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Caught on Camera Now: Burglar Falls Through Ceiling During Homestead Storage Facility Robbery
WFCN – Fresh footage shows a would-be thief attempting to evade authorities by plunging through the ceiling of a self-storage facility in Homestead. No less than a break-in occurred at the SmartStop Self Storage facility on Northeast 12th Avenue, as recorded by Only in Dade. On Wednesday, a 34-year-old...
Homestead car crash leaves 8 injured
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Eight people were injured in a two-vehicle crash in Homestead on Wednesday.The crash happened around 8 p.m. near the area of East Eight Avenue and Ann Street in Homestead, officials said. The eight people injured were taken to local hospitals for treatment after the crash. Three of those people were rescued after being trapped in the wreckage.The conditions of those injured are not known at this time. No other information was released on Wednesday night.
Pennsylvania 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 […]
Body of missing Pittsburgh-area teenager found on shoreline in Ohio
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — More than a year after a body was found on the shoreline of the Ohio River in Wellsville, Ohio, police said it has been identified as a missing 17-year-old boy from Wilkins Township.In a post on Facebook on Friday, the Wellsville Police Department said that the body was found on the shoreline of the river in the 1600 block of Riverside Avenue in April 2023. The body was not identified as Jayshawn Fountain, who was reported missing in February 2023, until last month.Police said in Friday's Facebook post that the body was discovered on April 5, 2023, around...
Man Charged with Criminal Homicide after McKeesport Shooting Leaves One Dead
A fatal shooting incident in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, has resulted in one man's death and the arrest of another. At approximately 2 p.m. on Friday, Allegheny County emergency services responded to a call and discovered a 39-year-old man, identified as David Gamble, with a fatal gunshot wound inside a Garbett Street residence. David Gamble was pronounced dead at the scene, as reported by CBS News Pittsburgh.
S.C. man visiting Pittsburgh for furry convention charged in hotel sword attack
Jul. 5—A South Carolina man in Pittsburgh for the Anthrocon Convention has been charged with attacking his friend with a sword on Thursday inside a Downtown hotel room. Officers were dispatched to the Wyndham Grand Hotel on Commonwealth Place across from Point State Park at 1 a.m. Thursday for reports of a person bleeding in the hallway and screaming for help, a criminal complaint said. ...
Sheriff's deputies arrest woman accused of trying to pass drugs off to inmate at court hearing
PENN HILLS, Pa. (KDKA) -- Sheriff's deputies arrested a woman accused of trying to pass drugs off to an inmate at a court hearing.The Allegheny County Sheriff's Office says April Wright hid drug-soaked papers in a bathroom ceiling at the magistrate's office in Penn Hills earlier this week.Deputies found these papers while sweeping the bathroom. They say the sheets were soaked in synthetic marijuana.Wright told deputies she left them there, hoping to get them to her boyfriend before he went back to jail.
Teenager Shot on Independence Day in Pittsburgh: Police Investigate Shooting in Spring Hill Neighborhood
On Independence Day, a 15-year-old boy was found shot on a sidewalk in Spring Hill, Pittsburgh, sparking a police investigation into the circumstances that unfolded on the quiet residential street. Officers were dispatched to the 1100 block of Yetta Avenue around 3:45 a.m. after receiving reports of gunfire, according to a public safety blotter released by Pittsburgh Police.
Pittsburgh Business Community Shaken by Break-ins and Vandalism on Saw Mill Run Blvd
Business owners on Saw Mill Run Boulevard are grappling with the aftermath of a series of break-ins and vandalism that occurred earlier this week. The Pittsburgh Police from Zone 3 are actively investigating the incidents, which took place along the Bon Air/Brookline/Carrick neighborhood border. The break-ins happened on Monday morning, with reports stating that two businesses were forcibly entered, according to the City of Pittsburgh.
Two Men Injured in Early Morning Shooting in Pittsburgh's Homewood South
Early morning violence erupted in Pittsburgh's Homewood South, where two men were wounded by gunfire. Authorities report that the shooting occurred just after 2 a.m. along the 700 block of Brushton Avenue. Pittsburgh Police Zone 5 officers discovered the victims upon their arrival at the scene, according to the Pittsburgh Public Safety Department news release.
New Kensington man, 'a friend to everyone,' found slain; former roommate charged with murder
Jul. 6—David Risher is remembered as a trusting person with a love of fishing. He was "a friend to everyone he encountered," said his sister, Brenda Lee Johnson. Risher, 58, of New Kensington was found dead early Saturday morning in his home after Johnson reported him missing on Friday. Police charged Nico Harris, 40, of New Kensington with murder. They say he stabbed Risher to death. Johnson ...
Video appears to show man shooting dog with air rifle in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Home surveillance video appears to show a man stalking and shooting a dog with an air rifle in Pittsburgh's Carrick neighborhood early on Friday morning. The video appears to show a dog running along a street, and a man following it. Shots from what appears to be an air rifle can then be heard as the man yells something at the dog. The dog then begins to limp.
Tree of Life synagogue targeted with bomb threat
The Pittsburgh synagogue that saw 11 Jewish worshippers shot and killed on Oct. 27, 2018, in the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history, became the target of a bomb threat earlier this week that police have determined was a hoax. The incident directed at the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha...
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