Pittsburgh
CRIME & SAFETY
Woman injured in shooting in Allentown
A woman was grazed to the head by a gunshot wound in a shooting in Allentown early Sunday morning, Pittsburgh police said. She was treated by medics and taken to the hospital in stable condition. First responders were notified by 911 and ShotSpotter that someone had possibly been shot in...
Teen walks into Pittsburgh Children's with gunshot wound to hand
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh police are investigating after a 16-year-old boy walked into Children's Hospital with a gunshot wound. It happened on Saturday around 9 p.m. The teen told police someone shot him in the hand from an Uber vehicle near the YWCA on Frankstown Avenue in the city's Homewood West neighborhood.
Bellevue man to face trial on charges that he raped 2 teenage girls
A Bellevue man will face trial on charges that on several occasions in March he raped two 14-year-old girls — one of them a runaway he met at a Downtown Pittsburgh bus stop. Deandre Steele, 34, was held for court Friday following a preliminary hearing. Police said Steele took...
Driver in critical condition after crash on Saw Mill Run Boulevard
A driver was taken to the hospital in critical condition after crashing a pickup truck into a pole in the 900 block of Saw Mill Run Boulevard near Pittsburgh’s Mount Washington neighborhood early Sunday morning, Pittsburgh police said. First responders were alerted to the crash outside the BP gas...
FBI looking for two stolen items with Pittsburgh ties
Two stolen art items, with ties to Pittsburgh, highlight two of the FBI’s “Find Art Friday” campaign on Twitter (now called X). The FBI out of Pittsburgh is highlighting a silk screen print from Andy Warhol that has been missing since 2015.
Editorial: Body cameras can protect police but only if policies allow it
Body cameras for police have become expected. In January, a report from the Police Executive Research Forum — an independent research group focused on law enforcement issues — pointed to how the devices changed over a 10-year period. There were 200 policing experts pulled together in 2013 to...
Man dies in 2-vehicle crash in Shaler
A man died Friday evening in a two-vehicle crash in Shaler. Allegheny County Police said the crash occurred at about 7:40 p.m. in the 3100 block of Willian Flynn Highway. The victim was not immediately identified. He was traveling alone, as was driver of the other vehicle. That person was...
‘Scam artist’ arrested after allegedly stealing nearly $25K from elderly Peters Township man
Peters Township police took Naresh Garapati into custody outside of a Peters Township home where he had already been twice this week, allegedly stealing from an elderly man.
Convicted Pittsburgh synagogue shooter denied new trial
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Convicted Pittsburgh synagogue shooter Robert Bowers' request for a new trial has been denied.Last year, a jury convicted Bowers of murdering 11 worshippers at the Tree of Life building in Squirrel Hill. He was sentenced to death.Related: Pittsburgh synagogue shooter appeals sentence and asks for new trialRelated: Jury finds Robert Bowers guilty on all counts in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trialMonths later, Bowers asked for a new trial, arguing that federal prosecutors failed to prove he intended to obstruct the victims' religious freedom.Judge Robert Colville rejected the motion, saying the evidence was clear that Bowers targeted his victims because they were Jewish.
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