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Restaurant Employees Held Hostage In Pittsburgh, Police Say Restaurant Employees Held Hostage In Pittsburgh, Police Say
Restaurant Employees Held Hostage In Pittsburgh, Police Say A man from Erie heading to see his kids in West Virginia held employees hostage at a Pittsburgh Eat 'N Park on Thursday, Jan. 5, authorities say.  Larry David Elkins II, 30, of Erie, fired at least three shots while holding two workers and the manager hostage at the restaurant in the 1200 block of Banksville Road, according to police and court documents.  Pittsburgh police from Zone 6 were called to reports of shots fired, including a man who passed by Elkins in the parking lot. Upon arrival, police were directed to a back office where they quickly detained him. Three shell…

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Woman Arrested For Shooting Woman In Both Legs Over Parking Spot In Pennsylvania: Police Woman Arrested For Shooting Woman In Both Legs Over Parking Spot In Pennsylvania: Police
Woman Arrested For Shooting Woman In Both Legs Over Parking Spot In Pennsylvania: Police A woman was shot in both of her legs during a dispute over a parking spot in Pittsburgh on Saturday, Nov. 5, police say.  24-year-old Breauna Shai Terry, of Pittsburgh, was in connection with this incident, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety officials as of Wednesday, Nov. 9 around 11:30 a.m. The shooting happened in the 100 block of Goettmann Street in Pittsburgh’s Troy Hill neighborhood just after midnight, according to a release by City police. Upon arrival, officers from Zone 1 found a woman with gunshot wounds to both of her legs. The woman was taken to a local hos…

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90-Year-Old Woman Charged With Stealing From Man At Casino: Report 90-Year-Old Woman Charged With Stealing From Man At Casino: Report
90-Year-Old Woman Charged With Stealing From Man At Casino: Report "Finders keepers, losers wipers" is a schoolyard taunt and indeed not words to live by in the real world— even for 90-year-olds.  Crime is ageless as one western Pennsylvania woman found out when she was charged for allegedly taking money and a voucher out of a man’s wallet on Sunday, Oct. 30, according to a report by Casino.org.  Norma Buchwach of Pittsburgh allegedly picked up a wallet that was accidentally left on the seat of a slot machine at Rivers Casino Pittsburgh operated by Rush Street Gaming, the outlet reports citing court documents.  She was spotted on surve…

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Injured Teen Revealed As 1 Of 2 Shooters At Pennsylvania Amusement Park: Police Injured Teen Revealed As 1 Of 2 Shooters At Pennsylvania Amusement Park: Police
Injured Teen Revealed As 1 Of 2 Shooters At Pennsylvania Amusement Park: Police One of the three people who were shot at a popular Pennsylvania amusement park on Saturday, Sept. 24, turns out to be one of the shooters, authorities announced on Thursday, Oct. 6. Darryl Pirl, 15, of West Mifflin, was on juvenile probation when he illegally obtained a gun, brought it to Kennywood Park, and fired at a group of teens he was feuding with, Allegheny County police allege.  Evidence at the scene helped police determine that there was a second shooter who fled before police arrived, police explain in the release.  Pirl was grazed by the other shooter's bullet, and was "observe…

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PA Woman Who Drove Over Fiance Accused Of Attempted Homicide PA Woman Who Drove Over Fiance Accused Of Attempted Homicide
PA Woman Who Drove Over Fiance Accused Of Attempted Homicide A 44-year-old Pennsylvania woman is accused of running over her fiance after an argument, according to a release by police. Pittsburgh Police were called to crash into a fence in the 100 block of Knox Avenue for on Friday, March 25 around 11:45 p.m., police say. When officers arrived, Tina McAfee was standing next to a wrecked vehicle, according to the release. During the investigation, the man— later identified as her fiance, as reported by multiple media outlets, was found injured on Grape Street, police say. The man received care inside a nearby home while explaining to officials that…

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Blood-Stained Rental Car Leads To GF's Arrest In BF's Drug-Deal Murder: Report Blood-Stained Rental Car Leads To GF's Arrest In BF's Drug-Deal Murder: Report
Blood-Stained Rental Car Leads To GF's Arrest In BF's Drug-Deal Murder: Report A 24-year-old Pennsylvania woman admitted killing her boyfriend on the way to a drug deal then dumping his body in an alley, according to a criminal complaint obtained by TribLive. The body of Anthony Lofton, 22, was found with "obvious signs of trauma," in the back of the 300 block of Broadway Avenue around 6:30 a.m. Sunday, March 13, McKees Rocks police said.  Brook Lynn Lank was arrested in Lofton's death Tuesday, March 15, police later said.  Surveillance video and a rental car agreement led detectives to Econo Lodge on Steubenville Pike where the pair was see…

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Priest Dismissed For Sexual Misconduct Caught Filming Boy In PA Target Bathroom: Report Priest Dismissed For Sexual Misconduct Caught Filming Boy In PA Target Bathroom: Report
Priest Dismissed For Sexual Misconduct Caught Filming Boy In PA Target Bathroom: Report A former priest who was dismissed for sexual misconduct has been arrested for taking a video of a child in a Target bathroom, according to police and court documents. Paul G. Spisak, 77, of Pittsburgh, told police he was "just playing solitaire" but later admitted to filming the 13-year-old boy through a crack in the bathroom stall of Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood Target Tuesday, according to a report by WPXI. Spisak has been charged with the following according to his court docket: F2 Photograph/Film/Depicting on Computer Sex Act - Knowingly or Permitting Child F3 Sex…

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PA Attorney Charged With Stripping In Court Complex PA Attorney Charged With Stripping In Court Complex
PA Attorney Charged With Stripping In Court Complex A Pennsylvania attorney has been charged after he partially disrobed at a court complex, according to a police release. Jeffrey Lawrence Pollock, 59, of the Squirrel Hill neighborhood in Pittsburgh, was charged with disorderly conduct for removing his pants at the Family Division Complex on Wednesday around 1 p.m., according to a release by the Allegheny County sheriff's department. It all started when Pollock arrived in security and every time he went through the magnetometers the machines went out, according to the release. He told security that "his suspenders were the cause of the aler…

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Former NFL Rookie Of The Year Arrested On DUI After Crashing Into Trailer In Pennsylvania Former NFL Rookie Of The Year Arrested On DUI After Crashing Into Trailer In Pennsylvania
Former NFL Rookie Of The Year Arrested On DUI After Crashing Into Trailer In Pennsylvania A former National Football League star was arrested for driving under the influence on Sunday, according to police and court documents. The former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver, Associated Press' NFL Rookie of the Year for 1984 and New Orleans Saints player, Louis Lipps Jr., 59, of Pittsburgh, was arrested on for suspicion of a DUI after a crash Saturday night on Mount Washington, according to police, court documents and his biography. Police were called to a crash on Ruth Street on Saturday just prior to 11 p.m., according to a criminal complaint obtained by KDKA. Police arrived to fi…

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