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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.
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 […]
Pittsburgh Police Seek Public's Help in Urgent Search for Missing Teen Mother and Infant Son
Authorities in Pittsburgh are urgently soliciting the help of the public to safely locate a young mother and her infant son, with their disappearance sparking significant concern. Sheilyn Tejax Morales, who is only 16 years old, along with her 6-month-old child Edgar Marques Tejax, have been missing since the afternoon of July 1. The two were last sighted in the Beechview neighborhood, and fears grow as the clock ticks forward, as detailed by the City of Pittsburgh.
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 ...
Police fatally shoot armed man near a Pennsylvania golf course
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WHTM) – Police officers fatally shot an armed man near a Butler County golf course on Tuesday. Pennsylvania State Police say around 10:30 a.m. on July 2 Cranberry Township Police were called for a suspicious man who pulled his vehicle over near the entrance to the Cranberry Heights Golf Course.
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...
Hoax bomb threat sent to Tree of Life synagogue, site of deadly 2018 shooting
Pittsburgh police are investigating a hoax bomb threat that was made Tuesday to the Tree of Life synagogue, which was the scene of a hate-fueled attack in 2018 that left 11 people dead, a spokesperson said. Police did not disclose exact details of the emailed threat Tuesday, but a city...
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.
Community rallies to help Pittsburgh cheer gym vandalized
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police are investigating several break-ins on Monday morning in the Brookline area.Staff at Fire and Ice Allstars on Saw Mill Road Boulevard walked into a cheer gym that was vandalized. There were broken trophies, shattered mirrors, smashed toilets and a broken sink in the girl's bathroom. To top it off, the whole place was doused in chemicals from a fire extinguisher."My partner found this place completely trashed." Marc Bombich said. "Definitely not what you want to walk into on a Monday morning."Immediately, he called out for help, and people answered. "Everyone dropped what they were doing to be...
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