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Viral Video Shows Black PA Cop Punching Protester At Black Lives Matter Rally Viral Video Shows Black PA Cop Punching Protester At Black Lives Matter Rally
Viral Video Shows Black PA Cop Punching Protester At Black Lives Matter Rally A video showing a black Pennsylvania cop punching a protester at a Black Lives Matter rally has gone viral. Wilkinsburg Officer Seth Taylor was among those confronting a group of protesters Saturday, April 16, the Pittsburgh City Paper reports. The protest occurred in the aftermath of the death of Jim Rogers, a 54-year-old black man who died in October 2021, hours after being tased multiple times by Pittsburgh police officers, Various police departments then told everyone to get out of the street, arresting two who were marching after police approached them and told them to leave the i…

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by Nicole Acosta
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HS Athlete Leads Troopers On 100MPH Chase Before Crashing Into Vehicle: PA State Police HS Athlete Leads Troopers On 100MPH Chase Before Crashing Into Vehicle: PA State Police
HS Athlete Leads Troopers On 100MPH Chase Before Crashing Into Vehicle: PA State Police A 19-year-old high school athlete led state troopers on a chase— at times traveling at speeds up 100 mph— before he crashed into another vehicle on Friday night, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. Brett Robert Birch, of Jeanette, was clocked going 91 mph in a 55 zone along Parkway East in Monroeville around 9:20 p.m. on Mar. 18, the Pittsburgh patrol unit stated in the release. While attempting to stop Birch, he increased his speed up to 100 mph, the release states. During the police pursuit, he committed numerous traffic violations including failing to yield to an eme…

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by Jillian Pikora
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$1.4M Of Fentanyl Seized From Man In Record PA Drug Bust, AG Says $1.4M Of Fentanyl Seized From Man In Record PA Drug Bust, AG Says
$1.4M Of Fentanyl Seized From Man In Record PA Drug Bust, AG Says One of the largest drug busts in the history of Pennsylvania was announced by Attorney General Josh Shapiro on Thursday. Domonique Taylor, 37, had his home on Moody Street in Pittsburgh’s Braddock neighborhood searched as part of an investigation five police departments were assisting in since Aug. 2021. The warranted search led to the discovery of multiple drugs, guns, vehicles, and more than $545,000 in cash on Mar. 11, according to the release and court records. Taylor is a convicted felon who is barred from owning a gun. Here’s a more detailed list of what investigators found: A…

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by Jillian Pikora
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NBA Star Gets Closure With Conviction Of Dad's Killer In PA NBA Star Gets Closure With Conviction Of Dad's Killer In PA
NBA Star Gets Closure With Conviction Of Dad's Killer In PA The father of NBA and University of Pittsburgh star DeJuan Blair, was killed — and his killer has been convicted, authorities said. Posted by Greg Blairsr on Monday, December 3, 2012 Blair’s father, Gregory Lamont Blair Sr., 45, of Pittsburgh, was shot dead during an argument with Dilon Bartifay, then 32, over a woman waiting for a Lyft in the 900 block of Center Avenue in Wilkinsburg around 10:25 p.m. in Nov. 16, 2019, according to court documents. Blair Sr. was pronounced dead from the shots to his head, at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital at 11:15 p.m., but had yet to be identified at the…

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by Jillian Pikora
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‘Most Wanted’ PA Man Arrested In Stand Off: Sheriff ‘Most Wanted’ PA Man Arrested In Stand Off: Sheriff
‘Most Wanted’ PA Man Arrested In Stand Off: Sheriff A man who topped a Pennsylvania sheriff’s office’s “Most Wanted” list was apprehended after a brief stand-off on Tuesday, the office announced. Carlos Lee Hart, Jr., 27, was arrested at a duplex in the 1600 block of Mill Street in Wilkinsburg where he was found with his daughter around 7:20 a.m., according to the release. After 10 minutes of negotiations, Hart surrendered to deputies, officials say. Hart had been on the “Most Wanted” since April 2021, although his criminal history dates back to an armed robbery in July 2012, according to the release. Hart stole money and a cellphone fro…

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by Jillian Pikora