Category: Crime

BRACKENRIDGE, Pa. — Justin McIntire was sworn in as Brackenridge’s police chief on Jan. 2, 2019.

Exactly four years later, McIntire was shot and killed in the line of duty.

According to our news partners at the Trib, Councilman Dino Lopreiato said McIntire stepped up and helped out when the previous chief retired after 20 years.

“He’s been great,” Lopreiato told the Trib in 2018. “We feel really good about our choice. He’s done an exemplary job the years he’s been in Brackenridge.”

Source: ‘He made the ultimate sacrifice’: Brackenridge police chief Justin McIntire killed in shooting

A 19-year-old from Maine has been identified as the suspect in the New Year’s Eve knife attack on three New York City Police officers, which is being investigated as a possible incident of terrorism, sources told ABC News.

Multiple law enforcement sources identified the suspect to ABC News as Trevor Bickford, 19, of Wells, Maine. Bickford took an Amtrak train to New York on Dec. 29, sources told ABC News.

Source: Maine teenager suspect in New Year’s Eve knife attack on 3 NYPD officers, ABC News sources say

Four people were wounded in two shootings late Friday night in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood, police said. In the first shooting, a man was shot in the head and stomach and a female suffered a graze wound in a shooting that was reported at about 9 p.m.

Source: Police investigate 2 shootings in Homewood

By Patrick Damp, CBS Pittsburgh

January 1, 2023

A convicted drug offender who was pardoned by outgoing Governor Tom Wolf, has once again been arrested for drugs.

Undercover agents said they found Corry Sanders selling cocaine last month in McKeesport.

They found him selling cocaine on two separate occasions, once from his car and a second time from inside his barbershop.

Source: Pardoned Drug Offender Arrested Again After Being Caught Selling Cocaine

One person was shot and another was grazed by a bullet during a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood.

According to Allegheny County 911, police, fire and EMS crews were called to the 7200 block of Race Street at 8:58 p.m.

Source: 1 person shot, another grazed by bullet in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood

Allegheny County Police are investigating a double shooting in Swissvale.

Police say a man and a woman were shot Wednesday evening. It happened on the 2200 block of Hawthorne Avenue just after 11:30 p.m. Wednesday. According to Allegheny County Police, the man and woman were found shot inside a car.

Both victims were taken to area hospitals. The woman died at the hospital from her injuries. The man is in critical condition as of Thursday morning.

A nearby neighbor who wanted to remain anonymous told Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 they heard “about a dozen” shots ring out.

Homicide detectives are investigating. Anyone with information is asked to call the County Police Tip Line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS. Callers can remain anonymous.

Source: One dead, another critically injured after Swissvale shooting

At approximately 12:20 a.m., police in Zone 5 responded to the 100 block of North Negley Avenue for a report of a male shot.

On scene, officers found an adult male on the ground with a gunshot wound to the chest and began CPR.

EMS arrived and transported the victim in critical condition.

42-year-old Angela Vaughn of East Liberty was arrested and charged with the shooting, which is believed to be domestic-related.

Vaughn is charged with Criminal Attempt Homicide and Aggravated Assault.

She is in the Allegheny County Jail.

Source: Public Safety Blotter

A former caretaker for an elderly Greensburg man is accused of stealing $31,600 from him between May and September, according to court papers. Gede L. Stewart, 48, of Greensburg was charged Thursday with forgery, theft, financial exploitation of an older adult or care dependent person, access device fraud and related charges.

Source: Caretaker accused of stealing $30K from Greensburg man

The victim, whose identity has not been released, was shot during a fight Friday night, Police Chief Booker Hodges told reporters. No other injuries were reported.

Three of the people arrested are 17 years old and two are 18. Police said they are confident they arrested at least one shooter but officials have not ruled out a second gunman.

Source: 5 arrested in fatal shooting of 19-year-old at Nordstrom in Mall of America, police say

The goal is to get violent offenders off the streets and make them safer for everyone.

Earle and the sheriff’s department will highlight violent offenders who are still on the run and could pose a threat to public safety.

The first case Earle is profiling involves a man wanted for shooting his wife and leaving her on a highway in downtown Pittsburgh.

Kevin Crew is wanted by the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Fugitive Squad.

Crew, who has several distinct tattoos on his face, is accused of shooting his wife while they were driving on Interstate 579 through downtown Pittsburgh in November.

He’s facing charges, including aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, and carrying a firearm without a license.

“The fact that you shoot your wife in the leg, throw her out of the car and leave her in the roadway for, you know, to fend for herself is, it’s pretty disturbing. It’s pretty serious,” said Allegheny County Sheriff Kevin Kraus.

As they were driving on the ramp from I-579 to the Boulevard of The Allies, Pittsburgh Police said Crew and his wife were arguing. He accused her of lying, according to the criminal complaint.

He then pulled a gun, and police said he shot her while she was driving.

Somehow, even with that gunshot wound to her leg, she managed to pull off to the side of the ramp, and get out of the car.

Crew then jumped into the driver’s seat and took off, leaving the victim on the roadway.

He hasn’t been seen since.

Crew, who is now wanted on probation violations involving a previous case of receiving stolen property and access device fraud, lived with his wife in Pittsburgh’s Northview Heights neighborhood.

That’s his last known address.

“We have a full-court press employed looking for him right now. We are actively, aggressively looking for him. And hopefully we’ll be able to capture him without incident,” said Kraus.

Channel 11 will profile different cases every month. Kraus said the goal is to get these offenders off the streets before they hurt someone else.

“We appreciate the cooperation and partnership with Channel 11, and moving forward, hopefully we can get some of these violent offenders, criminal offenders off the streets and bring them before the courts to provide justice in these cases,” said Kraus.

In this case involving Kevin Crew, and the other cases we will bring you, the sheriff is asking anyone with any information about the fugitive’s location to contact the them at 412-350-4709 or through their website.

Click here to access the sheriff’s tip page where you can remain anonymous.

Source: ‘Pittsburgh’s Most Wanted’ featuring Target 11 Investigator Rick Earle

A man is accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh and Morgantown, and now there’s a warrant out for his arrest.

Police say 39-year-old Albert Sams, from the Atlanta, Georgia area, forged 18 checks meant for a vendor of the Ronald McDonald house. Those checks never made it into the right hands. Court documents say that Sams, who works for UPS, electronically duplicated the checks, signed them to his name and cashed them — worth nearly $86,000. That money was meant to make the lives of families with very sick children a little easier.

Source: Man accused of stealing thousands from Ronald McDonald House Charities in Pittsburgh, Morgantown

BUTLER, Pa. — Pennsylvania State Police in Butler are looking for a wanted man.

According to a social media post, Ryan Williams is wanted on two active robbery warrants

Source: Pennsylvania State Police searching for man wanted on 2 active robbery warrants

MOUNT OLIVER, Pa. — Allegheny County police are investigating after a 15-year-old girl was shot in Mount Oliver Saturday night.

The shooting happened around 11:16 p.m. in the 100 block of Penn Avenue.

When crews arrived on the scene, they found the teen who had been shot in the stomach. She was taken to a hospital in stable condition.

Anyone with information concerning this incident is asked to call the County Police Tip Line 1-833-ALL-TIPS. Callers can remain anonymous.

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Patrick Lee Rosenberry is wanted on burglary, robbery, aggravated assault and terroristic threat charges.

Police are considering him armed and dangerous.

Greensburg police ask that anyone with information on Roseneberry’s whereabouts should call 724-834-3800.

Source: Greensburg police searching for home invasion suspect

SOUTH STRABANE TOWNSHIP, Pa. —

A 16-year-old charged with shooting his stepfather is being charged as an adult, but the question of where he will be held as he awaits court action will be decided in a courtroom at the Washington County Courthouse on Tuesday.

At last word, the stepfather was in surgery to save his life and had parts of his colon and small intestine removed.

Source: Police: 16-year-old boy shoots his stepfather in South Strabane Township

PITTSBURGH — A woman was shot early this morning in Homewood.

Police were called to the 700 block of Brushton Avenue around 3 a.m.

Officers found a woman with gunshot wounds to the abdomen and leg. They applied a tourniquet before medics arrived and transported her to a local hospital in critical condition, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety.

Witnesses reported a fight between the two females before shots were fired. Police said they detained one female nearby.

Source: Woman shot in Pittsburgh overnight; 1 in custody

Police said it happened outside the Brooklyn Food Mart, on the corner of Lincoln and Lemington avenues.

A man working at Brooklyn Food Market said a man carried the 4-year-old girl inside the store after shots were fired, and the woman was still outside.

Police say 15 rounds were fired in the street. They are searching for two suspects who fled in unknown directions.

Police are asking the public to call if they have information about this shooting.

A 4-year-old girl and woman were shot and taken to the hospital.

Source: 4-year-old girl and woman in critical condition after shooting in Pittsburgh

McKeesport Police Chief Adam Alfer confirmed that one woman, one man and one juvenile female had been shot, all in the lower extremities. None of them suffered life-threatening injuries.

Alfer said that there were at least two shooters in what started as a family dispute. One person left the scene, returned and shots were fired.

Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 spoke with a woman who called 911 after she heard the first found of gunfire there.

“I heard the first set, came out and looked. And then I heard my neighbor above me say he saw somebody laying on the ground. I thought, OK. So, I called the dispatcher, 911. She heard the second round while we were on the phone.” said Colleen Morgan. “She said, ‘Is that what you heard?’ I said yeah but I’m not going up there. because, you know, I don’t want any danger.”

She estimates she heard as many as ten rounds during each burst of gunfire.

Source: https://www.wtae.com/article/mckeesport-shooting-pirl-street/42100470

A 23-year-old woman originally reported missing from Cleveland was found shot to death in a Wilkinsburg backyard on Thanksgiving, according to the Allegheny County Office of the Medical Examiner. The body of Adrianna Kiri Taylor was discovered shortly after 9:30 p.m. Nov. 24, in a backyard on the 800 block of Hill Avenue in Wilkinsburg.

Taylor was initially listed as missing by Cleveland police on Nov. 13, and her family told police they had not heard from her since early October.

County medical examiners said Taylor died of a gunshot wound to the head. The case has been declared a homicide.

Cleveland TV station WOIO reported that the investigation is being handled by both Cleveland police and the city’s Federal Bureau of Investigation office.

Source: Coroner: Cleveland woman found in Wilkinsburg backyard was shot to death