CRIME & SAFETY
Distinctive tattoo leads to parolee’s arrest in Hampton Township credit union robbery
HAMPTON TWP, MI — In broad daylight, a masked man perpetrated a brazen holdup at a Hampton Township credit union. Brandishing a pistol at tellers and threatening to kill them, he made off with nearly $8,000. Weeks on, officials have arrested a suspect — a parolee implicated by a...
2 charged with moving missing Beaver County woman's body after she died in their apartment
ALIQUIPPA, Pa. (KDKA) -- Two people are charged with abuse of a corpse in connection with the death of a Beaver County woman who was missing for over a year.State police said Shawn Dedominicis and Karissa Brewer moved 24-year-old Ri'Kiah Griffie's body after she died in their Towne Towers apartment in October of 2022. Dedominicis was also charged with theft, receiving stolen property and tampering with evidence after police said he disposed of Griffie's belongings after she died. Griffie's remains were found in an abandoned building in the area of Fifth Avenue earlier this month. Police said they received information that led them to the area but didn't disclose more details about the investigation.After Griffie was found, family and friends gathered to remember her. "Whenever she went, her light shined brighter than anything. She touched so many people," said cousin Avonni Griffie.Neighbors told KDKA-TV that the buildings in the area where Griffie's body was found have been vacant for years. Griffie's mom Ronda Duke said she dropped her daughter off at her boyfriend's on Oct. 7, 2022, and never saw her again. "I'm happy my baby is home safe with me and the good Lord," Duke said last week. "Now, justice will prevail."
Suspect in crash that killed Bay County school worker seeks license restoration
HAMPTON TWP, MI — Two months ago, a Hampton Township mother and grade school paraprofessional Polly A. Christensen was killed in a traffic crash outside her family home. Police have wrapped their investigation into the deadly collision and sent their findings to prosecutors for review and issuance of possible charges.
Crews called to house fire in Marshall Township
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Crews were called to a house fire in Marshall Township on Wednesday night. The fire was at a home on the 400 block of McKean Drive in Marshall Township. There is major damage to the home's garage, which is where firefighters think the blaze started. The call came in at around 9 p.m. One person is being evaluated, but the extent of their injuries is not known at this time. The fire marshal is now investigating. The cause of the fire is not known.
Tarentum man gets probation for 145-mph Route 28 crash that killed best friend
A Tarentum man who claimed that a heart condition caused him to pass out and hit 145 mph before he crashed his sports car on Route 28, killing his passenger, was sentenced Monday to five years of probation. Frederick Fattman, 79, could have been sentenced to incarceration, but Allegheny County...
Florida man charged with manslaughter in brother's death arrested in Pittsburgh area
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Florida man charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of his brother was arrested in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. The Cape Coral Police Department said in a post on Facebook that John Tolbert was arrested on Tuesday after a traffic stop by Pennsylvania State Police troopers. He faces a manslaughter with a weapon charge out of Cape Coral. Cape Coral police said in the Facebook post that officers with the department were called to a home in Northwest Cape Coral for reports of a patient in cardiac arrest on April 16. When first responders arrived at the home, they found Francis Tolbert with a "very faint pulse." He was bleeding from the back of his head from "unknown causes at that point," the police's Facebook post said. He was pronounced dead shortly after. Investigating officers found a shell case near the victim, leading police to believe "the victim's injuries were not from a medical event," according to the Facebook post. The medical examiner found a bullet fragment in the victim's head, and John Tolbert was named a "person of interest" in his brother's death, police said on Facebook. He will be extradited to Florida to face charges.
Vandalism at 2 Pittsburgh-area parks under investigation
AMBRIDGE, Pa. (KDKA) -- Ambridge police are investigating vandalism at two parks.Investigators say someone tried to break into the new Henning Street Splash Pad, and in doing so, damaged the brand-new fence. The park is closed.Chief John DeLuca said a couple of nights ago, someone stole the shrubbery that was just planted."We have a million dollars invested in this park and it's just a shame that we have people out here who are doing this destruction to a brand new park that isn't even open yet," DeLuca said.KDKA-TV has learned the repairs and cleaning will cost thousands, and that includes...
Retired Greensburg police officer Regina McAtee pleads guilty to methamphetamine distribution
A retired Greensburg police officer on Wednesday became a lawbreaker in the eyes of the criminal justice system she once upheld. Regina McAtee, 51, of New Kensington, who had been with the city force for more than 19 years, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
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