Local Stories for January 2012
Stories for Monday, January 30
Man arrested in connection to fatal Mt. Oliver stabbing
Police arrested a man in connection with a fatal stabbing in Mount Oliver on Sunday. Donald Finnigan was arrested on Monday in the death of 31-year-old Kevin Hill. Allegheny County detectives said they were called to Amanda Avenue around 5:30 a.m. on Sunday. The 911 caller told a dispatcher that ...
Man attacked by man, 2 women in Bullskin Twp. Sheetz parking lot
A man said he was attacked by a man and two women in the parking lot of a Sheetz gas station in Bullskin Township. "As I was walking out of Sheetz I pretty much glanced over to him. I wasn't staring at him. As I walked out, he watched me ...
Man accused of shooting girlfriend at Commodore home
Police said a man shot his girlfriend at his home in Commodore on Sunday. Police said John Reome threatened to kill Billie Jo Varner on Friday, so she left the home to stay with her parents over the weekend. Investigators said Varner had stopped by the house on Sunday morning ...
Police: Paramedic responding to call threatened by drunk man with shovel
Police in Fayette County said a paramedic who was called to a help a woman at a motel in Fayette County was threatened by a drunk man with a shovel. State police said the 29-year-old paramedic was attempting to make contact with a woman who reportedly was having heart problems. ...
Arson squad investigating Knoxville duplex fire
Firefighters were called to a duplex fire in Pittsburgh's Knoxville neighborhood on Monday. The blaze began just before 12 p.m. on Rochelle Street. Officials said the arson squad is investigating the cause of the blaze. There is no word on any injuries.
Safety classes held at Beaver Area Schools after bus driver accused of sex abuse
School counselors conducted a safety program for children and parents within the Beaver Area School District on Monday after a school van driver was accused of sexually assaulting young girls. Earl Peacock was arrested last week and charged with molesting two young students from College Square Elementary. School officials said ...
Serial arsonist suspected in string of fires at vacant Jeannette homes
Police in Jeannette said they suspect a serial arsonist is to blame in a string of fires that began in October. Jeannette police Sgt. Keith Rosky said there have been nine arsons in the city that detectives have linked together between October 2011 and January 2012. Rosky said all of ...
Man charged with stealing steaks from New Castle Giant Eagle
Police have charged a man accused of stealing steak from the New Castle Giant Eagle. Police said Donald Wansitler took the steaks from the meat counter on Thursday and concealed them before leaving the Wilmington Road store without paying. Security attempted to stop the suspect, but he fled, police said. ...
Police: Man punched in face in Loyalhanna road rage incident
Police are searching for a man they said punched a driver during a case of road rage in Loyalhanna Township. Police said a driver was tailgating David Yenchi, 55, of Saltsburg, so Yenchi pulled over along Clubhouse Drive to let the man pass. Police said the suspect, a known 35-year-old ...
Father, daughter escape burning Slippery Rock Township home
A family was able to safely escape a house fire in Slippery Rock Township, Butler County, early Monday morning. The blaze was reported at 3 a.m. along Route 108. Channel 11 News learned a father and daughter were awakened by smoke alarms. Both were able to escape, but the home ...
Stories for Sunday, January 29
Police: Indiana County man tried to kill roommate
Police have charged an Indiana County man accused of trying to kill his roommate early Sunday morning. Police said John Reome, 41, is accused of shooting Billie Jo Varner, 40, at the Green Township home the two share. According to the police report, Varner had temporarily moved out of the ...
Several tombstones vandalized at Fayette Co. graveyard
Police are investigating after a Fayette County graveyard was vandalized. Officials said about 10 tombstones at Saint John’s Cemetery in Dunbar Township were knocked over sometime between Thursday and Saturday. Authorities said the amount of damage is unknown, but some of the stones were badly cracked. Anyone with information on ...
Woman suffers fractured skull in Canton Twp. hammer attack
Police have said a Washington County man has been charged with attempted homicide and aggravated assault after he struck a woman in the head with a sledgehammer. Paul C. Helmick, 47, is being held in the Washington County Jail on $250,000 bond, police said. Authorities said the attack happened at ...
Crews battle flames at Hickory Twp. lumber yard
Firefighters battled a blaze at a Lawrence County lumber yard Saturday. Officials said a police officer spotted the fire around 5:15 p.m. at the J.B. Mill Lumber building in Hickory Township. The building where the flames started held a sawdust collection, and firefighters had to deal with blowing sawdust while ...
Family, friends attend fundraiser honoring fallen East Washington officer
Family and friends gathered Saturday night for an event honoring fallen East Washington police officer John David Dryer. The event was held at Bella Sera in Cecil Township and featured dinner, auctions and entertainment. The proceeds from the fundraiser will benefit Dryer’s autistic son. Officers from numerous police departments across ...
2 mobile homes destroyed in Bullskin Twp. fire
Two mobile homes in Bullskin Township were destroyed in a fire Sunday morning. Officials said the blaze started at the first mobile home on Pole Cat Hollow Road around 7:30 a.m. The flames quickly spread to a second home, crews said. William Leighty said his drying machine caught on fire ...
Family safely escapes Cranberry Twp. blaze
A family was able to safely escape their Cranberry Township home Sunday morning after a fire broke out in their basement. Officials said the blaze started around 4:45 a.m. at the house on Franklin Road. Firefighters were able to contain the flames to the basement and there was no visible ...
Head-on crash injures 2 in Union Township
Two men were flown to a Youngstown hospital Saturday night with injuries suffered in a car crash in Lawrence County. Police said the head-on crash happened on West State Street in Union Township at about 9 p.m. One of the cars crossed the road’s center line and struck the other, ...
Police ID pedestrian killed on I-70 in North Belle Vernon
Police have identified a Smithton man who was struck and killed by a car Saturday night on Interstate 70 in Westmoreland County. Authorities said Shaun Janors was struck between I-70 exits 41 and 42 in North Belle Vernon just before 11 p.m. Police are still trying to determine why Janos ...
Police ID man in fatal Mount Oliver stabbing
Police have identified the man stabbed to death inside a house in Mount Oliver Sunday morning. Officials said Kevin Hill, 31, of Pittsburgh, was stabbed in the neck at about 5:30 a.m. at a home along Amanda Avenue. Hill died a short time later at a local hospital. A friend ...
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