Monroeville Times Express category, Page 95

Monroeville District Court Judge Jeffrey Herbst handled these cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Jeffrey Sever, 38, of Monroeville on charges of strangulation, resisting arrest, harassment and...

Monroeville police filed the following charges Dec. 2-10 in District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst’s office: • Shaquayla Peters, 30, of Pittsburgh with retail theft and possession of instruments of a crime. Charges were filed Dec. 7 in connection with an incident along the 3600 block of William Penn Highway. •...

Monroeville Public Library hosted a Grinch-themed party Dec. 7. The “Grinchmas” party, in its second year, featured Grinch-themed games and food....

The Monroeville Recreation and Parks Department chose a winner for its 32nd annual Holiday Lights Contest. The winners, Marcia and Mark Heffelfinger of 2370 Tilbrook Road, will receive gift cards from local businesses for their display of inflatable holiday characters, lighted trees, candy canes and wreaths. The Heffelfingers represent the...

A Monroeville business owner is expected to plead guilty in a $127 million kickback scheme against Medicare patients, according to a U.S. Attorney’s Office spokeswoman. Ravitej Reddy, 52, is accused of conspiring with multiple companies to pay kickbacks for lab tests done at his two genetic testing facilities. He was...

Attorneys representing a Monroeville volunteer fire company have asked a judge to dismiss a portion of a civil lawsuit filed against the station. Court records show that attorneys Bruce Rende and Amy Sims say the parents of a Gateway student who was hit by an ambulance cannot recover damages for...

A Monroeville man convicted of distribution of fentanyl to someone who overdosed and died was sentenced to 12 years and seven months in federal prison, U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady announced Friday. Ryan Williams, 31, was also found guilty of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Authorities said...

The Gateway School District Board of Directors hierarchy will remain unchanged as three new faces join the nine-member board. School directors Paul Caliari, Susan Delaney and Scott Gallagher were sworn in by Monroeville Magisterial District Judge Jeffrey Herbst this week. They were joined by incumbents Mary Beth Cirucci, John Ritter...

Monroeville Public Library will host a Grinch-themed party on Dec. 7. The “Grinchmas” party at the library will be from 1 to 2:30 p.m. The event, in its second year, will feature Grinch-themed games and food. Hope Benson, head of the children’s library, said they will read the original “How...

A section of a Monroeville road that closed Dec. 3 has partially reopened, Allegheny County Public Works said Thursday. Wilmerding-Monroeville Road, also known as Patton Street, closed between Monroeville Boulevard and the Tri-Boro Expressway to allow public works crews to perform emergency repairs to a portion of the road that...

Monroeville police filed the following charges Nov. 29 to Dec. 2 in District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst’s office: • Kyrah Carey, 21, of Wilkinsburg with retail theft. Charges were filed Nov. 29 in connection with an incident along the 4000 block of Monroeville Boulevard. • Christian Wells, 23, of Pittsburgh...

Monroeville District Court Judge Jeffrey Herbst handled these cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Mark Cessna, 44, of Homer City on charges of possession of controlled substances,...

A section of a road in Monroeville will close for about a week starting Dec. 3, Allegheny County Public Works announced Monday. Wilmerding-Monroeville Road, also known as Patton Street, will close between Monroeville Boulevard and the Tri-Boro Expressway starting at 7 a.m. Dec. 3. Public works will work on emergency...

Monroeville District Court Judge Jeffrey Herbst handled these cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted. Waived for court • Tacquela L. Williams, 30, of Wilkinsburg on theft of services. Charges were filed...

Police filed the following charges Nov. 18-26 in District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst’s office. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted. • Nicholas Norris, 22, of Pitcairn with retail theft. The charge was filed Nov. 26 in connection with an incident along the 4000 block of Monroeville Boulevard....

A crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Monroeville slowed eastbound traffic Wednesday morning. PennDOT’s 511PA alert system said the crash happened at milepost 57. The accident caused both eastbound lanes to be blocked around 11 a.m., according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV. All lanes reopened by early afternoon. State police...

A Monroeville man who owns two genetic testing labs was charged in federal court last week for his alleged involvement in a scheme that cost Medicare $127 million and for allegedly conspiring with companies to pay kickbacks for lab tests. Ravitej Reddy, 52, owns Personalized Genetics LLC in Pittsburgh and...

Teachers said Andrew Szczerba’s suggestion to launch the school’s first-ever Christmas toy drive came out of nowhere. But the student’s idea grew out of kindness. “I’m sure it will make a lot of kids happy,” Szczerba said. The 15-year-old student at Monroeville’s Spectrum Charter School was giddy as he had...

The Allegheny County Medical Examiner determined the cause of the unexpected death of a 41-year-old Monroeville woman four days after a crash this month. Nicole Hilla died from a hypoxia brain injury, the medical examiner’s office said. She died at Forbes Hospital on Nov. 8 while being treated for injuries...

Federal drug charges were filed against 18 people prosecutors say sold drugs as part of a gang that operated in Pittsburgh’s eastern suburbs from September 2017 until this week. One of the men, Jason Jackson, 26, of Pittsburgh, remains wanted by the FBI. Jackson, whose nickname is “Action,” according to...

Monroeville District Court Judge Jeffrey Herbst handled these cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Jvyonne Atkinson, 35, of Pittsburgh on two counts of theft by deception. Charges...

Monroeville police filed the following charges Nov. 14 in District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst’s office: • Juana Ward, 29, of Pittsburgh with retail theft. Charges were filed Nov. 14 in connection with an incident along the 3600 block of William Penn Highway. • Mickel Stanton, 31, of Pittsburgh with corruption...

There were lots of laughs and giggles Nov. 15 when more than a dozen local children, ages preschool and up, got together for the Monroeville Recreation Department’s “Gobbles and Giggles” event. Class instructors Ashley Smith and Courtney Smith read Thanksgiving-themed stories, “There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Turkey”...