Local Stories for October 2011
Stories for Thursday, October 6
Teen Burglary Suspects Lead Police On Boat Chase
Police said they are searching for four to five teens that stole fishing equipment, then lead officers on a boat chase. Investigators said the chase began on the Youghiogheny River near McKees Point Thursday afternoon. Police said the teenagers stole fishing items from a home then took off ...
Bridge Worth $100K Stolen In North Beaver Township
Police said a bridge worth about $100,000 was stolen in North Beaver Township, Lawrence County. Investigators said someone stole a 50 by 20 foot steel trestle bridge from a rural area. Police said the bridge was taken sometime within the past 10 days. The bridge was stolen from ...
Loaded Gun Found Inside Clayton Academy Student's Book Bag
Channel 11 News has learned that school officials at Clayton Academy in Pittsburgh found a loaded gun inside of a student's book Bag on Thursday. Investigators said a 17-year-old student brought the .38 caliber weapon in his backpack to the school. School officials said they noticed that the backpack felt ...
Robber Break Into Heidelberg Home, Steals TVs
Police said they are searching for a man responsible for breaking into a Heidelberg home on Wednesday and stealing a woman's television sets. Neighbors who live on Walnut Street said they noticed the bald man with a goatee go into the house, but didn't think anything was suspicious. ...
Local Woman Arrested For Trespassing At 'American Idol' Auditions
A local woman spent several nights in jail after police said she trespassed at the "American Idol" auditions last week.Brittany Acosta said she wasn't there to cause a disruption, but rather to sing for the celebrity judges. Acosta said it's her dream to sing, but she'll have to pursue ...
Outcry Spurs Rescue Try For Alligator In Beaver Run Reservoir
Officials with a municipal water company may let experts try to rescue an alligator seen living in a western Pennsylvania reservoir after a public outcry over comments that officials planned to just let the reptile die as the weather turns cold. Chris Kerr, manager of the Municipal Authority of ...
DA Probes Probation Officer Actions In East Liberty Arrest
Prosecutors are reviewing the actions of parole agents who fired on a wanted man earlier this week in a Pittsburgh neighborhood in the middle of the afternoon. Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala says a woman he described as an innocent bystander was in the car that agents fired on ...
Air Searchers In W.Va. Can't Find Missing Plane
The search for a plane that went missing Sunday night along the Virginia-West Virginia border has expanded to a third county, but so far, there's no sign of it. West Virginia Civil Air Patrol spokesman Jeff Schrock said efforts are focused on Grant, Hardy and Pendleton counties. But the plane ...
City Teams Up With Pitt, CMU To Increase Local Job Growth
The city of Pittsburgh is teaming up with two local universities to boost job growth. The new initiative called Power Up Pittsburgh is billed as a way to ignite expanded opportunities and growth in technology and innovation-based jobs. Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh have teamed up with ...
Stepdaughter Of Beaver Co. Murder Victim Controls Assets
A western Pennsylvania judge has appointed the stepdaughter of a wealthy murder victim to oversee the man's assets instead of the man's son, a New Jersey man charged with killing his father and stepmother. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette says Thursday that Kathleen Neal did not comment after a Butler County ...
Bond Raised For Greensburg Man Accused Of Abusing Baby
A judge has raised the bond for a 33-year-old Greensburg man accused of abusing his 5-month-old boy. Kristopher Tresco is charged with aggravated assault, simple assault and endangering the welfare of children, among other charges. A judge raised his bond on Thursday to $25,000. Police were called to Tresco’s South ...
Duo Accused Of Stealing From Gabriel's In Hempfield Township
Police have charged a suspected crime duo with shoplifting in Westmoreland County. Officials said Sean Hurley and Nicole Dudek tried to steal merchandise from Gabriel’s in Hempfield Township. Investigators said Dudek grabbed a store official while trying to get back stolen items he confiscated from them in the parking lot. ...
Pregnant Woman Hit By Motorcyclist In Downtown Pittsburgh
A motorcyclist hit a pregnant pedestrian near the intersection of Fifth and Wood streets in downtown Pittsburgh on Wednesday. Investigators said the 44-year-old woman wasn’t badly hurt, but was taken to a local hospital for observation. Police are still searching for the driver of the motorcycle. Anyone with information is ...
Contractor Recovering After Falling 30 Feet Through Roof
A contractor is recovering after falling through a skylight Wednesday night at a Lawrence County business. The man fell 30 feet at Kennedy Tubular Products in New Castle at about 5:30 p.m, police said. “I was working right here, changing some tooling on this machine here,” Bill Lutton told Channel ...
1 Man Arrested In McKees Rocks Shootout
Police said they have arrested one man in connection with a shootout in McKees Rock Wednesday night that left a bystander hurt. Authorities said the victim was shot when three men started arguing outside a Citgo on Island Avenue. "Two individuals passed one another on the sidewalk and ...
Motorcyclist In Critical Condition After Bloomfield Crash
A motorcyclist is in critical condition after a crash in Bloomfield, police said. The crash happened just before midnight when the motorcycle broadsided a car on Baum Boulevard, officials said. The driver’s name has not been released.
Stories for Wednesday, October 5
Arrest Made In Allegheny Commons Shooting Death
Police in western Pennsylvania have arrested a man being sought since shots were fired into a group of women in Pittsburgh last spring, killing one of them. Twenty-nine-year-old Lakisha Robinson was hit in the chest in the March 17 shooting on the city's North Side and later died at ...
State Of The Art Wendy’s Unveiled In White Oak
Wendy’s executives and local leaders gathered in White Oak on Wednesday for the grand reopening of a Wendy’s unlike any others. Officials are calling it the future of the fast food chain and unlike one the customer has ever seen. The Wendy’s is one of only three in the country ...
Police Officer Dragged By Car In East Liberty
A woman was arrested early Wednesday morning for allegedly dragging a police officer with her car. Officials said it happened on South Negley Avenue in East Liberty shortly after midnight. "There were so many police vehicles. There was an ambulance, a tow truck, a paddy wagon and lots ...
Woman Works To Save Beaver Run Reservoir Alligator
A local woman and her supporters are working to save an alligator from the Beaver Run Reservoir. Kendra Fouse started a Facebook group after hearing about the gator, which will likely die if left in the water. "It's a cold-blooded creature. They have to have warmth," said Fouse. ...
Featured Articles
Ads By Google
© 2013 Cox Media Group. By using this website,
you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement and Privacy Policy, and understand your options regarding Ad Choices
.
You're Almost Done!
Select a display name and password
{* #socialRegistrationForm *} {* socialRegistration_displayName *} {* socialRegistration_emailAddress *} {* traditionalRegistration_password *} {* traditionalRegistration_passwordConfirm *}Tell us about yourself
{* registration_firstName *} {* registration_lastName *} {* registration_postalZip *} {* registration_birthday *} {* registration_gender *} {* agreeToTerms *}