Morning Roundup: Vehicle takes out utility pole in Shaler
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025:
Vehicle takes out utility pole in Shaler
A vehicle crashed into a utility pole along Mt. Royal Boulevard early Wednesday morning, Shaler Township Police said.
No injuries were reported in the crash, which occurred at 2:30 a.m. near 2208 Mt. Royal Blvd., according to police Chief Sean Frank.
Traffic will be restricted on the roadway from Vilsack Road to Morewood Road while the pole is replaced, Frank said.
Allegheny County narcotics unit releases 2024 data
Allegheny County Police’s Narcotics Unit released its 2024 statistics in a social media post Tuesday night.
The report said detectives made 118 narcotics-related arrests last year that resulted in 27 federal indictments. The unit seized 102 firearms, 16 pounds of marijuana, 20 kilograms of cocaine, more than 10,000 doses of heroin and fentanyl and more than $225,000 in cash.
Quincey Reese is a TribLive reporter covering the Greensburg and Hempfield areas. She also does reporting for the Penn-Trafford Star. A Penn Township native, she joined the Trib in 2023 after working as a Jim Borden Scholarship intern at the company for two summers. She can be reached at qreese@triblive.com.
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