Local Stories for April 2012
Stories for Thursday, April 26
Police: Man drove woman, minor around while they had sex
State police in Indiana have arrested two people accused of statutory sexual assault and corruption of minors. According to police, Charles Bruner and Elizabeth Adams were arrested for their alleged involvement with a 15-year-old boy. Authorities said Adams, 20, is accused of having sex with the 15-year-old on two separate ...
Beware of text message scheme claiming to give away $1K Walmart gift card
Federal authorities are investigating a fraudulent text message scheme being sent to cellphones. Officials said the text message appears to be from Walmart and says, “You have been selected for a $1,000 Walmart gift card. Enter code: ‘Free.’” The false text message began circulating after Walmart started asking customers to ...
Federal agents execute search warrant at Florida home where Konias stayed
The armored car guard who allegedly absconded with $2.3 million after killing his partner told investigators he shot his fellow guard only after he tried to stop the heist but the physical evidence doesn't support that claim, Pittsburgh's top prosecutor said Thursday. Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala Jr. said ...
Local man killed when keg explodes at New Hampshire brewery
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating after a local man was killed when a keg exploded at a New Hampshire brewery. Authorities said Beaver Falls native Ben Harris was killed after he cleaned out a keg by filling it with air at the Redhook Ale Brewery in Portsmouth. ...
Pitt student group files complaint against school
A student group at the University of Pittsburgh has filed a complaint over the school's treatment of transgender students. The Rainbow Alliance filed the complaint on Wednesday with the city's Commission on Human Relations. The group represents gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people at the school. It said the Pitt ...
New Castle landlord pleads in tenant murder over $50 debt
A New Castle landlord will spend 7 1/2 to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to fatally shooting his tenant over a $50 debt. Kevin Boyer, 38, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder in the Aug. 24 shooting of 32-year-old Jason Pegg. Prosecutors said Boyer, the landlord, lived in one ...
Reward offered for information on mysterious Connellsville shooting
Police are investigating after a woman was shot Wednesday night at South Connellsville Beach in Fayette County. According to police, Kelly Brooks, 21, was sitting with a friend along the Youghiogheny River when she heard a gunshot. She said moments later, she was hit by a bullet. The bullet went ...
Serial burglar arrested after neighbor alerts police
Police arrested a man Wednesday night in connection with a string of burglaries in Pittsburgh's North Side. Police said 49-year-old Roy Searles has been in and out of jail on robbery and theft charges for the past 30 years. Investigators said he's responsible for the recent rash of break-ins in ...
Driver hurt after losing control, crashing into vehicle in White Oak
A person was taken to a hospital after losing control and crashing into another vehicle in White Oak early Thursday morning. The driver veered off the road and plowed into a van parked at a Sunoco gas station off Route 30 at 1:40 a.m., police said. Police said the van ...
Teen accused of shooting jitney driver now facing drug charges
A teenager accused of shooting a jitney driver in a robbery attempt was arrested on Friday. According to police, 19-year-old Andrew Howard shot the driver in Stowe Township early Thursday morning. Authorities said the victim was found inside a sport utility vehicle on Tunnel Way. He was shot in the shoulder. ...
Garbage truck overturns on Turnpike in Westmoreland Co.
A garbage truck that overturned on the Pennsylvania Turnpike Thursday morning caused traffic delays in Westmoreland County. Emergency dispatchers said the accident happened near mile-marker 62 in Penn Township. No injuries were reported.
Authorities looking for anyone involved in fight outside Washington Co. bar
A man was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital early Thursday morning after a fight outside of a Washington County bar. Emergency dispatchers said the fight started around 1 a.m. in California Borough. The victim's friends said the fight began inside of McMonagle's Irish Pub when he said hello to another ...
Stories for Wednesday, April 25
Butler Co. doctor found guilty of sexually assaulting young boys
A judge found a Butler County doctor guilty on Thursday of sexually assaultling two young boys that were in his Boy Scout troop in the 1990s. David Evanko, 58, took the stand on Wednesday and denied having sex with the boys and providing them with pornography. Evanko admitted he provided ...
Suspect accused of beating ex-girlfriend with baseball bat arrested
Police arrested a man accused of beating his ex-girlfriend with a baseball bat in Harmar Township. Authorities said Kevin McCallum was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon after a warrant had been issued for his arrest. According to police, the attack happened Tuesday night along Freeport Road near the Harmer Village ...
Clairton officer shot on the job tries specially built ATV
A partially paralyzed Clairton police officer who was shot in the line of duty last year was the first patient to try out a specially built ATV Wednesday. Officer James Kuzak has been on a long road to recovery since the shooting just over a year ago. On Wednesday, he ...
Verona man guilty in heroin-related pedestrian death
A Pittsburgh-area man will spend three to six years in prison after pleading guilty to running down a pedestrian while driving under the influence of heroin. Joseph Zelek, 57, acknowledged using three bags of heroin the day he ran over 62-year-old Vincent DeMartino at an intersection in Verona, where both ...
Man pleads guilty in crash that killed 7-year-old girl, unborn baby in South Side
A man accused of killing a 7-year-old girl and her unborn sibling in a December 2010 crash pleaded guilty Wednesday to homicide by vehicle with driving under the influence, among other charges. Police said Travis Isiminger, 23, was more than twice the legal limit when he crashed head-on into the ...
Penn State to spend $2.5M on PR firms
Penn State has hired two public relations firms to help it deal with the continuing fallout from the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. The university announced Wednesday that it's retained Edelman and La Torre Communications. The firms will be paid about $2.5 million over the next 12 months. Penn ...
Daughter, 17, charged in suspicious Butler County fires at home, farm
Police said charges have been filed against the 17-year-old daughter of the Butler County family who experienced three fires at their home in less than two weeks. Channel 11’s Amy Marcinkiewicz reported Wednesday afternoon that the Snyder girl, whose first name has not been released because she is a juvenile, ...
Police: Man assaults ex-girlfriend, then forces her to buy him shoes
Police said a man broke into his ex-girlfriend's Ross Township apartment on Saturday, stole her wallet and then forced her to take him to Ross Park Mall for shoes. Sergio Lombardo, 18, is accused of beating the 20-year-old woman and then forcing her to go to the mall with him. ...
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