CRIME & SAFETY
Area Man Found Not Guilty of Rape Charges in Indiana County
INDIANA CO., Pa. (EYT) — An Oil City man was found not guilty of rape and related charges stemming from an alleged incident in Indiana County in February 2023. Court records show 27-year-old Zechariah Edward-Robert Lemke, of Oil City, was found not guilty of the following criminal charges during a non-jury trial on Tuesday, May 7, with President Judge Thomas M. Bianco presiding:
Gun recovered from Donegal Lake connected to St. Clair woman's fatal shooting
The Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office confirmed that a gun found Friday in Donegal Lake is related to the fatal shooting in December of a St. Clair Township woman. Dive teams from the Greensburg Police Department and Murrysville Medic One discovered the revolver about 70 feet offshore, Medic One...
Jeannette looks to crack down on 'very egregious' crosswalk violations near Elliott Group
Jeannette police are looking for ways to continue enforcement near Elliott Group after officers saw drivers commit 18 violations near crosswalks in a four-hour period Thursday, according to police Chief Derek Manley. Officers watched traffic near crosswalks on Claridge-Elliott Road during morning and afternoon shift changes at the facility. They...
Third suspect arrested in stabbing death of Elliot man
ELLIOT, Pa. (KDKA) - A third suspect involved in a fatal stabbing in Elliot earlier this year is now behind bars.Pittsburgh Public Safety announced the arrest of 20-year-old Logan Smetanka on Saturday.Smetanka, 18-year-old Carlena Wells and 19-year-old Dominic Johnson are facing charges in the death of 37-year-old Marc Kovach.Kovach was found down a set of steps in front of an abandoned house on Steuben Street in March.
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