaking into a 44-year-old woman’s home, ransacking it and assaulting her.

James Daniel David Gilkey, 20, of 230 Minner Road pleaded guilty in January to burglary and indecent assault. He was sentenced Tuesday by Mercer County Common Pleas Judge John C. Reed.

State police said Gilkey broke into the Kirkland Drive home in Lackawannock Township and stole $50 after rummaging through the mobile home.

He then came upon the sleeping victim and tried to cut her clothes off with a steak knife, sexually assaulted her and woke her up.

The victim chased Gilkey away and he fled in her vehicle, which crashed into a snow bank, police said.

Gilkey claims to not remember parts of the incident and he entered an Alford plea to the indecent assault charge, which is not an admission of guilt but is considered a guilty plea.

On Tuesday, Assistant District Attorney William J. Moder III said Gilkey did take responsibility for the act but said he did not remember it.

Gilkey was also ordered to pay $634 restitution.

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