Police briefs 9/2

Waynesboro

Police on Monday took a report of vandalism to a vacant building at 654 N. Bath Ave., at the former site of a church.

Paint buckets stored inside were dumped over and damage was done to a heating unit and ceiling tiles in an attached trailer, police said.

The incident was the fourth at the vacant building since March 2008. Other incidents included a broken window, a report of illegal trash dumping and a break-in.

Augusta County

n Authorities on Monday charged a Stuarts Draft man for four thefts. Trevor Johnson, 18, is charged with three counts of breaking and entering, three counts of grand larceny and one count of petty larceny.

Johnson allegedly stole a firearm from the bed of a pickup truck on Lyndhurst Road in early June, authorities said. Aaron McDaniel, 18, of Waynesboro was also charged in that incident.

Johnson was also charged for two May break-ins that netted him more than $500, authorities said. And he was charged for the April 5 theft of electronics and a purse from a car parked in Raphine. Last month, Wesley Fleshman, 19, of Stuarts Draft, was charged in related cases.