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Middletown Man Charged with Robbery, Rape After Officer-Involved Shooting at Calm Spa
LANCASTER, Pa. — A Middletown man was arrested Tuesday night after a violent incident at Calm Spa in Penn Township led to an officer-involved shooting. Christopher Rivera was taken into…
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.
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.
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. ...
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 ...
Woman’s Body Found in Monongahela River Near Sandcastle Water Park
WEST HOMESTEAD, Pa. — The Allegheny County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating the discovery of a deceased woman in the Monongahela River near the Sandcastle water park. Authorities were…
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 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 ...
State Police Gearing Up for Labor Day Weekend Traffic Enforcement
GREENSBURG, Pa. — Troopers across the region will be out in full force this Labor Day weekend in an ongoing effort to save lives and keep roads and highways safe. In anticipation of increased vehicle traffic, members of Troop A will have expanded patrols over the holiday weekend to respond to incidents as they unfold, ensure motorists are practicing proper driving habits, and take action against illegal or unsafe behaviors such as speeding, aggressive, and distracted driving.
Former employee charged with stealing from State Pipe Services
Cranberry Township Police on Aug. 21 charged an Export woman with three counts of felony theft by unlawful taking and three counts of receiving stolen property for allegedly stealing $143,063.51 from her employer. Kristen L. Jakub, 32, was hired by State Pipe Services in August 2019 to handle the company’s...
Bicyclist hit by vehicle on Route 8 in Shaler has died
Aug. 29—The bicyclist who was struck by a vehicle Thursday morning before dawn in Shaler has died, according to police. Allegheny County Police announced the man death's Thursday afternoon. They said his identification will be released by the county medical examiner's office. According to Allegheny County Police, the collision in the 1700 block of William Flynn Highway was reported at 4:50 ...
North Huntingdon man charged in opiate prescription scheme
A week after a Penn Township man pleaded guilty to writing fake prescriptions for thousands of opiate pills, police charged a second man who they said was involved in the scheme. Curtis A. Stewart, 55, of North Huntingdon, was charged Thursday with acquisition by misrepresentation, forgery, identity theft, criminal use...
2 men, 1 woman plead guilty to 2019 Wilkinsburg killing
Three people charged with killing a man in Wilkinsburg after tracking his movements for weeks pleaded guilty Thursday in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Herbert Lee Walker III, 29, and Jeremiah Ligon, 27, of Penn Hills both pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and conspiracy for their roles in the death of Mager Rainey, 22, of Homewood. He was shot to death on Oct. 20, 2019.
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