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Man sentenced for killing constable working at Pittsburgh club
Aug. 29—Oneka Jones believes her son was born to be a protector. Willis D. Brooks worked as a school security guard and hoped to one day become a Pittsburgh police officer. He also was a certified state constable and worked security at an after-hours club in Knoxville. It was at that club, Nerdz Lobbi, more than two years ago, that Brooks, 32, of Duquesne, lost his life. Around 2:40 a.m., as ...
‘$4.3M in goods stolen’ Pittsburgh man found guilty of money laundering
PITTSBURGH, Pa. (WTAJ) — A federal jury found a Pittsburgh resident guilty on five counts of money laundering and conspiracy in connection with the sale and interstate transportation of stolen goods. Durrell Waters, 41, was one of the primary owners of a series of second-hand or resale businesses called “Trader Electronics,” “Last Call Entertainment” and […]
Group of Jewish students attacked at Pitt, officials say
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A person is accused of attacking a group of Jewish students with a bottle on the University of Pittsburgh's campus on Friday.In a statement, Pitt spokesperson Jared Stonesifer said a person with no known affiliate to the university was arrested in connection with the incident. Two students were treated at the scene after the attack near the Cathedral of Learning, according to the statement. Their conditions were not immediately known.The spokesperson said the university called the Hillel University Center after the incident to "offer support to our students and also connected with our partners at the Jewish...
Man Shot In Butler City; Flown To Pittsburgh Hospital
One man was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital after an overnight shooting in Butler. City Police say they were called to the 400 block of East Jefferson Street just after midnight for someone who had been shot. When officers got on scene, they found a 32-year-old man from Youngstown with...
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 ...
Men avoid retrial, enter pleas in slaying of Penn Hills teenager
Aug. 30—Two men accused of killing a Penn Hills teenager more than three years ago avoided a retrial this week by entering a new plea. Deontae Nalls, 24, of Plum, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder on Wednesday, while Daeshuan Smith, 23, of Penn Hills, entered no-contest plea to a charge of conspiracy to commit third-degree murder. The men were charged in the 2021 shooting death of Darin ...
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...
Police blotter: August 21 to August 28
An officer took a report for defiant trespass on the 200 block of Meyran Avenue. Pitt police assisted City police with a verbal domestic call on the 3800 block of Dawson Street. Pitt police assisted City police with a disorderly person on the 3800 block of Forbes Avenue. An individual...
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.
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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