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CRIME & SAFETY
Three Hospitalized Following Two-Vehicle Collision in South Strabane Township
Three individuals were sent to area hospitals with injuries after their involvement in a vehicular collision on Friday in South Strabane Township, according to police reports. The incident, which occurred around 7:45 a.m. at the intersection of North Main Street and Humbert Street, saw emergency responders arriving at a scene strewn with wreckage and bystanders already attempting to administer aid, according to WPXI.
Pittsburgh Drug Dealer Receives 15-Year Sentence For Large-Scale Cocaine Distribution
A Pittsburgh man has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for his role in a large-scale cocaine trafficking ring operating in the area. Kevin Rucker, 53, pleaded guilty in March to conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. According to court documents, Rucker distributed between 15 and 50 kilograms – that’s up to 110 pounds – of the drug between July 2022 and June 2023.
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. ...
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.
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.
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.
Three Injured in Independence Day Collision Inside Pittsburgh's Liberty Tunnel
Independence Day celebrations were marred by a three-vehicle collision inside Pittsburgh's Liberty Tunnel yesterday evening, leading to the mobilization of emergency responders. The accident occurred just before 6:45 p.m. in the tunnel's inbound lane, as reported by the Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety's public information Officer Cara Cruz on their official blotter. The crash involved three vehicles and resulted in injuries to three individuals.
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.
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...
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.
Pittsburgh Public Safety treats 12 people, arrests 3 during Fourth of July festivities
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The rain briefly delayed Pittsburgh's fireworks show, but Public Safety said it was otherwise a successful and safe celebration. From Point State Park to the North Shore to Mt. Washington, officials said tens of thousands of people came to the city and there were no major incidents.Public Safety said EMS treated 12 patients, mostly for dizziness, panic attacks and heat-related illness. Five of them were taken to the hospitals with injured wrists, seizures, stomach pains and falls. EMS officials also helped reunite "numerous" separated parents and children. In Downtown to the area outside the Point, there were three arrests, Public...
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