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Arrest Made in Fatal Stabbing of Off Duty Officer on Montour Trail

Arrest Made in Fatal Stabbing of Off Duty Officer on Montour Trail

Amere Keasley
October 23, 2024

A suspect is in custody after a 44-year-old off-duty Liquor Control Enforcement officer was found fatally stabbed on the Montour Trail in Moon Township Monday afternoon. Police officers were called to the 1900 block of Hassam Road around 3 p.m. for reports of an injured man....

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Police Blotter: 10/15/24-10/21/24

Malena Kaniuff
October 23, 2024

10/15/2024: Departmental Information- Officers were called to the Lafayette Center for two persons that were told to leave the center because of an employee meeting only event. Officers identified and spoke the individuals who were just checking out the building and had no nefarious...

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Police Blotter: 9/17/24-9/23/24

Malena Kaniuff
September 25, 2024

09/18/2024: Theft By Deception- Officers took a report of a money scam. Officers are investigating. The case is pending. 09/18/2024: Lost and Found- Officers took possession of items that were discovered in the Nicholson Center by a Parkhurst worker. Officers logged the property...

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Police Blotter: 1/16/2024 – 1/22/2024

Evelyn Luthringer
January 26, 2024

1/17/2024 Theft of Property Lost, Mislaid: An individual called to report missing money from their property in Pagoda Locker Room #2 at the ISC on Neville Island. The complainant alleges that 40.00 or 50.00 dollars is missing. There are no cameras in the locker room area....

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Police Blotter: 10/10/2023 – 10/16/2023

Evelyn Luthringer
October 20, 2023

10/10/2023 Fire Alarm – Smoke Detector Activated: Guardian Protection reported a fire alarm activation in Nicholson Student Center. The officers responded and found the cause to be unknown. RMU Maintenance was notified. The Moon Fire Department was canceled. The panel was...

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Fight Among Teens Turns into Gunshots

Taylor Roberts
October 10, 2023

A teenage boy is recovering from a gunshot to the leg following a fight in the streets of Ross Township early Tuesday morning. Ross Township police responded to a call of five teenage boys fighting on Sixth Street in the Laurel Gardens neighborhood just after midnight. The...

Escaped Killer Captured by Authorities after Intense Manhunt in Pennsylvania

Escaped Killer Captured by Authorities after Intense Manhunt in Pennsylvania

Mitchell McIntosh
September 14, 2023

A convicted killer who has been on the run from authorities after escaping from the Chester County Prison has been apprehended following a two-week-long manhunt. Danelo Cavalcante, 34, was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for murdering his ex-girlfriend, Deborah Brandao,...

SWAT team arrests suspect in McKeesport killing of local barber

SWAT team arrests suspect in McKeesport killing of local barber

Taylor Roberts
September 8, 2023

Thursday evening, SWAT officers arrested a homicide suspect in McKeesport. Allegheny County Police identified the suspect as Edwin Wiley-Biggs, 42, and said he is connected to the Aug. 25th shooting of Victor Musgrove, who owned the VIP Styles barber shop in downtown Pittsburgh. "They...

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Deputy Fired After Testing Positive for Cocaine

Mitchell McIntosh
September 6, 2023

Allegheny County Sheriff Kevin Kraus announced Tuesday that he was forced to terminate a deputy who tested positive for cocaine after responding to the hours-long standoff that left the Garfield neighborhood paralyzed with fear. Law enforcement exchanged thousands of rounds...

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Police Blotter (8/22/23 – 8/28/23)

Evelyn Luthringer
September 1, 2023

8/23/2023 Suspicious Incident: A student reported that someone was knocking on their window outside Ross Hall. Officers responded and checked the area and building but were unable to locate anyone outside. After reviewing the cameras, a student was let into the building. The...