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Gun, Large Knife Found On Man Who Threatened PA State Constable During Eviction: Police Gun, Large Knife Found On Man Who Threatened PA State Constable During Eviction: Police
Gun, Large Knife Found On Man Who Threatened PA State Constable During Eviction: Police A Pennsylvania state constable was threatened with a gun during a court-ordered eviction, and the suspect was later found with a large kitchen knife, police said Thursday, Jan. 2. Kenneth E. Austin, 64, allegedly pointed a handgun at the constable during the incident at his apartment on West Edwin Street on Monday, Dec. 30, 2024, according to police. The constable had been attempting to serve eviction documents when he knocked on Austin's door but received no response. A maintenance worker opened the door slightly, and Austin reportedly stated, "If you come in here I have something for you,…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Eviction Turned 'Active Shooting' Ends With Man Dead, Deputy Injured In Pittsburgh (UPDATE) Eviction Turned 'Active Shooting' Ends With Man Dead, Deputy Injured In Pittsburgh (UPDATE)
Eviction Turned 'Active Shooting' Ends With Man Dead, Deputy Injured In Pittsburgh (Update) Sheriff's deputies were issuing an eviction notice when someone inside the home opened fire on Wednesday morning, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. William 'Bill' Hardison was found shot dead inside his home after he fired at police and SWAT multiple times, according to a police statement at a press conference.  Around 11 a.m. PPS first issued an alert about the "active shooting situation in the city's Garfield neighborhood. The public was asked to avoid the 4800 block of Broad Street and North Mathilda Street. One deputy has been injured in the first round of shooting, but he was a…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Man Left For Dead Under Bridge Was Robbed By Evicted Pair: Montco DA Man Left For Dead Under Bridge Was Robbed By Evicted Pair: Montco DA
Man Left For Dead Under Bridge Was Robbed By Evicted Pair: Montco DA Two 20-year-old people who had been evicted from their apartment robbed and killed of a man whose body was found under a Montgomery County bridge last month, authorities said. Ana Gonzalez-Munguia, 20, and Erick Galo-Ponce, 20, beat 23-year-old Nilson Velazquez-Cardona to death before his body was found under the Stony Creek Bridge on W. Marshall Street Saturday, Dec. 17 around 7:30 a.m. — Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Norristown Acting Police Chief Michael Bishop said. Dr. Ian Hood of the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office, who found that the male died of blu…

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by Cecilia Levine