Local Stories for July 2012
Stories for Tuesday, July 31
Police: Getaway driver helping suspect flee authorities nearly hits officer
A man and woman led Rostraver police on a chase Monday before eventually trying to run the officers over with a car, police said. Authorities said officers were trying to serve several warrants Patrick Aiello when he escaped through a window at the Relax Inn. The officers chased Aiello through ...
Police arrest ‘aggressive’ panhandler outside South Side grocery store
Police arrested a man accused of aggressively panhandling in a public area and aggravated assault outside a South Side grocery store According to the criminal complaint, Thomas Keyser was arrested on Friday at the South Side Giant Eagle and charged with aggravated assault, terroristic threats, disorderly conduct and aggressive panhandling ...
Tractor-trailer veers off road, crashes through Plumcreek Township house
A tractor-trailer veered off a highway and drove through a house in Plumcreek Township on Tuesday. According to police, the tractor-trailer veered off of Route 422, down a hillside and went through the side of a house. The trailer went through Alex and Rebecca Frogner's bedroom before coming to a ...
Police: Drunk Charleroi man tried to lure girl, 14
A 69-year-old Charleroi man is accused of trying to lure a 14-year-old girl into his car early Saturday morning outside her house in Washington County. According to the criminal complaint, David Bertovich left a bar about 1:30 a.m. and then drove in front of a Washington Avenue house and started ...
Witnesses: Propane tanks fall out of moving truck on I-70 in New Stanton
Emergency crews are working on Interstate 70 in New Stanton after several propane tanks fell off the back of a truck about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. Witnesses told Channel 11 News that the truck was carrying multiple propane tanks when its back door opened, and the tanks fell onto the road. ...
Man, 24, accused of stealing dog, kitchen utensils from Moon Twp. apartment
Police in Moon Township arrested a 24-year-old man accused of breaking into an apartment building on Friday and stealing kitchen utensils and a dog. According to the police report, Garrett Stauber broke into an apartment on Bridle Trail. Police said he took a kitchen knife and potato peeler and then ...
Boyce Park Wave Pool closed today, July 31
The Allegheny County Parks Department announced Tuesday that the Boyce Park Wave Pool will be closed today due to a power outage. There is no word on what caused the outage or when officials will have the problem fixed.
Sewickley priest investigated for Facebook posts holds final mass
A Sewickley priest officially held his final mass Wednesday night, even after investigators said no charges would be filed against him following a complaint about Facebook postings to a minor. The Rev. Daniel Valentine of St. James Catholic Church began his leave of absence on May 19 because of a ...
Vandergrift man, 62, rescued from Allegheny Twp. ravine
A 62-year-old Vandergrift man’s shouts for help led to his rescue from the bottom of an estimated 100-foot ravine Monday morning. William Hobaugh was conscious and alert when he was pulled from the wooded ravine near Labelle Vue Road in Allegheny Township. Hobaugh was taken to Allegheny General Hospital by ...
Boyfriend of girl killed in freak Parkway West accident talks to Channel 11
The boyfriend of a 19-year-old woman who was killed after a tire landed on the roof of her car Tuesday morning along the Parkway West talked with Channel 11 News Thursday. According to police, a Jeep Grand Cherokee was traveling on the Parkway West just before midnight Tuesday near the ...
Youngwood boy sent to room fires BBs from window
State police have charged a 14-year-old Youngwood boy with firing BBs at a neighbor's home and a nearby Dairy Queen from his bedroom, where his mother had grounded him for misbehaving. Troopers from the Greensburg barracks aren't identifying the boy because he's being charged in juvenile court with reckless endangerment. ...
Officer still on stand in Pittsburgh beating case
One of three white Pittsburgh police officers being sued for allegedly beating and wrongfully arresting a young black man says he punched the plaintiff in the face because his only other option was to draw his gun and shoot him. Officer David Sisak was testifying Tuesday in the trial of ...
From undrafted rookie to starting RB, Steelers Redman has come a long way
Now that he's become their starting running back, Pittsburgh Steelers coaches can laugh about how Isaac Redman tanked in his first impression during an NFL training camp. As a nervous undrafted rookie from Division II Bowie State three years ago, Redman almost failing the annual first-day-of-camp conditioning test wasn't as ...
Police: Burglary suspect leaves cellphone at scene of Washington Co. crime
Authorities in Washington County were able to trace a burglary suspect from a home break-in because the suspect left his cellphone at the scene. Police said Shawn Butler, of Greensburg, broke into a California home back in June, but dropped his phone at the house. Detectives said they were able ...
Ex-Pitt professor accused of sending threatening emails due in court
A former University of Pittsburgh professor accused of sending threatening emails to other professors is expected to be in court Tuesday. Mark Krangle is charged with harassment and making terroristic threats after police said he sent disturbing emails to four Pitt professors in April. The emails came amidst constant bomb ...
Boy, 17, surrenders peacefully after SWAT standoff in Butler County
A 17-year-old Marion Township boy is in juvenile custody after state police said he pointed an assault-type rifle at his uncle and three other family members and told them they had 10 minutes to leave a house. Authorities said the incident started about 2 p.m. Monday as a family argument ...
Pirates send Brad Lincoln to Blue Jays for OF Snider
The Pittsburgh Pirates have traded pitcher Brad Lincoln to the Toronto Blue Jays for outfielder Travis Snider. Snider was pulled after the sixth inning of Monday night's game at Seattle. The Blue Jays and Pirates announced the deal shortly thereafter. "Definitely a shock," Snider said. "With the trade deadline coming ...
Man stabbed several times in chest in Stowe Township
A man was rushed to an area hospital Tuesday morning after being stabbed several times in Stowe Township. According to police, emergency dispatchers found the man just before 1 a.m. on Benwood Avenue with three stab wounds to his chest. The man, whose name and condition have not been released, ...
Female suspect in North Braddock shooting arrested
County homicide detectives arrested a woman accused of shooting a man early Tuesday morning in North Braddock. Authorities said the man was shot in the stomach just before 4 a.m. on Stokes Avenue. Arlonda Giles, 29, turned herself in Tuesday afternoon. She is charged with aggravated assault, attempted homicide, and ...
2 seriously injured in tractor-trailer collision on Parkway West
A serious crash involving two tractor-trailers early Tuesday morning shut down the Parkway West in Scott Township. Authorities said two tractor-trailers collided just after 12:30 a.m. near the Carnegie exit. Emergency crews said two people were taken to area hospitals with serious injuries, but their names and conditions have not ...
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