The Colorado State Patrol were outdone Friday and gave up chasing a reckless driver in an old-model Mustang speeding at 150 mph.
The incident occurred on Interstate 70, about 170 miles west of Denver.The interstate generally straight and is known for drivers testing their vehicles’ limits. It’s also among the most dangerous roads, where there are more fatal crashes than in any other spot in whole Denver.
Troopers reportedly did not continue the pursuit out of their safety concerns.
Source: ‘Reckless’ Mustang driver hits 150 mph in chase, troopers back off | Fox News
Half of European flights delayed due to system failure – BBC News
Almost 15,000 flights could be delayed after a failure in Europe’s air traffic co-ordination system.
The European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation said almost 15,000 scheduled flights in Europe “could have some delay”.
Contingency plans put in place have reduced the network capacity by another 10%, it said.
The problem is expected to be solved late on Tuesday evening.
The safety group, also known by its shorter name Eurocontrol, said there had been a failure in its Enhanced Tactical Flow Management System.
The system helps to manage air traffic by comparing demand and capacity of different air traffic control sectors.
Air traffic control itself has not been directly affected, and Eurocontrol said there “are no safety implications arising from this incident”.
“We have never had anything like this before,” a Eurocontrol spokesman told the AFP news agency.
Source: Half of European flights delayed due to system failure – BBC News
16-year-old boy dies after being shot in Duquesne | TribLIVE
Allegheny County Police said they believe the 16-year-old’s wound was self-inflicted in the 400 block of Hamilton Street before 7 p.m. Saturday.
First responders found the boy suffering from a gunshot wound to the head.
Trib news partner WPXI-TV reported that the boy was taken to UPMC Mercy Hospital, where he later died.
Brian C. Rittmeyer is a Tribune-Review staff writer. Reach him at 724-226-4701, brittmeyer@tribweb.com or on Twitter @BCRittmeyer.
Source: 16-year-old dies after being shot in Duquesne | TribLIVE
Police Seek Identity Of North Hills Serial Dine-And-Dasher « CBS Pittsburgh
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NORTH HILLS (KDKA) — Police want your help identifying a man suspected of eating and drinking at restaurants in the North Hills and then skipping out without paying the check.
And it turns out, he may have struck again Monday night.
The manager of the North Park Lounge in McCandless believes man who skipped out on the bill is the same man whose picture was posted by Indiana Township Police on Facebook.
“He just ordered a coffee and then all of sudden he was gone,” said Middle Road Inn owner Natalie Fezza. “And I was like, ‘No, he didn’t leave!’ So we were waiting and waiting, and we left his stuff sit, and he was gone.”
Police report that he drives a gold Honda CRV, has a tinted license plate frame and smokes Marlboro Red.
Indiana Township Police are looking for any information that might help identify this guy.
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Source: Police Seek Identity Of North Hills Serial Dine-And-Dasher « CBS Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH DRUG BUST: Police seize over $100k in narcotics, weapons in Pittsburgh drug bust; 3 arrested
Three people are facing charges after over $100,000 worth of narcotics was seized during a drug bust in Pittsburgh’s Fineview neighborhood Friday night, Pittsburgh police said.
According to a news release, police located and seized the following items from the home:
- Three firearms (one 9 mm handgun and two .40 caliber handguns)
- 2 kilograms of cocaine
- 50 bricks of heroin
- 18 grams of raw heroin
- 1 ounce of loose cocaine
- 43 grams of fentanyl
- 10 ounces of marijuana
- 2 ounces of crack cocaine
- Hundreds of unused stamp bags of heroin
Police also found approximately $18,000 in cash, along with hundreds of rounds of ammunition, authorities said.
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Police: Driver failed field sobriety test after car crash | News | tribdem.com
Two people were transported to Memorial Medical Center on Sunday, following a three-vehicle crash on Broad Street.
Johnstown Fire Department Assistant Chief Bob Statler said the crash occurred after a Volkswagen sedan rear-ended a Jeep that was at Broad Street’s Fourth Avenue intersection preparing to turn.
The Volkswagen’s driver was taken into custody
Source: Police: Driver failed field sobriety test after car crash | News | tribdem.com
Religion argument on Easter leads to 6-hour standoff in Hempfield, police say | TribLIVE
An argument over religion on Easter Sunday allegedly prompted a Chicago man to pull a handgun on two people at the Hempfield Heights Apartment complex that led to them calIing 911 and state police responding.
Antoine D. Drew, 39, was arraigned Monday before Hempfield District Judge Mark Mansour on multiple criminal charges.
Mansour ordered Drew held in the Westmoreland County Prison on $100,000 bond. with tentatively setting a preliminary hearing on April 13.
Paul Peirce is a Tribune-Review staff writer. Reach him at 724-850-2860, ppeirce@tribweb.com or via Twitter @ppeirce_trib.
Source: Religion argument on Easter leads to 6-hour standoff in Hempfield, police say | TribLIVE