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CRIME & SAFETY
2 found dead in Pittsburgh-area pool
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Two people were found dead in a pool in Pine Township on Thursday.The Allegheny County Police Department said in a news release that officers were called to Whetherburn Drive in Pine Township for a welfare check around 6 p.m. At the residence, first responders found two adult men dead in a pool.County police said a preliminary investigation found no signs of foul play.The Allegheny County Medical Exainer's Office will determine the cause and manner of death. The two men have not been identified. No other details were released on Thursday.
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...
PA man sentenced for role in large-scale cocaine trafficking conspiracy
(WJET/WFXP) – A Pittsburgh man was sentenced in federal court on the conviction of conspiracy to distribute a large-scale amount of cocaine. United States District Judge William S. Stickman IV imposed a 15-year prison sentence on 53-year-old Kevin Rucker. According to court documents, Rucker supplied at least 35 kilograms of cocaine to other drug traffickers in […]
Now-former Washington County assistant DA charged with DUI
NORTH STRABANE TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) - A now-former assistant district attorney in Washington County has been charged with DUI.Rachel Wheeler, 37, who had been acting as an assistant district attorney, was charged Friday with two counts of DUI and failing to stop at a red light.According to the criminal complaint, Wheeler was subjected to a breathalyzer test and registered a blood-alcohol content of 0.147, above the legal limit of 0.08.The complaint states Wheeler drove through a steady red light while driving north on Route 19 at the intersection with Racetrack Road shortly before 10 p.m. on June 21. Wheeler eventually came to a stop in a shopping plaza at Wildflower Circle. The responding officer could smell a strong alcoholic odor coming from Wheeler's vehicle, the complaint added.After the failed breathalyzer test, Wheeler was placed into police custody and transported to the North Strabane police station for further questioning.While at the station, Wheeler initially refused to take another breathalyzer test but eventually agreed, according to the complaint. The second test showed a blood-alcohol content of 0.141.Wheeler tendered her resignation effective as of July 2, according to Washington County district attorney Jason Walsh.A preliminary hearing has not been set.
Neighbors look for closure after body discovered in river near Springdale
Jul. 2—Closure is about the best neighbors of Bunnie Lee can hope for now that it appears his body has been found, 11 years after he disappeared. "Now, we have closure, but it brings a lot of questions," said longtime East Liberty neighbor Dorret Payton. "He was missed. He still is." Although the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office has not yet officially identified the remains found in ...
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.
Gun found at Pittsburgh airport security checkpoint during busy travel week
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- TSA officers at the Pittsburgh International Airport said they found a man's loaded gun inside his wife's carry-on bag during a busy holiday travel week. Transportation Security Administration officers stopped the West Virginia couple at a security checkpoint after finding a .22 caliber handgun loaded with five bullets in the wife's bag. She told officers she didn't know it was in there and that it belonged to her husband. He was traveling with her and confirmed it was his, officers said. He faces a stiff federal financial penalty for having a gun at a checkpoint, the TSA said. Allegheny...
Man Flown To Hospital After I-79 Crash
A man was flown to a Pittsburgh trauma center after a crash that shut down I-79 for hours last night. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center just before 8 p.m. for an accident on I-79 northbound near the Portersville/Prospect exit. Dispatchers say one vehicle went into a...
Police investigating business break-in along Saw Mill Run Blvd.
Pittsburgh Police are investigating after several break-ins and acts of vandalism on Saw Mill Run Boulevard. They happened on early Monday morning near the Bon Air/Brookline/Carrick neighborhood border.
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