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Jeannette officers file suit seeking overtime payments for time spent feeding, caring for police dogs
Jeannette’s two police dog handlers claim in a federal lawsuit that the city violated labor laws by not paying them an overtime rate for time spent caring for their canines. Sgt. Jim Phillips and Officer Matthew Painter said in the filing that they spend at least 30 to 60 minutes, often more, of uncompensated time daily taking care of the animals. Painter has a Dutch shepherd named Kilo and Phillips works with a Belgian malinois named Diesel.
Latrobe man called danger to community sentenced to 3-year prison term
A Westmoreland County judge said he had no choice this week but to impose a three-year maximum prison sentence for a Latrobe man who pleaded guilty to the sexual assault of a teenage girl. Common Pleas Court Judge Tim Krieger ordered Cristofer R. Dowden, 25, to serve at least 18...
New report unveils cause of massive fire at Latrobe 30 Shoppes
UNITY TOWNSHIP, PA. (KDKA) -- In a report released by the Pennsylvania State Police fire marshal, the cause of the fire at the Latrobe 30 Shoppes in the early morning hours of April 23 was electrical in nature and overall accidental.The fire started at Roadman's Country Living store and quickly spread to nearby businesses, some of which are still closed and recovering from fire, smoke and water damage.However, some stores like Jerald Jewelers, which was just a few storefronts down from the inferno, said they were able to reopen quickly, just a day after the fire."The loyalty of our customer base...
Plum residents have some answers 1 year after deadly house explosion that killed 6
PLUM, Pa. (KDKA) — Nearly one year after the heartbreaking home explosion in Plum, people who live in the Rustic Ridge neighborhood have some answers.A resident shared what the last year has been like for her and her neighbors as they still wait for an official cause."It's one of those things where you go through a traumatic event, we were home, I'll never forget it," said Dana Wood.On Aug. 12, 2023, Wood and her family were in their home when a neighbor's house down the street exploded."I thought somebody ran into my house with their car. The best way I...
Fatal Crash On PA Rt 322: Police
A fatal crash outside a hospital closed PA Route 322 for several hours on Friday morning, July 19, Derry Township Police announced in a release. The deadly crash happened in the 800 block of East Governor Road/PA Rt 322 around 3:30 a.m., according to the police. The area is along the same…
Woman sues Kennywood, alleges injuries after Thunderbolt ride
A Homestead woman is suing Kennywood Amusement Park for negligence, claiming a ride on the Thunderbolt roller coaster left her injured. On July 23, 2022, Sabrina Williams and her son visited Kennywood and rode the roller coaster. According to the lawsuit, Williams said she had rode the Thunderbolt several times...
Pittsburgh's Zhoove Gang Members Face Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearms Charges in Law Enforcement Crackdown
A dozen individuals believed to have connections with the so-called Zhoove street gang in Pittsburgh, face charges of drug trafficking amid federal crackdowns. Officials state their operations included the distribution of cocaine and fentanyl, enhancing the perilous backdrop against which the city's struggle with narcotics unfolds. United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan, on the frontlines of this legal tussle, made the indictment public on July 19, naming Cody Duncan, Ronell Cathie, Melvin Gaines, Curtis Williams, Malik Martinez, Cayce Williams, Devaughn Faulk, and Antonio Arrington as defendants caught in the web of an exhaustive inquiry, as reported by the U.S. Attorney's Office.
2 Pittsburgh motorcycle officers removed from unit after Trump rally
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The Pittsburgh Fraternal Order of Police is fiercely defending two of its own after the motorcycle supervisors who were part of former President Donald Trump's motorcade in Butler County on Saturday were removed from the unit."There's a dispute whether they had authorization to be there or if they decided on their own they were going to go," said Beth Pittinger, the executive director of the Pittsburgh Citizen Police Review Board. "We don't know how they got there."The motorcycle supervisors have been transferred out of the cycle unit as that's being investigated.Ten motorcycle officers were part of the...
11 Investigates: Boyfriend of mayor’s executive assistant accused in Downtown Pittsburgh shooting
Chief Investigator Rick Earle received a tip early Thursday morning that a vehicle belonging to the mayor’s executive assistant was used in a shooting downtown earlier this week.
Sentencing for former Greensburg police chief set for December
A sentencing date for the former Greensburg police chief on a drug case has been pushed back to December. The attorney for Shawn Denning, 43, of Delmont, requested more time to prepare for the hearing while in the midst of handling other, unrelated cases, according to court filings this week.
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