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CRIME & SAFETY
DAYTON MAN INJURED IN ARMSTRONG COUNTY CRASH
State police say a Dayton man suffered minor injuries in a crash earlier this month in neighboring Armstrong County. Troopers from the Kittanning barracks say they were summoned to a one-vehicle crash along State Route 1018 near Country Road around 9:30 a.m. on August 15th after 33-year-old Nicholas Ellenberger veered off the roadway and through a wooded area before coming to a stop in a small stream. Ellenberger was injured and taken to Armstrong County Medical Hospital for treatment. His truck was eventually towed out of the stream.
TWO IN CUSTODY AFTER CAR THEFT AT INDIANA WALMART
Two people are in custody after they stole a vehicle at the Indiana Walmart on Friday. State troopers were called out at 5:44 PM to the Walmart on Oakland Avenue for a report of a stolen vehicle. Troopers learned that the vehicle was unoccupied at the time, and the car keys were left on the dashboard when it was stolen. A responding trooper found the vehicle and tried to make a traffic stop, but the vehicle failed to yield to police and a pursuit was started. The chase ended on a stretch of Route 422 in Armstrong County with officers using a PIT maneuver.
Man Injured in Butler City Shooting, Police Seeking Witnesses Following Overnight Violence
Early this morning, a man was injured during a shooting incident in Butler City. The Butler City Police Department responded to a distress call in the 400 block of East Jefferson Street at about 12:02 a.m., where they discovered a 32-year-old man from Ohio who had sustained a gunshot wound to the leg, as reported by WPXI News.
Local Trooper Osche Honored After Accident
A State Police Trooper from Butler is receiving recognition for actions he took in neighboring Allegheny County just over one year ago. State Police Trooper Josh Osche of Troop D in Butler received the Commendation Medal at the annual department awards ceremony earlier this week. Osche was off-duty while assisting...
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. ...
Corsica Man Crashes Vehicle into Embankment Along State Route 66/28
ARMSTRONG COUNTY, Pa. (EYT) — Police say a Corsica man crashed his car into an embankment along Route 66/28 in Boggs Township, Armstrong County. The crash happened around 5:49 a.m. on August 17, on State Route 66/28, near Calhoun School Road, in Boggs Township, Armstrong County, according to PSP Kittanning’s report issued on Wednesday, August 28.
Bipartisan task force on Trump Assassination attempt
Washington (DC News Now) — On July 13, 2024, there was an assassination attempt against former president Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. He was injured and one person in the audience was killed. Soon after the shooting, questions were asked about security measures in place and what went wrong. Now, a bipartisan […]
Multiple departments called to fight New Kensington house fire
NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. — Multiple fire departments were called to a house in New Kensington Friday afternoon. Video from the scene on Kenneth Avenue shows flames coming from the roof of the home. According to officials, multiple crews were called in due to the excessive heat. The cause of...
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