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CRIME & SAFETY
Woman accused of killing friend’s newborn son, abusing his twin brother
ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pa. (CNN) - A California woman is facing the death penalty after she allegedly killed her friend’s newborn son and injured his twin brother in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Thirty-year-old Nicole Virzi was visiting the victims’ parents at the time of the alleged incident in June. Pittsburgh...
2 men arrested after multiple search warrants turn up drugs, guns in Aliquippa
Two men were arrested after several search warrants were executed throughout Aliquippa during August. Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver County said members of the Beaver County High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area task force, as well as DEA, Attorney General’s Office Narcotics Unit and District Attorney’s Office detectives, have been conducting various drug investigations throughout Aliquippa and Ambridge during the month. The investigations were a direct result of gang violence and homicides that have happened in Aliquippa, state police said. Investigators have focused on the violent incidents in the Valley Terrance and Main Street areas. >> Man shot at during argument outside apartment building in Aliquippa, police looking for suspect
All charges against man accused of killing his girlfriend in Aliquippa alley held for court
"I think it was far more difficult for him to face us than my daughter to face him. She was not afraid of him and that’s what drove him crazy and ultimately led to her death,” said Trey Willis, Treonna Washington’s father.
Man arrested after alleged crime spree stretches from Mall at Robinson to airport
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A man is accused of crashing his truck into JCPenney at the Mall at Robinson before setting his vehicle on fire at the airport in a bizarre crime spree on Tuesday morning. It started when Rockey Ruffner allegedly drove his pick-up truck into the glass doors at JCPenney. He then trashed a business and dined and dashed before setting the vehicle on fire at Pittsburgh International Airport. According to police paperwork, Ruffner drove across the mall's parking lot to JDM Structure, vandalizing everything from furniture to fire pits to tipping a portable toilet. Sales manager Joe Zaletski says he estimates...
1 dead, 3 hurt in 3-vehicle crash on Mosside Boulevard in Monroeville
Aug. 30—A woman died after a three-vehicle crash in Monroeville Friday morning, Allegheny County Police said. The crash involving a tractor-trailer with an oversized load, a car and a minivan was reported shortly after 9 a.m. in the 2100 block of Mosside Boulevard. According to county police, the tractor-trailer and car were heading north on Mosside when the car slowed to make a left turn into ...
Pittsburgh Man Arrested After Police Chase Post Drug Bust in Murrysville, Faces Multiple Charges
In a straightforward pursuit that played out in Murrysville, Keyshawn H. Campbell, a 23-year-old Pittsburgh man, was apprehended by authorities after attempting to flee following a drug bust. Apprehension followed a vehicular chase, concluded by police using tire deflation devices to bring the suspect’s attempted escape to a halt, according to a TribLive report.
Woman accused of bilking Burrell cheerleaders once was treasurer for the Officer Brian Shaw Memorial Ride
Aug. 30—The woman charged with stealing money from a cheerleading booster group while she served as its treasurer once acted as treasurer for another well-known local charity. Ashley Freiberg of Upper Burrell is accused of taking nearly $19,000 from the Burrell Cheer Booster club. In 2021, she was the treasurer for the nonprofit Officer Brian Shaw Memorial Ride, one of the largest annual ...
New Kensington gas station clerk tells cops man robbed store after threatening to kill her
Aug. 30—A man in a relationship with a gas station clerk threatened to kill her before robbing the store while she was working there, according to New Kensington police. Police filed robbery, retail theft and receiving stolen property charges Thursday against Thomas Deandrea Johnson, 30, of Tarentum. A warrant was out for his arrest Friday, according to New Kensington District Judge Frank J. ...
Pittsburgh resale business owner convicted of selling $4.3M worth of stolen retail items
The owner of a resale business in Pittsburgh was convicted of running a lucrative interstate fencing operation involving the sale of hundreds of thousands of stolen retail items.
North Braddock woman with history of violence arrested
26-year-old Cecilia Littlejohn had been a fugitive since February when a bench warrant was issued for a parole violation in a case in which she pleaded guilty to shooting someone in the chest with a pellet gun.
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