Tony LaRussa stories, Page 2
Fawn man accused of trying to grab cop’s gun while being arrested ordered to stand trial
A Fawn man who was wanted on an arrest warrant was ordered to stand trial on charges he tried to disarm a New Kensington police officer who took him into custody. Peter William Mlynar, 37, of the 300 block of Sugar Loaf Lane was charged Nov. 22 with a felony...
Woman accused by Lower Burrell police of selling crack ordered to stand trial
A woman accused of selling drugs after authorities said she let a Lower Burrell officer search her vehicle when she was pulled over has been ordered to stand trial in Westmoreland County Court. Michelle Lynn Dzugan, 45, of the 1500 block of Horne Boulevard in Arnold was charged Nov. 13...
Police: Apollo man accused of selling guitar he stole, biting state trooper who arrested him
An Apollo man charged with stealing an electric guitar from a home and selling it to a music shop last month is accused of assaulting a state trooper and biting him on the wrist while being taken into custody Wednesday. Jack Russell Frain, 34, of the 500 block of Crowe...
2 men accused of releasing alligator spotted this summer along Kiski River ordered to pay fines
Two men who sparked a series of alligator sightings along the Kiski River this summer have been ordered to pay fines for allowing a pet reptile to escape into the waterway. Austin Randall, 23, of Lyndora, Butler County, told investigators that he lost his pet alligator, Neo, when he tried...
Newcomer on Pine-Richland school board elected president
A newly elected member of the Pine-Richland School Board who edged out an incumbent to win the seat during the fall general election was appointed to serve as board president for a one-year term during the Dec. 4 reorganization meeting. Philip R. Morrissette, 65, a Republican who got the most...
Man accused of fleeing from traffic stop, assaulting and trying to disarm Arnold police officer faces charges
A Pittsburgh man accused of assaulting and trying to disarm an Arnold police officer told investigators that he fled from a traffic stop because he was wanted on a drug warrant and had a large amount of crack and heroin in the SUV he was driving, according to authorities. Tyrone...
Police say impatient driver faces list of charges for driving around Freeport’s Christmas parade
A man who was Tasered twice after leading police on a high-speed chase in Freeport on Friday evening told investigators he sped off because he didn’t want to wait in traffic for the borough’s Christmas parade to finish. Zachary Stephen Zecca, 22, of the 100 block of Spohn Road in...
Faces of the Valley: 10-year-old Allegheny Township girl revved to compete in national trail bike competitionsVideo
Dirt, leaves and blue smoke spray up from the trail bike crisscrossing a wooded hillside every afternoon on Markle Road in Allegheny Township. The chugging engine of the small Husqvarna dirt bike roars with a twist of the throttle, sending the front wheel airborne as it takes a short hill...
Man accused of squatting in New Kensington home, assaulting manager ordered to stand trial
A homeless man accused of breaking into a New Kensington apartment and then punching the property manager who ordered him to leave has been ordered to stand trial. Bryant Nathaniel Thomas Houston, 38, was charged Nov. 17 with a felony count of burglary along with simple assault and detained in...
Indiana Township woman arrested during September raid in Vandergrift accused of dealing meth, heroin
A woman arrested during a late September raid at a home in Vandergrift has been accused by police of being a meth dealer. Olivia Rimma Newcamp, 27, of the 400 block of Cedar Run Road in Indiana Township was charged with two felony counts of possession of drugs with the...
Man accused of repeatedly raping child in Lower Burrell for 5 years ordered to stand trial
A Moon Township man accused of repeatedly raping a child over a five-year period while he was living in Lower Burrell has been ordered to stand trial in Westmoreland County Court. Stevan Joseph Mracna, 43, of Bonnie Brae Drive was charged Nov. 16 with felony counts of rape of a...
Contractor accused of fraud by Allegheny Township police faces trial for 4 similar cases
A home remodeling contractor from Pitcairn accused five times in as many years of taking money for work he didn’t do has been ordered to stand trial for charges filed by four Westmoreland County police departments. Daniel Ronald Amodeo, 54, of the 600 block of Wall Avenue was charged Jan....
Man accused of having gun, narcotics in car pulled over by Arnold police ordered to stand trial
A man accused by Arnold police of selling drugs and carrying a gun illegally has been ordered to stand trial on felony charges. Charles Lawrence Bacon, 18, of the 500 block of Marion Street in East Deer was charged Nov. 20 with two counts of possession of drugs with the...
Harrison man to stand trial on charges he used stolen driver’s license, bank card to steal $7K
A Harrison man accused of using a stolen driver’s license and bank card to withdraw more than $7,000 from the owner’s accounts has been ordered to stand trial. Rodney Gaschler, 57, of Walnut Street was charged Nov. 6 with felony counts of forgery,receiving stolen property and access device fraud. Several...
Man accused of being lookout during New Kensington burglary faces felony charges
New Kensington police accuse a man of participating in a burglary at a home where fireworks were stolen and more than $1,000 in damage was caused while the occupants were away camping. Trevon Lamont Wilson, 20, of the 1400 block of Fifth Avenue in Arnold was charged with felony counts...
Leet commissioner fined for harassing worker; other charges dismissed
Two of the three charges filed against a Leet commissioner accused of engaging in inappropriate conduct with a woman he hired to do painting work were dismissed by a district judge on Tuesday. In late September, Sewickley borough police charged Rody Nash, 63, by mail with misdemeanor counts of indecent...
Police say teen passenger in car pulled over in Arnold had illegal gun, was selling drugs
A passenger in a car pulled over by Arnold police for having a broken headlight was accused of selling drugs and illegally carrying a gun. Charles Lawrence Bacon, 18, of the 500 block of Marion Street in East Deer was charged with two counts of possession of drugs with the...
Brackenridge man to stand trial on charges of speeding while high with kids in car
A Brackenridge man has been ordered to stand trial on accusations he was smoking pot while driving with two kids in a car and then tried to elude arrest when a state trooper clocked him going 90 mph on Route 28 in Harmar.Altamese Kharon Thompson, 30, of the 300 block...
New Kensington police say man wanted on warrant tried to grab officer’s gun during arrest
A Fawn man wanted on an arrest warrant is accused of grabbing a New Kensington police officer’s gun while scuffling as he was being taken into custody. Peter William Mlynar, 37, of the 300 block of Sugar Loaf Lane was charged with a felony count of disarming a police officer...
Homeless man accused of squatting in New Kensington apartment, assaulting manager
A homeless man is accused of breaking into a New Kensington apartment and then punching the property manager who ordered him to leave. Bryant Nathaniel Thomas Houston, 38, was charged with a felony count of burglary along with simple assault. He was being detained in the Westmoreland County jail in...
New Kensington woman accused of locking 2 kids out in cold, leaving toddler unattended inside
New Kensington police accused a woman of locking her two school-age children outside in the cold and leaving her naked toddler unattended with water boiling on the stove after getting drunk and falling asleep. Police said she also spit on an officer and threatened to kill another officer and his...
ChildLine report leads to arrest of man accused of repeatedly raping child in Lower Burrell
A Moon Township man was accused of repeatedly raping a child over a five-year period while he was living in Lower Burrell. Stevan Joseph Mracna, 43, of Bonnie Brae Drive was charged Nov. 16 with felony counts of rape of a child, aggravated indecent assault of a child, endangering the...
Trooper says man clocked driving 100 mph in Harmar was selling drugs found in his car
A Pittsburgh man was accused of being a drug dealer after a state trooper pulled him over for driving 100 mph on Route 28 in Harmar and found cocaine and marijuana in the vehicle, according to authorities. Shontal Anthony Austin, 47, of the 6700 block of Apple Street in Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar...
Allegheny Township police latest to accuse contractor of taking money for work he didn’t do
A home remodeling contractor from Pitcairn who was charged five times in as many years with taking money for work he didn’t do has been accused of committing the same crime in Allegheny Township. Daniel Ronald Amodeo, 54, of the 600 block of Wall Avenue was charged Jan. 25 with...
Woman accused of setting fire to Ford City house with people inside will stand trial
A woman accused of using gasoline to set a house on fire in Ford City while four adults and a 4-month-old child were inside has been ordered to stand trial. Joy Rosellie Lloyd, 42, of the 200 block of South McKean Street in Kittanning was charged by Southern Armstrong County...
