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2 men arrested after multiple search warrants turn up drugs, guns in Aliquippa
Two men were arrested after several search warrants were executed throughout Aliquippa during August. Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver County said members of the Beaver County High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area task force, as well as DEA, Attorney General’s Office Narcotics Unit and District Attorney’s Office detectives, have been conducting various drug investigations throughout Aliquippa and Ambridge during the month. The investigations were a direct result of gang violence and homicides that have happened in Aliquippa, state police said. Investigators have focused on the violent incidents in the Valley Terrance and Main Street areas. >> Man shot at during argument outside apartment building in Aliquippa, police looking for suspect
All charges against man accused of killing his girlfriend in Aliquippa alley held for court
"I think it was far more difficult for him to face us than my daughter to face him. She was not afraid of him and that’s what drove him crazy and ultimately led to her death,” said Trey Willis, Treonna Washington’s father.
Oil City woman charged with aggravated assault
An Oil City woman, Rachael Renee Knight, 36, is facing multiple charges, including eight counts of aggravated assault, after causing a disturbance in Cranberry Township. Knight, who appeared intoxicated, was taken into custody after displaying erratic behavior, including spitting and damaging property. While in custody, she continued to be aggressive, damaging a police vehicle and assaulting law enforcement, medical staff, and security officers. She is currently held in Venango County jail, unable to post bail, with a preliminary hearing scheduled for September 11.
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...
Derailment awakens memories of a tragic fire years ago as the losses pile up
Amy Dettmer woke her husband, Kevin, around 9:30 that night. Something bad is happening, Amy said to him. Kevin was groggy; he’d gone to bed early because he had to rise at 4 a.m. for work. At Amy’s insistence, he got up and was making his way downstairs when he noticed the orange glow reflecting from a window at a landing. A few steps later, he glanced through that window, and saw the inferno, 300 feet from his home. The flames rose higher than telephone poles.
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