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PA Man Who Attempted To Kill 3 Police Officers, Trafficked Fentanyl/Heroin Arrested, AG Says PA Man Who Attempted To Kill 3 Police Officers, Trafficked Fentanyl/Heroin Arrested, AG Says
PA Man Who Attempted To Kill 3 Police Officers, Trafficked Fentanyl/Heroin Arrested, AG Says A year-long manhunt for a suspect accused of attempting to murder three police officers has ended — as part of a drug trafficking bust, Attorney General Michelle Henry announced on Thursday night.  A search warrant on Spring Street in Pittsburgh led Allegheny County and local law enforcement officers to arrest 24-year-old Bruce Harvard on Feb. 28,  AG Henry detailed in the release.  He was wanted for shooting at a McKees Rock Police Officer and two Office of Attorney General agents during an attempted vehicle stop in Stowe Township on Feb. 27, 2023, the AG explaine…

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by Jillian Pikora
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48K+ Doses Of Fentanyl Seized From NY, Philly Men At Pittsburgh Bus Terminal: AG 48K+ Doses Of Fentanyl Seized From NY, Philly Men At Pittsburgh Bus Terminal: AG
48K+ Doses Of Fentanyl Seized From NY, Philly Men At Pittsburgh Bus Terminal: AG More than 48,100 doses or 962 bricks of fentanyl valued at over $288,600 was seized in two drug raids made at the Pittsburgh bus terminal on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, according to a release the following afternoon by Acting Attorney General Michelle Henry. In the first seizure, a total of 495 bricks of fentanyl were taken from Abimelec Libran-Calcano who was traveling via bus from Philadelphia. A second seizure of 467 bricks of fentanyl was from Rafael Soto who was traveling via bus from New York City. The Bureau of Narcotics Investigation Region V and Drug Control agents, the Off…

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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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Ex-Police Chief Found Guilty Of Raping Girl, 6, With Buddy Hundreds Of Times For Years: AG Ex-Police Chief Found Guilty Of Raping Girl, 6, With Buddy Hundreds Of Times For Years: AG
Ex-Police Chief Found Guilty Of Raping Girl, 6, With Buddy Hundreds Of Times For Years: AG A former small-town Pennsylvania police chief has been found guilty of raping a young girl with his friend several times a month for years, authorities announced. A jury rendered the guilty verdict against former Weissport Police Chief Brent Getz, who was charged in March 2019, PA Attorney General Shapiro announced Friday, March 11. ** WARNING: The following news report contains graphic and disturbing scenarios ** His co-defendant, Gregory Wagner, of Lehighton, previously pleaded guilty and agreed to testify against Getz. Both Getz and Wagner will be sentenced at a later date. C…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Heroin Stolen From Evidence By Pennsylvania State Police Corporal Heroin Stolen From Evidence By Pennsylvania State Police Corporal
Heroin Stolen From Evidence By Pennsylvania State Police Corporal A Pennsylvania state police corporal stole heroin, used it at work and attempted to use work software to cover it all up, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. Corporal Brian Edward Rickard, 48, of Honesdale, was charged by the Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Integrity and Professional Standards, Internal Affairs Division in conjunction with the Office of Attorney General, according to the release. Corporal Rickard is accused of stealing heroin from the Troop R evidence room, "ingesting it while at work and home, and using work computers and programs to cover up the theft…

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by Jillian Pikora
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AG: Pennsylvania Woman Admits Keeping Disabled Sister In Wooden Cage AG: Pennsylvania Woman Admits Keeping Disabled Sister In Wooden Cage
AG: Pennsylvania Woman Admits Keeping Disabled Sister In Wooden Cage A Pennsylvania woman was sentenced to 23 months in prison and two years probation after she admit to keeping her disabled sister in a wooden cage and providing her with little to no medical care, authorities announced. Leona Biser, of Washington County, was charged and release on bail on Jan. 15, 2020, then jailed in August of last year for failing to show up in court. Biser’s sister, Loretta Lancaster, was discovered by OAG agents in November 2019 locked in a small, dirty wooden cage in the living room of her family home, PA Attorney General Joshua Shapiro said.  When confronted, Bis…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Large PA Construction Firm Stole More Than $20 Million From Employees, AG Says Large PA Construction Firm Stole More Than $20 Million From Employees, AG Says
Large PA Construction Firm Stole More Than $20 Million From Employees, AG Says One of Pennsylvania's biggest road and bridge construction firms was charged with multiple counts of theft on accusations it stole more than $20 million from its employees, authorities announced. It what the Office of Attorney General is calling the largest case of its kind yet filed in the U.S., Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc., of State College, was slapped with theft charges that reportedly violated state and federal wage laws, AG Josh Shapiro said in a press conference Thursday. AG Shapiro announces charges against a major Pennsylvania company for stealing millions of dollars in wages from …

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by Nicole Acosta