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Man in custody following sword attack in downtown Pittsburgh hotel
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A man is in custody after he allegedly attacked three other people with a sword inside the Wyndham Grand Hotel in Downtown Pittsburgh in the early morning hours of July 4. According to the criminal complaint provided to KDKA, police were called to the hotel just after 1 a.m. for reports of a man bleeding and screaming in the hallway. Once they arrived, they were able to learn that the attack occurred in a room on the fifth floor. They observed blood on the floor and wall of the fifth floor near the room where the attack occurred. They spoke...
Pittsburgh Police Seek Public's Help in Urgent Search for Missing Teen Mother and Infant Son
Authorities in Pittsburgh are urgently soliciting the help of the public to safely locate a young mother and her infant son, with their disappearance sparking significant concern. Sheilyn Tejax Morales, who is only 16 years old, along with her 6-month-old child Edgar Marques Tejax, have been missing since the afternoon of July 1. The two were last sighted in the Beechview neighborhood, and fears grow as the clock ticks forward, as detailed by the City of Pittsburgh.
Suspected DUI driver faces homicide by vehicle charges in Pittsburgh crash that killed woman
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A driver has been charged with homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence stemming from a crash in March that killed a 60-year-old woman.Sydney Richardson is facing several charges in connection with the deadly crash, including DUI, reckless driving, homicide by vehicle, homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence and involuntary manslaughter. The crash happened on March 11 on East Carson Street in Pittsburgh's South Side Slopes neighborhood.Mary Alice Bendick died at the hospital after the crash, which happened around 1 p.m. The criminal complaint said Richardson was behind the wheel of a pickup truck...
Car pulled from Allegheny River linked to 2013 missing person case in Pittsburgh
SPRINGDALE BOROUGH, Pa. (KDKA) — A normal training exercise for the Murrysville Medic One Dive Team ended in a startling discovery this weekend.Crews found a car with human remains connected to a cold case more than a decade old."You wonder every day, did Mr. Backup come back yet?" Sabrina Vennie said. Those days turned to months and then years. It was a decade of not knowing for Vennie, Bunnie Lee's neighbor. Lee was last seen on Nov. 13, 2013. He lived on Enright Court.His skill of driving in reverse earned him the nickname "Mr. Backup.""Kids would call him Mr. Backup. 'Hey,...
'Our entire building was trashed': Pittsburgh all-stars cheer gym vandalized, left with thousands of dollars in damage
PITTSBURGH — A cheer gym in Pittsburgh was vandalized Monday morning and left trashed, according to the owner. Kathy Long, owner of Fire and Ice Allstars, said Pittsburgh police are investigating the Monday morning break-in. Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 reached out to police on Tuesday for the latest on...
Pittsburgh Passion player recovering after rescuing her children from fire; Team creates GoFundMe
INGRAM, Pa. — While the Pittsburgh Passion is practicing at Sto-Rox High School, one of their players is recovering from burns after rescuing her children from a fire. Firefighters with Pittsburgh's Bureau of Fire, which is contracted to cover the area, responded to Leslie Street around 10:45 p.m. and found Valerie Mosley outside.
Three Individuals Face Charges Related to Cocaine Trafficking During A North Versailles Arrest
The Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday that three males were taken into custody following a traffic check in North Versailles. They are being charged with cocaine trafficking. The sheriff’s office reported finding 15 kilograms of suspected cocaine during a search of the men’s vehicle. Two of the men...
Community rallies to help Pittsburgh cheer gym vandalized
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police are investigating several break-ins on Monday morning in the Brookline area.Staff at Fire and Ice Allstars on Saw Mill Road Boulevard walked into a cheer gym that was vandalized. There were broken trophies, shattered mirrors, smashed toilets and a broken sink in the girl's bathroom. To top it off, the whole place was doused in chemicals from a fire extinguisher."My partner found this place completely trashed." Marc Bombich said. "Definitely not what you want to walk into on a Monday morning."Immediately, he called out for help, and people answered. "Everyone dropped what they were doing to be...
Pa. daycare director accused of abusing multiple children
Police have charged the director of an Allegheny County daycare center with abusing several of the young children in her care. Melissa Populo, 38, of McKees Rocks, is facing five counts of endangering the welfare of children according to reports from WPXI and KDKA. Police said they were initially alerted...
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