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Child Calls 911 After PA Mom Shot Dead By BF In Basement: DA Child Calls 911 After PA Mom Shot Dead By BF In Basement: DA
Child Calls 911 After PA Mom Shot Dead By BF In Basement: DA A child called 911 after their mother was shot inside their Rostraver Township home, and the woman’s boyfriend has been charged with homicide, Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole W. Ziccarelli announced on Thursday, Feb. 6. Rostraver Township Police and county detectives responded to the 900 block of Route 136 just before 11 p.m. on Wednesday after the child’s emergency call reported a shooting. Officers arrived to find Robert Chaplin, 34, standing in the driveway. Inside, they discovered Estela Rivera Vasquez, 35, lying on the basement floor near a door with a gunshot wound to t…

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by Jillian Pikora
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HOMICIDE: PA Woman Found Buried In Makeshift Grave Was Beaten To Death HOMICIDE: PA Woman Found Buried In Makeshift Grave Was Beaten To Death
Homicide: PA Woman Found Buried In Makeshift Grave Was Beaten To Death A Ligonier woman whose body was found in a makeshift grave in Westmoreland County died from multiple blunt force trauma injuries, authorities said on Friday, Jan. 17. Amy Shipley, 45, was discovered on Helens Lane in Cook Township on Sept. 18, 2024, five days after she was reported missing, according to the Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office. Her body had been buried on a property belonging to her boyfriend, Roger Angelo, 48, officials said. Shipley’s autopsy revealed that she suffered extensive injuries, including multiple broken bones in various stages of healing, Coroner Tim Carson rep…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Mom, Daughter Stole $4.4M Inheritance To Buy New Homes, Luxury SUV: Prosecutors PA Mom, Daughter Stole $4.4M Inheritance To Buy New Homes, Luxury SUV: Prosecutors
PA Mom, Daughter Stole $4.4M Inheritance To Buy New Homes, Luxury SUV: Prosecutors A Jeannette mother and daughter were accused of a scheme to steal a multimillion-dollar inheritance from a relative’s estate, authorities said. Lisa Valesky, 51, and Angela Valesky, 26, were charged with theft and dealing in proceeds of unlawful activity, the Westmoreland County District Attorney's Office said in a news release on Thursday, Jan. 9. A county detective was contacted by an attorney regarding the disbursement of funds from the estate of a woman who was a former president of Greensburg Beverage Distributor. She died in 2017, leaving significant assets to her heirs but …

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Meat Cleaver Used To Stab Man In Head, Back In Western PA, DA Says Meat Cleaver Used To Stab Man In Head, Back In Western PA, DA Says
Meat Cleaver Used To Stab Man In Head, Back In Western PA, DA Says A fight in a Western Pennsylvania home turned violent and possibly deadly early on Tuesday, authorities announced later that day. Liwu Tian was arrested following a reported stabbing that happened overnight at a home in the 400 block of North Main Street, Greensburg on Aug. 15, according to a release by Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole W. Ziccarelli. *WARNING THE FOLLOWING DETAILS ARE DISTURBING*  When the police arrived the unnamed victim was found in the home "with multiple stab wounds to his head and back," DA Ziccarelli stated in the release. "Multiple witnes…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Teacher, Former Court Clerk Nabbed For Allegedly Uploading Videos Of Child Porn: DA PA Teacher, Former Court Clerk Nabbed For Allegedly Uploading Videos Of Child Porn: DA
PA Teacher, Former Court Clerk Nabbed For Allegedly Uploading Videos Of Child Porn: DA A teacher and former court clerk allegedly uploaded videos and photos of children committing sex acts to social media, authorities say.   31-year-old Charles Allen Kirkland was charged by the Westmoreland County district attorney's office with five felony charges for child pornography, disseminating photos/films of child sex acts, and criminal use of a communication facility, according to court documents.  Pennsylvania state police received a Cyber Tipline Report through the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children network of the activity being uploaded by a Go…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Pennsylvania State Police Shoot Man Dead During High-Speed Chase On US 22 Pennsylvania State Police Shoot Man Dead During High-Speed Chase On US 22
Pennsylvania State Police Shoot Man Dead During High-Speed Chase On US 22 A Pennsylvania state trooper shot and killed a man along US 22 leading to a five-mile closure of the roadway on Thursday, Nov. 3 around 3 p.m. authorities say.  The shooting followed a felony domestic incident involving a weapon in Richland Township, State Trooper Steve Limani told members of the media around 6 p.m. The man fled local police as they attempted to arrest him, leading them on a high-speed chase, "putting the community in danger," Limani said, adding that state troopers in the area observed the chase and jumped into action, taking over the pursuit. **New details, including …

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by Jillian Pikora