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5 Dead In Allegheny County Home Explosion
The death toll has risen to five in a home explosion in an area outside of Pittsburgh this weekend. The home explosion at at 141 Rustic Ridge Dr. in Plum (Allegheny County) Saturday morning, Aug. 12, destroyed three houses, with four adults and one adolescent dead as of Sunday afternoon, county officials said. Three more victims were taken to area hospitals: Two were in stable condition and have since been released from the hospital, and the third individual remains critical. Ring footage obtained by WTAE shows the explosion. PLUM EXPLOSION | Ring door bell footage was given to us of …
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'Respectful' PA Teen Shot In Chest After Grandma's Funeral, Family Says
A 16-year-old boy was gunned down the same day as his maternal grandmother's funeral, according to his family. Dominic Sanner of Homestead, West Mifflin Township was shot in the chest while standing between two homes in the 100 block of East 17th Street at 11:27 p.m. on Friday, May 5, 2023, Allegheny County police explained in a release the following afternoon. First responders came but he died from his injuries at the scene, the police said. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner later confirmed his identity. The county police are investigating this as a homicide. Anyone with informat…
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PA Woman Missing For Over 30 Years Found Alive In Puerto Rico: Authorities
A missing street preacher from Pennsylvania has been "found alive and well" in Puerto Rico, authorities announced in a press conference on Thursday, March 2, 2023. Patricia "Pat" Gail Kopta, had not been seen since June 20, 1992, and her husband Robert "Bob" Kopta reported her missing on Nov. 27 of that year, according to the police. She had a history of mental health issues and had disappeared before, so although there were rumors of a mugging and her jewelry being stolen, the police say family and friends knew she was looking for mental health treatment and her disappearance "…
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Allegheny County Controller Employee Sent Nudes To 8th-Grade Boy Through Snapchat: Police
A 15-year-old boy was sent more than 25 nude images and videos by an Allegheny County Controller's office employee, police allege in court documents obtained by Daily Voice. While working as an accounting department employee for the Allegheny Controller's office, 25-year-old Cam Zmenkowski, sent "sexually explicit messages and sexual assaults occurred over the past several months," county officials stated in a release on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. Allegheny County Police detectives and Indiana Township Police served a sealed search warrant at the residence of Zmenkowski, locat…
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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…
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