Police say felon found with stolen gun when SUV was pulled over after fight in New Kensington
A New Kensington man who is not allowed to possess a gun is accused of having a stolen pistol tucked in his waistband when an SUV in which he was a passenger was pulled over. Michael Lamar Harris Sr., 47, of the 300 block of Third Avenue was charged with...
Narcotics agents say Tarentum man on parole for drug conviction arrested for selling cocaine, heroin
A Tarentum man was accused of being a drug dealer after state narcotics agents found cocaine and heroin in his SUV and at his home. Sir John Withrow, 33, of the 100 block of Second Avenue was charged Dec. 21 with two counts of possession of drugs with the intent...
Harrison woman with 4 kids in car charged with DUI, speeding
State police accused a Harrison woman of being drunk and speeding with four children in her car, including an infant who wasn’t buckled in a baby carrier. Tiffany Lynn Carter, 36, of Princeton Avenue was charged Dec. 29 with four felony counts of endangering the welfare of children along with...
East Deer couple faces 11 felony counts, accused of causing 1-year-old’s skull fracture
An East Deer couple face nearly a dozen felony charges after police accused them of causing a skull fracture to a 1-year-old while fighting with the child’s mother. Catalina Hirth, 26, and Lewis Davis, 23, both of the 100 block of Clarks Pike Road, were charged by Allegheny County Police...
Standout basketball player, coach sentenced to jail for indecent assault, must register as sex offender
A former standout high school and college basketball player who was accused of sexually assaulting a teenage student at a skills school he operated in Ford City was sentenced to 23 months in jail and must register as a sex offender. In October 2022, South Buffalo police charged Mark Anthony...
Apollo man accused of selling stolen guitar, biting trooper ordered to stand trial
An Apollo man accused of assaulting a state trooper who arrested him on charges of stealing an electric guitar from a home and selling it to a music shop has been ordered to stand trial. Jack Russell Frain, 34, of the 500 block of Crowe Street was charged with a...
Police say man who broke into Washington Township building returned to confess
Washington Township police accused a man of breaking into a building used for storage along Greensburg Road after an employee saw a pickup speed off and then return while police were on the scene investigating. Robert Allen Gill, 39, of the 1200 block of Sixth Avenue in Ford City was...
Airport security breaches remain a major concern for authorities responsible for air safety
A combination of technology and personnel dedicated to making air travel safe has created a system that makes it all but impossible for a gun to slip through the Transportation Security Administration’s screening and onto a plane. But it has happened. On Oct. 21, Jeff Wilson, a Republican state senator...
Record year of guns seized at nation’s airports prompts calls to revamp carry permit laws
A state lawmaker’s proposal to raise the stakes for negligent gun owners caught at airport security checkpoints by revoking their concealed carry permit comes after decades of efforts by aviation security officials to address the threat to public safety. Formed in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks,...
Mother, daughter accused by Lower Burrell police of filing false auto insurance claim
Lower Burrell police filed felony charges against a woman and her daughter accused of filing a false hit-and-run claim for a vehicle to collect the insurance. Sharon L. Zaborowski, 55, of the 1400 block of Babcock Boulevard in Shaler was charged Dec. 19 with three counts of filing a fraudulent...
Trial ordered for Vandergrift teen accused of beating 63-year-old man with his own walking stick
A teenager accused of beating a 63-year-old Vandergrift man until he fell to the ground and then continuing the assault by beating the man with his own walking stick was ordered to stand trial. Jackson Mills, 15, of the 200 block of Holmes Street in Vandergrift was charged Oct. 31...
Police say wanted men arrested during Verona traffic stop; 1 had 100 heroin stamp bags tucked in his buttocks
One of two men arrested in the parking lot of the Giant Eagle grocery store in Verona last Saturday had 100 stamp bags of heroin tucked in his buttocks, police said. Fred Crawford III, 27, of the 400 block of Penn Street in Verona was charged with a felony count...
2 people face burglary charges after New Kensington police say they were caught inside condemned building
New Kensington police arrested two people after officers responding to a burglary call caught them inside a condemned building. Eleanor Nicole McAllister, 30, of the 200 block of North Street in New Kensington was charged with felony counts of burglary and criminal trespass along with a count of theft. Jeremy...
Contractor accused of ripping off Lower Burrell family awaits trial
A home improvement contractor who is awaiting trial in Allegheny County for allegedly taking money up front for work that wasn’t done has been accused of doing the same thing to a family in Lower Burrell. Jason Raymond Mager, 47, of the 400 block of Ridge Avenue in Springdale was...
State Rep. Frankel crafting measure to revoke gun permits when people get caught at airport checkpoints
Pennsylvanians with a permit to carry a concealed gun can lose that privilege if they are convicted of crimes ranging from shoplifting and writing a bad check to marijuana possession or committing bigamy. But if they walk up to an airport security checkpoint with a loaded gun in their carry-on...
Building the Valley: New Brackenridge gallery serves as public portal for photographer’s artistic vision
Decades before everyone could take photos using their cellphones, Don Klinsky was the guy who always had a camera to capture the moment. In September, Klinsky, 55, created a way to share his lifelong love of photography with the launch of a gallery in Brackenridge. Don Klinsky Fine Art Photography...
South Buffalo police accuse man of repeatedly raping child for 9 years starting when they were 5
South Buffalo Township police accused a man of sexually assaulting a child over a nine-year period that began when they were 5. Eric Lynn Nulph, 73, of the 300 block of Troy Hill Road in Rayburn with felony counts of rape of a child, statutory sexual assault, sexual assault, involuntary...
Saxonburg borough secretary accused of shooting dog, tossing it in dumpster
Saxonburg’s borough secretary has been charged with fatally shooting his neighbor’s dog in Buffalo Township and tossing the dead animal’s carcass into a dumpster outside the municipal building where he works. Steven Thomas May, 43, of the 200 block of Goldscheitter Road was charged Wednesday with a felony count of...
Charges dropped against Parks man accused of shooting at woman while family was arranging funeral
Charges were withdrawn on Tuesday against a Parks Township man accused of firing a shot at a woman who was with a group of family members gathering to make funeral arrangements for his father. State police charged Jeffrey Lynn Walker, 38, of the 1200 block of Ridge Road with a...
Judge overturns citations issued to ex-Fawn supervisor accused of harassing officer at his new job
A former Fawn supervisor who was found guilty in October of harassing a police officer in Armstrong County and following his vehicle too closely has had both convictions overturned. David A. Montanari, 64, of the 1600 block of Bull Creek Road in Fawn was issued a citation by Manor Township...
Lower Burrell police accuse man of passing bogus $100 bills
Lower Burrell Police accused a Philadelphia man of using bogus $100 bills at four Sheetz locations and a liquor store in the Alle-Kiski Valley. Quidare Carl Daily, 27, was charged with seven felony counts of forgery and seven counts of theft by deception. He was released on a $100,000 unsecured...
1 of 2 men charged with selling cocaine after SWAT raid in New Kensington ordered to stand trial
One of two New Kensington men accused of dealing cocaine after a SWAT team raided their home last month has been ordered to stand trial. Police charged the homeowner, Andrew Michael “Sly” Slywczuk, 39, of the 400 block of Charles Avenue, with two felony counts of possession of drugs with...
Warrant suspect accused of fleeing from police in Harrison ordered to stand trial
A man accused of trying to ditch a stolen gun and drugs as he fled from police officers attempting to arrest him for warrants in two counties has been ordered to stand trial. Warren Paul “Boo” Greenleaf Jr., 39, of College Avenue in Mt. Pleasant, was charged Nov. 15 with...
3rd person accused of failing to keep gators from escaping in Kiski Township
Another person is facing charges in the case of wayward alligators in Kiski Township. Stephanie A. Suman, 26, of the 1300 block of Brownstown Road in Kiski Township, was charged via summons last month with two misdemeanor counts each of reckless endangerment and cruelty to animals. Police say she risked...
Woman charged with assaulting officer arresting her for false 911 calls
Southern Armstrong County Police accused a woman of assaulting an officer Tuesday morning when he arrested her for repeatedly calling 911 to report a break-in at a home in Gilpin they say never happened. Auriahna Claudette Price, 33, of the 200 block of South Jefferson Street in Kittanning is charged...
