Pakistan reels after bombing kills almost 100, fears more terrorism to come – Washington Post

With 95 dead in police mosque attack, the nation is in shock as a political stalemate hampers the chance for a coordinated response.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — After frantically combing through the debris of a devastated mosque throughout the night and Tuesday morning, police called off the search for survivors of a terrorist suicide bombing in the highly guarded site where several hundred police and army men had gathered for afternoon prayers.

Source: Pakistan reels after bombing kills almost 100, fears more terrorism to come

Atlanta police arrest 6 in night of chaos after violent protesters lit cop car ablaze, smashed windows

 

Rioters aimed fireworks and rocks at the Atlanta Police Foundation building on Saturday evening, according to video of the scene.

Atlanta police arrested at least six people after a peaceful protest Saturday erupted into a night of chaos and violence that included protesters smashing windows and setting a police vehicle on fire, the mayor said.

“Atlanta is safe and our police officers have resolved the disruptions downtown from earlier in the evening,” City of Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said Saturday evening.

“The City of Atlanta and the Atlanta Police Department will continue to protect the right to peaceful protest. We will not tolerate violence or property destruction,” the mayor added.

Source: Atlanta police arrest 6 in night of chaos after violent protesters lit cop car ablaze, smashed windows

Alec Baldwin to be charged with involuntary manslaughter over ‘Rust’ shooting

Actor Alec Baldwin will be charged with involuntary manslaughter, a felony punishable by prison time, in the fatal 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins while filming the movie “Rust” in New Mexico, a state prosecutor said on Thursday.

Source: Alec Baldwin to be charged with involuntary manslaughter over ‘Rust’ shooting

Pittsburgh police arrest 2 men at New Year’s Eve hotel gathering

Pittsburgh police were called to the Hyatt House hotel on Baum Boulevard in Bloomfield just before midnight Saturday after receiving multiple noise complaints about a group of people in a room at the hotel. Two men were arrested.

Jamar Jacobs and Deandre Williams each face multiple charges after an encounter with the responding officers.

Source: Pittsburgh police arrest 2 men at New Year’s Eve hotel gathering

Vandergrift man charged with witness intimidation

Allegheny Valley Regional Police charged a man with intimidating a witness after an East Deer woman reported he threatened to beat her and her husband because they alerted police that he tried to steal items from their rental property. Christopher Thomas Beckett, 42, of the 900 block of Hancock Avenue

Source: Vandergrift man charged with witness intimidation

Greensburg: Vehicles damaged in Westmoreland County

Six vehicles along West Otterman Street in Greensburg were damaged.

Troy Konieczny, 42, is facing multiple felony charges after police said he admitted to smashing up the vehicles near his West Otterman Street home. According to court documents, Konieczny targeted the vehicles because the owners did not show up for a birthday party for his brother. Police said Konieczny claimed his brother was “Jesus Christ” and admitted to targeting his neighbor’s vehicles.

Source: Greensburg: Vehicles damaged in Westmoreland County

Source: Teacher attacked at Pittsburgh school released from hospital, student in juvenile detention

PITTSBURGH — PPS District Officials are working on a safety plan after they say a 15-year-old attacked a teacher.

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Sources tell Channel 11 that the teacher was released from the hospital over the weekend.

Pittsburgh Police said Friday that the 15-year-old male student is facing multiple felony charges and is being held in a juvenile facility in the area.

Source: Source: Teacher attacked at Pittsburgh school released from hospital, student in juvenile detention

Student in custody, staff member taken to hospital after assault at Pittsburgh school

PITTSBURGH — A student is in custody and a staff member has been transported to a hospital after an incident this morning at Oliver Citywide Academy.

Pittsburgh Public Schools confirmed police are investigating an assault at the school, a special education center in the city’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood that serves students in grades 3-12.

Police sources confirmed to 11 News that the staff member who was assaulted is a teacher at the school.

A Channel 11 crew saw an ambulance in front of the school in addition to a school police cruiser parked in front.

Source: Student in custody, staff member taken to hospital after assault at Pittsburgh school

Student in custody, staff member taken to hospital after assault at Pittsburgh school

PITTSBURGH — A student is in custody and a staff member has been transported to a hospital after an incident this morning at Oliver Citywide Academy.

Pittsburgh Public Schools confirmed police are investigating an assault at the school, a special education center in the city’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood that serves students in grades 3-12.

Police sources confirmed to 11 News that the staff member who was assaulted is a teacher at the school.

A Channel 11 crew on the scene saw paramedics loading a female into an ambulance and officers going in and out of the school.

On its website, the school is described as a “highly structured school with a school-wide behavioral management system to support the positive behavioral support plans for each student.” It says the staff is trained in therapeutic crisis interventions.

This is a developing story. Stay with Channel 11 News for the latest details.

Source: Student in custody, staff member taken to hospital after assault at Pittsburgh school

Pittsburgh police searching for man wanted in connection with attack on elderly man – WPXI

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh police detectives are asking for the public’s help to identify a man wanted in connection with an attack on an elderly man.

Police are searching for the male with blond hair and a blue t-shirt.

Police said the attack happened on Grandview Avenue in Mount Washington around 9:30 p.m. on July 11.

According to police, the victim said he was assaulted on the steps of the Carnegie Library and was knocked unconscious. He took himself to the hospital the next day and had several injuries, including fractured ribs, head and chest injuries.

If you have any information, please call Zone 3 at (412) 488-8326.

Source: Pittsburgh police searching for man wanted in connection with attack on elderly man – WPXI

2 New York City cops shot, 1 killed, in deadly exchange with suspect, police say

Two New York City police officers were shot in a Harlem gunfight Friday night – one fatally and one critically wounded, days after a 16-year-old boy allegedly wounded another officer in the Bronx, according to police sources.

Source: 2 New York City cops shot, 1 killed, in deadly exchange with suspect, police say

Multiple employees hurt after fight inside Carrick High School in Pittsburgh – WPXI

PITTSBURGH — A school employee had a serious wrist injury and a second was injured after a fight inside Carrick High School in Pittsburgh Thursday.

Video of the fight sent to Channel 11 showed someone pinning another person down while others tried to intervene.

“The kids are overruling the school,” one local mother said. “You have incidents of students assaulting teachers now, putting teachers in chokeholds. I don’t feel comfortable sending my kid to school. If they can’t keep their staff safe, how can they keep our children safe?”

Source: Multiple employees hurt after fight inside Carrick High School in Pittsburgh – WPXI

14-year-old boy stabbed in Pittsburgh, receives help outside car dealership in Castle Shannon – WPXI

PITTSBURGH — A 14-year-old boy was stabbed multiple times in Pittsburgh early Wednesday morning, police said.

The stabbing happened about 12:30 a.m. in the Beechview/Brookline area of the city, but police were called to help the boy at a car dealership in Castle Shannon.

It was about 1 a.m. when officers from several departments, including Pittsburgh, Castle Shannon, Mt. Lebanon and Baldwin, went to the Kenny Ross dealership on Library Road. The boy was in a car in the parking lot, along with two juvenile girls and another juvenile boy, police said.

An officer treated the boy’s injuries and called paramedics, Castle Shannon’s police chief said. The boy was taken to a hospital. His condition has not been released.

Pittsburgh police are handling the investigation.

Source: 14-year-old boy stabbed in Pittsburgh, receives help outside car dealership in Castle Shannon – WPXI

20-year-old man shot and killed in Rankin

The shooting happened near Palisades Plaza in Rankin.

Allegheny County police are investigating after a 20-year-old man was shot and killed in Rankin.

Police said the victim was found a little after 9:35 p.m. Monday at the Palisades Apartment Complex on the 2100 block of Rankin Boulevard.

Source: 20-year-old man shot and killed in Rankin

Woman injured in road rage shooting on PA Turnpike

A woman was injured in a road rage shooting on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Westmoreland County on Sunday afternoon.

State police said the 38-year-old woman accidentally drifted into another lane of travel which resulted in another motorist being cut-off.

That other driver, identified by police as Andrew Skinner, 30, allegedly accelerated to the left side of the victim’s vehicle while traveling eastbound.

Police said Skinner then brandished a handgun and fired a single shot from his vehicle.

Skinner was later apprehended. State police say he’s expected to face several charges including attempted homicide.

Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 is working to get an update on the victim’s condition.

Source: Woman injured in road rage shooting on PA Turnpike

Astroworld Festival disaster: 9-year-old Ezra Blount is 10th concertgoer to die as a result of Travis Scott concert – ABC13 Houston

REST IN PEACE ? Among the victims is a 9-year-old boy who had been on a ventilator after he fell and was trampled during the Travis Scott concert.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As an investigation continues into the Astroworld Festival tragedy, the death toll is now up to 10 people.

The latest death is 9-year-old Ezra Blount, who fell and was trampled during Travis Scott’s performance.

Source: Astroworld Festival disaster: 9-year-old Ezra Blount is 10th concertgoer to die as a result of Travis Scott concert – ABC13 Houston

1 man is dead after shooting incident in Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH — Just after 6:30 p.m., on Saturday officers responded to the 100 block of E. Commons in Allegheny Commons East for a ShotSpotter alert.

When they got there, responders found a man shot multiple times and began first aid and CPR.

He was taken to a local hospital where he died from his wounds.

Homicide and Crime Scene Unit detectives processed evidence at the scene.

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There is no one in custody at this time and detectives will continue to investigate.

Source: 1 man is dead after shooting incident in Pittsburgh

BLM leader Hawk Newsome threatens ‘riots’ after sit-down with Eric Adams

A Black Lives Matter leader vowed there’ll be “riots,” “fire” and “bloodshed” if Mayor-elect Eric Adams follows through with his promise to bring back plainclothes anti-crime cops to battle New York’s surge in violent crimes.

New York BLM co-founder Hawk Newsome debated the plan for a return to tougher policing with Adams during a contentious sit-down at Brooklyn Borough Hall Wednesday that was livestreamed on Instagram.

Although Adams found common ground with the activists on plans to fight poverty in the black community, the former NYPD captain said he’ll be reinstating a revamped version of the undercover anti-crime unit that was disbanded at the height of widespread police protests last year.

“If they think they are going back to the old ways of policing then we’re going to take to the streets again,” New York BLM co-founder Hawk Newsome said outside Borough Hall after the meeting.

Source: BLM leader Hawk Newsome threatens ‘riots’ after sit-down with Eric Adams

Golden Gate Bridge anti-COVID vax rally injures five, including two cops

A car struck two cops and three Golden Gate Bridge workers as authorities tried to corral an anti-COVID vaccine protest at the famous San Francisco span Thursday evening.

Several hundred demonstrators were rallying against the city’s employment vaccine mandate at the mouth of the bridge when the victims were struck by a car in the traffic lane, according to The San Francisco Chronicle.

The two CHP officers and one bridge worker were taken to a hospital, where they were expected to survive their injuries, the newspaper reported.

“They were gathered at the sidewalk entrance onto the Golden Gate Bridge, and apparently there were individuals in the crowd that had stated their intent was to take over the lane of traffic, so our intention at that point was to serve as a deterrent to try to prevent anybody from getting on,” CHP Officer Andrew Barclay reportedly said.

Source: Golden Gate Bridge anti-COVID vax rally injures five, including two cops

Chicago shootings: 47 shot, 9 fatally, in weekend gun violence, police say

CHICAGO — At least 47 people were shot, nine fatally, in weekend shootings across Chicago, police said.

A man was shot while walking his dog at about 11 a.m. Sunday morning in Logan Square, police said. He was struck in the hand and was taken to Humboldt Park Health in West Town in good condition.

Two people were shot, one fatally, in Chicago’s University Village neighborhood around 12:11 a.m. Sunday morning, police said. One man, 21 years old, was killed, and a woman, 38 years old, was hurt in the drive-by shooting that happened in the 1300-bock of W. Hastings Street near South Loomis. An unknown individual fired shots from a passing dark-colored sedan. Police said the woman was shot in the jaw. She was transported to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County and is expected to recover. The man was shot in the back and police said he died at the hospital. No one was in custody. Area Three detectives are investigating.

One person was killed and another wounded Sunday morning in University Village on the Near West Side. A man, 21, was standing outside about 12:10 a.m. in the 1300-block of West Hastings Street when someone fired shots from a passing dark-colored sedan, striking him in the back, Chicago police said. He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. His name hasn’t been released yet. A 38-year-old woman sitting nearby was struck in the jaw and was taken to the same hospital, where she was in good condition, police said.

Source: Chicago shootings: 47 shot, 9 fatally, in weekend gun violence, police say

Man pleads guilty to murdering 90-year-old man near Pittsburgh cemetery – WPXI

According to a criminal complaint, Miller admitted to shooting Rende with a stolen .40 caliber pistol. He then allegedly took the victim’s ring and wristwatch.

Miller’s family said he has a mental illness and wasn’t on medication at the time he killed Rende, who was mentoring Miller and helping him get back on his feet.

Source: Man pleads guilty to murdering 90-year-old man near Pittsburgh cemetery – WPXI

Multiple police units respond to Pittsburgh area academy

PITTSBURGH — Police activity was reported outside of Oliver Citywide Academy on Brighton Road over a disturbance.

Channel 11 had crew at the school to gather more information.

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After arriving at the scene, Channel 11 learned that there was an altercation that was quickly resolved.

Source: Multiple police units respond to Pittsburgh area academy

Man arrested after allegedly punching Port Authority driver in Pittsburgh over face mask issue

PITTSBURGH — A man was arrested and charged after he boarded a Port Authority bus in Pittsburgh, was asked to put a mask on and subsequently punched the bus driver, police said.

According to court documents, David Moore, 28, was charged with aggravated assault and terroristic threats in relation to the incident that took place at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Atwood Street on Monday just before 7 a.m.

Police said Moore took a mask out of his pocket when he was asked to put one on but started walking down the bus aisle without wearing it. The driver, a woman, asked him to put it on and he responded he was going to kill her.

Source: Man arrested after allegedly punching Port Authority driver in Pittsburgh over face mask issue

Capitol Police chief warns of ‘chatter’ about possible violence during far-right rally

WASHINGTON — United States Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger said Friday that there has been “chatter” about possible violence associated with the rally planned by far-right protesters outside the Capitol building Saturday.

Manger said during a briefing with reporters that Capitol Police leadership has been working over the last eight months to ensure there’s no repeat of the riot that occurred on Jan. 6 when supporters of then-President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol.

Source: Capitol Police chief warns of ‘chatter’ about possible violence during far-right rally

Real estate heir Robert Durst found guilty of murdering his friend Susan Berman | Robert Durst | The Guardian

The multimillionaire New York real estate heir Robert Durst has been convicted of murdering his best friend Susan Berman more than 20 years ago, in a case that took on new life following the documentary The Jinx.

Durst was found guilty of first degree murder on Friday after a jury in Los Angeles deliberated for about seven hours over three days. Berman was shot at point-blank range in her Beverly Hills home in December 2000 as she was prepared to tell police how she helped cover up the killing of Durst’s wife.

Berman, the daughter of a Las Vegas mobster, was Durst’s longtime confidante who told friends she provided a phony alibi for him after his wife vanished.

Deputy DA Habib Balian holds the latex mask that Durst used as a disguise.
Deputy DA Habib Balian holds the latex mask that Robert Durst used as a disguise. Photograph: Getty Images

Durst’s strange story gripped viewers of the hit television documentary series The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst, which chronicled the disappearance of his wife Kathie in 1982, the cold-blooded murder of Berman in Los Angeles 18 years later, and the violent 2001 death of a roommate in Galveston, Texas, where Durst was living under cover as a deaf-mute woman.

Source: Real estate heir Robert Durst found guilty of murdering his friend Susan Berman | Robert Durst | The Guardian

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