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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.
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 man bleeding in the hallway and screaming for help, a criminal complaint said. Officers ...
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.
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.
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 […]
Woman arrested in Ohio after allegedly claiming she purchased cocaine at a West Virginia music event
According to officials, a woman in Ohio was apprehended for claiming that she had purchased cocaine at a music festival in West Virginia. According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, a traffic stop was conducted on State Route 7 in Clarington due to a traffic violation. While making a...
Suspected DUI driver faces homicide by vehicle charges in Pittsburgh crash that killed woman
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A driver has been charged with homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence stemming from a crash in March that killed a 60-year-old woman.Sydney Richardson is facing several charges in connection with the deadly crash, including DUI, reckless driving, homicide by vehicle, homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence and involuntary manslaughter. The crash happened on March 11 on East Carson Street in Pittsburgh's South Side Slopes neighborhood.Mary Alice Bendick died at the hospital after the crash, which happened around 1 p.m. The criminal complaint said Richardson was behind the wheel of a pickup truck...
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...
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...
Police investigating business break-in along Saw Mill Run Blvd.
Pittsburgh Police are investigating after several break-ins and acts of vandalism on Saw Mill Run Boulevard. They happened on early Monday morning near the Bon Air/Brookline/Carrick neighborhood border.
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.
Car pulled from Allegheny River linked to 2013 missing person case in Pittsburgh
SPRINGDALE BOROUGH, Pa. (KDKA) — A normal training exercise for the Murrysville Medic One Dive Team ended in a startling discovery this weekend.Crews found a car with human remains connected to a cold case more than a decade old."You wonder every day, did Mr. Backup come back yet?" Sabrina Vennie said. Those days turned to months and then years. It was a decade of not knowing for Vennie, Bunnie Lee's neighbor. Lee was last seen on Nov. 13, 2013. He lived on Enright Court.His skill of driving in reverse earned him the nickname "Mr. Backup.""Kids would call him Mr. Backup. 'Hey,...
SUSPECT IN FATAL MOTORCYCLE CRASH PLEADS GUILTY IN ARMSTRONG COUNTY COURT
A Pittsburgh man entered guilty pleas in Armstrong County court on Wednesday in connection with a fatal motorcycle crash in 2022 that killed two people from Indiana County. Court documents show Michael Flynn pleaded guilty to two counts of homicide by vehicle, while other charges, including two counts each of accidents involving death or injury and aggravated assault by vehicle, and a single summary traffic count were not prosecuted. Police say that on July 3rd of 2022, Flynn was behind the wheel of an SUV that collided with a motorcycle driven by 58-year-old Anthony Stasko on Route 56 at Balsiger Road in Kiski Township. His wife, Kim, was riding with him at the time. State police filed charges over a year after the accident happened after conducting a lengthy and thorough investigation. Flynn was also arrested a year after the crash when he was involved in a rear-end collision in Allegheny County.
'Our entire building was trashed': Pittsburgh all-stars cheer gym vandalized, left with thousands of dollars in damage
PITTSBURGH — A cheer gym in Pittsburgh was vandalized Monday morning and left trashed, according to the owner. Kathy Long, owner of Fire and Ice Allstars, said Pittsburgh police are investigating the Monday morning break-in. Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 reached out to police on Tuesday for the latest on...
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