CRIME & SAFETY
Morning Roundup: 1 injured in Homewood West shooting; Hartwood Acres brush fire under investigation
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, April 24:. One person was injured and two others were detained after a shooting Tuesday in Pittsburgh’s Homewood West neighborhood. Police responded to a one-round ShotSpotter alert in the 6900 block of Frankstown Avenue around 2:20 p.m.,...
Pittsburgh man dies in Parkway East crash
A man from Pittsburgh’s Beechview neighborhood was killed early Saturday morning in a multi-vehicle crash along the Parkway East in Penn Hills, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said. Michael Ernest Buyna, 44, was pronounced dead at the scene at about 1 a.m. Saturday, the medical examiner said.
Police searching for second suspect in fatal shooting
AMBRIDGE, Pa. — Police are searching for 17-year-old Nyeheame Kirksey, who they say was the one who pulled the trigger in a shootingthat left 15-year-old Asaun Moreland dead back in July of last year. "Due to the continued investigation and the hard work of the Ambridge Police Department, they...
Man on run from Pa. drug charges arrested, tests show ‘fentanyl’ claims were wrong
A man on the run from drug charges in Pittsburgh has been caught just as officials acknowledged that the “fentanyl” he was supposedly carrying was not a drug at all. WPXI-TV reported that Yan Carlos Pichardo Cepeda, 28, was arrested in his hometown of New York City last week during a routine traffic stop.
Pittsburgh woman speaks out after her home was vandalized with antisemitic phrase
PITTSBURGH — A woman is speaking out after her house has been the target of antisemitic incidents. She says there have been four incidents just this month, with the most recent happening Sunday morning. She told Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 her fears of escalation and retaliation, which is why she chose to remain anonymous.
Reward offered for Pittsburgh-area man wanted after court no-show
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A $1,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of a Pittsburgh-area man who did not show up in court. Hermas Craddock of Sharpsburg was released on no cash bail, and now he's in the wind. District Justice Xander Orenstein released Craddock on a non-monetary bond after a high-speed chase, and Craddock failed to appear in court on Monday.This isn't the first time Orenstein's defendants were no-shows in court. Orenstein came under fire when suspected fentanyl dealer Yan Carlos Pichardo Ceped fled to New York City. Allegheny County sheriff's deputies made three trips to...
Allegheny County Police: Man in critical condition after being shot in Mt. Oliver
A man was hospitalized in critical condition Tuesday afternoon after being shot in Mt. Oliver. Allegheny County Police said they were notified of a shooting around 1:35 p.m. along the 400 block of William Street. First responders found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. Police said he was transported...
Car rolls onto its side after multi-vehicle crash in McCandless
A car rolled onto its side after a multi-vehicle crash in McCandless. Allegheny County dispatchers say police officers, firefighters and medics were called to the intersection of E Ingomar Road and Kummer Road at 6:40 p.m. on Sunday. One car was resting on its passenger side. A hole appeared to have been cut through its shattered windshield and the airbags had been deployed. Emergency crews were also working on a nearby vehicle that sustained heavy damage to its front. Parts of the vehicle were on the road.
FBI investigating antisemitic graffiti found outside Pittsburgh home
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - The FBI is investigating after a home on Pittsburgh's Central Northside was vandalized with antisemitic graffiti. The nazi rallying cry "For blood and soil" was spray-painted on the brick sidewalk in front of the home. The phrase was used to evoke the idea of a pure "Aryan" race and the territory German wanted to conquer, according to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Pittsburgh Police say they are also investigating the vandalism, adding that the Public Works Department is scheduled to clean it up the best they can Monday morning. "It's bone-chilling," said the woman who lives in the home....
Witness in Point State Park stabbing shares story
PITTSBURGH — "I was just in the right place, at the right time." That's what a bystander who helped render aid to the stabbing victim Friday night at Point State Park said. He wished to remain anonymous but told Pittsburgh's Action News 4 his first-hand account. The witness says...
Man arrested for firearm possession without license in Spring Garden
A man was arrested Friday in Spring Garden for possessing a firearm with an altered serial number, police said. Pittsburgh detectives observed James Kendrick with a heavy, weighted object in his pocket, which was believed to be a firearm, when they were patrolling the area of Rhine Street and Buente Street.
Mother of man accused of killing McKeesport police officer accused of violating gag order
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The mother of a homicide defendant found herself in court on Monday. The Allegheny County District Attorney's Office accused her of violating a gag order in the case of the shooting death of McKeesport Police Officer Sean Sluganski. The office accused her of setting up a fundraiser for her son's defense.Candace Tyler is the mother of Johnathan Morris, who is charged in Sluganski's death in February 2023. Her defense argued that there is no definitive proof that she started the fundraiser.The fundraising page on the site FUNDLY was the source of the hearing. It claims to be from...
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