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Latrobe police community service officer resigns
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (186+ words) A Latrobe police employee who was placed on administrative leave earlier this month has voluntarily resigned, according to city solicitor Lee Demosky. Beth Straka submitted her resignation Aug. 18. City council approved a voluntary resignation agreement Monday. A copy of it…...
Allegheny Valley School District addresses confusion after threat investigation
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (522+ words) Police presence at Allegheny Valley School District was increased Thursday after rumors of a school shooting threat circulated Springdale Jr.-Sr. High School on Wednesday. District officials let parents know Wednesday night that the alleged threat was unfounded. “Following a…...
Indiana County DA rules police fatal shooting justified
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (258+ words) Indiana County District Attorney Robert Manzi has ruled that an Indiana Borough officer’s use of lethal force while being stabbed was justified. The borough officer fatally shot Andrew Wade Herman, 35, on June 28 during a domestic disturbance investigation. Manzi said Tuesday…...
Training session teaches K-9 handlers emergency care of their 4-legged partners
3+ day, 6+ min ago (655+ words) Being able to provide emergency care for a partner injured in the line of duty is something every police officer should know, according to the Washington County Animal Response Team. Especially when that partner is a K-9. “For a handler, we…...
Questions remain unanswered surrounding employment of Penn Hills police chief
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (475+ words) The chain of command in the Penn Hills Police Department is under scrutiny. Mayor Pauline Calabrese filed an emergency petition in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas on Monday, Aug. 24, to delay disciplinary action and potential termination of township…...
Upper Burrell man charged in knife attack on police officer
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (176+ words) An Upper Burrell man has been charged in connection with an attempted knife assault on a local police officer. Marco A. Ciappetta, 30, was charged with aggravated assault, assault on a law enforcement officer, simple assault and related charges after police say…...
Westmoreland County prison inspection findings unrelated to warden’s firing, officials say
4+ day, 6+ min ago (529+ words) A detailed state inspection conducted last fall found only minor infractions that county leaders said were unrelated to this month’s firing of the Westmoreland County Prison warden. Commissioner Doug Chew, chairman of the county’s prison board, said the annual state…...
Allegheny County sheriff yanks deputies from guarding hospitalized inmates
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (561+ words) Allegheny County Sheriff Kevin Kraus has barred his deputies from guarding incarcerated people taken to hospitals from the Allegheny County Jail. That decision, a jail union official told TribLive, is placing additional staffing strains on corrections officers who now must…...
Teen described by police as ‘main cause’ of Downtown violence is charged for 10th time in August alone
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (599+ words) A Munhall teen snatched cash from a woman’s hand Friday outside a Downtown Pittsburgh convenience store, assaulted her and another woman after they confronted him, then dragged one of the women down the street, police said. Later that same morning,…...
Ohio man jailed after removing guns, drugs from SUV following Salem crash, police say
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (206+ words) An Ohio man is behind bars after state police said he removed guns and drugs from his SUV after a two-vehicle crash in Salem last month, according to court papers. Daniel G. Junker, 44, is facing charges including unlawful possession of a…...