CRIME & SAFETY
Pittsburgh Mother of Three Crushed By Steel Cylinder That Weighed Nearly a Ton After It Broke Free from Construction Site; GoFundMe Raises Nearly $100,000
Pittsburgh city officials said a woman was killed by a steel cylinder that somehow broke away from a construction site, rolled down a hill, and […] Pittsburgh Mother of Three Crushed By Steel Cylinder That Weighed Nearly a Ton After It Broke Free from Construction Site; GoFundMe Raises Nearly $100,000
Foot chase in Verona leaves police searching for West Deer man suspected of retail theft
Verona police are searching for a man who fled after being detained Thursday for shoplifting from the Giant Eagle at River Town Shopping Center. Courtesy of Verona Police Department. Verona police have issued an arrest warrant for a shoplifting suspect they say was last seen trying to board a boat...
No Verona police officers were on the clock when 2 crimes happened
VERONA, Pa. (KDKA) -- A shortage of police officers in a small Allegheny County borough is beginning to cause some concern to residents.Right now, Verona borough said they have two full-time officers and three part-time officers but confirmed to KDKA-TV it's not enough to be considered as fully staffed.The borough manager, Stefanie Woolford, said they're working to fill the positions, but until they make more hires, they have to lean on state police to answer the call when they don't have any officers on duty.That's exactly what happened last month when two crimes happened on the same day, without any...
'We know who killed her': The technology helping bring killers of Pittsburgh's cold cases to justice
PITTSBURGH — In April 1994, an East Liberty woman was strangled in her own home. Pittsburgh police say the motive appeared to be robbery. Florence Simon, 68, was a widow, a beloved sister, aunt, and friend. Not long after her brutal killing, the case went cold. Until now. Pittsburgh’s...
Pittsburgh man wanted for skipping court date and other charges arrested in Florida, returned to Allegheny County
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A Verona man wanted for skipping his court date after he was released on nonmonetary bond for allegedly leading Pennsylvania State Police on a high-speed chase has been returned to Allegheny County. According to Allegheny County Sheriff Kevin M. Kraus announced that 37-year-old Hermas Craddock was returned to Allegheny County on Friday after he was taken into custody by the Polk County Sheriff's Office in Florida. RELATED STORIES: Reward offered for Pittsburgh-area man wanted after court no-showMan wanted for skipping court date and police chase taken into custody in FloridaDistrict Judge Xander Orenstein removed from hearing arraignments for "an indefinite...
Man charged after Pittsburgh car meet up blocks traffic, takes over streets
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A man faces charges after a car meet-up took over streets and blocked an intersection in Downtown Pittsburgh the night before the Pittsburgh Marathon. The large car meet-up took over the busy intersection of Stanwix Street, Forbes Avenue and Liberty Avenue on May 4. Right away, police officers showed up, and now Jason Stotlemyer of Bridgeville faces felony charges. He's already facing charges in connection with a car meet that shut down the Fort Pitt Bridge in August. Police said he hit a Pennsylvania State Police cruiser. "They're obviously trying to show off," college student Michael Yates said....
Crews contain leak from sunken boat in Ohio River
A boat sunk in the Ohio River near Pittsburgh’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood Friday. The boat sunk near the old site of SCI Pittsburgh, better known as Western Penitentiary, at around 12:30 p.m. Reports indicated the boat was leaking some type of oil or fuel. Fire crews both on land and on the water with the fire boat worked to contain the spill. Pittsburgh Public Safety officials confirmed the boat produced a small fuel leak. HazMat deployed a boom and materials to help contain it.
Pittsburgh-area business owner speaks out after his store was robbed
NORTH VERSAILLES, PA. (KDKA) - A business owner is speaking out after he said a group of teenagers robbed his store in North Versailles.The robbery happened at Endless Vapor and CBD off Route 30 on Tuesday. Surveillance video shows one of the teens walking into the store first, appearing to try to distract the owner."I think they planned it out, and his intent was to get me to the far side of the counter. Unfortunately, the phone was all the way over there as well, like on the far side. That was the black object on the counter that I...
Documents: Man assaulted multiple times before deadly stabbing in Elliott
PITTSBURGH — UPDATE (May 11):Pittsburgh Public Safety has said the final suspect wanted in the stabbing death of a man in Pittsburgh's Elliott neighborhood earlier this year has been arrested. Logan Smetanka, 20, was taken into custody in Greensburg. He was processed there before being taken to the Westmoreland...
'It's happening here in Pittsburgh': Pennsylvania ranks 9th in new cases of human trafficking
PITTSBURGH — It is estimated there are more than 49 million people enslaved in the world and that human trafficking generates $150 billion in illegal profits every year, according to the International Labor Organization. In the most recent federal human trafficking report, Pennsylvania ranks ninth in the nation for...
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