Find Your Daily Voice
Adams
Your Local News for Adams County, Pennsylvania
Saturday, apr 27
59°
Follow
News
Schools
Business
Obituaries
Police & Fire
Weather
Lifestyle
Politics
Traffic
Tags
Jobs
Shop
Support Us
Adams
Follow
Find Your Daily Voice
News
Schools
Business
Obituaries
Police & Fire
Weather
Lifestyle
Politics
Traffic
Tags
Jobs
Shop
Support Us
Home
About us
All sites
Advertise with us
Contact us
Terms of use
Privacy policy
Code of ethics
Site Map
© 2024 Cantata Media
59°
Saturday, apr 27
Tag:
Allegheny County Police Department
Police & Fire
Homicide Investigation: Baby Boy Found Dead In Western PA, Police Say
An unresponsive 17-month-old baby boy has prompted a homicide investigation in Allegheny County, the police department announced on Tuesday afternoon. The West Mifflin Police were called to the report of the unresponsive baby in the 2600 block of Glenny Lane at 7:47 a.m. on March 27, the ACPD detailed in a release. "First responders arrived and the child was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced deceased," the police said. That's when the assistance of the Allegheny County Police Department's Homicide Unit was requested and the detectives launched an investiga…
Police & Fire
Homicide Suspect Jumps From Second Floor Of Airport In Pennsylvania
A homicide suspect and convicted felon leaped from the second level of a parking garage at an airport in Pennsylvania on Valentine's Day, police announced the following morning. Joshua Leyo, 30 of Altoona, was found with "serious injuries" in a stairwell at the Pittsburgh International Airport around 7:55 a.m., according to the Allegheny County Police Department. Leyo was wanted in Blair County on murder charges following a "suspicious death" in the 200 block of East Maple Avenue at 1:43 p.m. on Feb. 13, the Altoona Police Department said and court records confirmed.&…
Schools
2 Woodland Hills HS Seniors Found Dead, Shots Heard By Housing Authority, Police Say
Two high school seniors were found dead in a street in Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Monday. The two slain 17-year-old Woodland Hills High School students have been identified as Rimel Lamour Williamson and Nazir Parker, by the county medical examiner. A homicide investigation has been launched after an Allegheny County Housing Authority Officer found the student's bodies on Center Street in Braddock around 11 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 27, according to county police. The Allegheny County Police Department's Homicide Unit was called to the area shortly after the housing authority of…
News
Suspected ID'd After Officer Shot In Western PA, Police Say
A man is under police guard at a Pittsburgh area hospital after the officer he shot fired back at him on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, authorities say. Allegheny County 9-1-1 was notified of shots fired in the area of Catherine and Savey streets around 12:18 a.m., Allegheny County Department of Police Superintendent Christopher Kearns details in a release approximately 12 hours later. "A Duquesne police officer responded to the area. When the officer arrived, he was immediately met by gunfire before exiting his vehicle. The officer returned fire striking the suspect in…
News
IDs Of Officers Killed, Wounded In Pennsylvania Shooting Released
One police officer has died after two officers were shot in McKeesport on Monday, February 6, 2023, authorities say. Officer Sean Leonard Sluganski has been identified as the officer killed and Officer Chuck Thomas has been identified as the officer shot in the face and neck area, according to the Allegheny County sheriff's office. The Allegheny County Police Department’s Homicide Unit responded to a request for assistance in McKeesport for an... Posted by Allegheny County Police Department on Monday, February 6, 2023 🚨Everyone please stop what you are doing and PRAY for my BLUE …
News
PA Corrections Officer Resigns Two Days After Prison Video Catches Him Selling Inmate Drugs
A security camera at an Allegheny County jail supposedly captured the moment now-former corrections officer, 34-year-old Raymond Toomey sold an inmate drugs, according to a release by county officials. A review of CCTV footage confirmed a tip by Internal Affairs that suspected synthetic cannabinoids or K2 was in the section of the facility where Toomey worked. Toomey was interviewed by Internal Affairs and his vehicle and home were searched. Authorities seized suboxone/K2, money, and the phone he used in the alleged drug deals on Dec. 10. The following statement was released by county offi…
News
Police Sergeant's Son ID'd Days After Falling To Death Out Of Window In Pittsburgh Suburb
The infant son of a police sergeant who fell out of a window in a Pittsburgh suburb on Tuesday, August 30, has died, authorities say. Henry "Hank" Witucki, 1, fell out of a window of the second-story window of his family's home in the 100 block of Winchester Drive in Plum Borough around 6:30 p.m., Allegheny County police say. The infant survived the fall and was rushed to UPMC's Children's Hospital in critical condition, according to Allegheny County police. He remained in the ICU for several days but succumbed to his injuries on Saturday, September 3, according to the Allegheny County Med…
News
Infant Falls Out Of Window In Pittsburgh Suburb, Police Say
A 1-year-old infant fell out of a window in a Pittsburgh suburb on Tuesday, August 30, police say. Allegheny County 9-1-1 was made aware of the fall out of a window of a home in the 100 block of Winchester Drive in Plum Borough around 6:30 p.m. The infant survived the fall but remains hospitalized and in critical condition, according to Allegheny County police. The Allegheny County Police Department's Homicide Unit we're initially called to assist in Plum Borough, but the units' detectives are now leading the investigation. Anyone with information concerning this incident is as…
News
Child's Birthday Celebration Turned Into Drug Filled Rape At PA Hotel: Sheriff
A 27-year-old man made plans to take a child to Dave and Busters for her birthday but instead took her to a hotel giving her drugs and raping her, authorities say. Dondre Kelly, of West Mifflin Borough, asked a 14-year-old girl's mom if he could take her daughter to the arcade in Homestead on Tuesday, Apr. 5, Sheriff Kevin M. Kraus explains in the release. He told the girl "he had waited two years to have sex with the child. In a disturbed state of mind, the child went to the bathroom and could overhear Kelly watching pornographic videos on his phone," Kraus states in the release.…
Schools
PA Boy, 6, Fatally Shot Brother, 5, Police Say
A 6-year-old shot and killed their 5-year-old brother on Monday night, according to police. The Allegheny County Police Department's Homicide Unit responded to a request for assistance in Penn Hills.At approximately 5:33pm this date, County 9-1-1 was notified of a shooting in the 100 block of Prescott Drive. First responders found a 5-year-old male victim shot. pic.twitter.com/Nh7yYYun66 — Allegheny County PD (@AlleghenyCoPD) November 23, 2021 Penn Hills police were called to a shooting incident in the 100 block of Prescott Drive in Pittsburgh on Monday at approximately 5:33 p.m., accor…
News
Syrian Refugee Pleads Guilty To ISIS Bomb Threat At Pittsburgh Church
A Syrian refugee has pleaded guilty in connection to an Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham bomb threat at a church in Pittsburgh. Mustafa Mousab Alowemer, 23, of Pittsburgh, pleaded guilty on Thursday to one count of attempting to provide material support to ISIS in relation to his plan to attack Legacy International Worship Center located at 2131 Wilson Ave in Pittsburgh in 2019, according to the US Department of Justice. Alowemer came to the US as a refugee escaping the Syrian Civil War on Aug. 1, 2016. He lived in an apartment in Northview Heights, Pittsburgh with his parents and sibling…
59°
