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A 5‑year‑old's 911 call led Charleroi police to an apartment where officers found a man unresponsive and unsanitary conditions; both parents face felony child‑endangerment charges.
Butler City police arrested four during an early-morning South Ninth Street raid that turned up crack, suspected meth and anabolic steroids. Bail is set and a March 3 hearing is scheduled.
A Springfield man was arrested in Curwensville after allegedly trying to meet what he thought was a 15-year-old decoy. Authorities say a child was in his car and the case was referred to federal investigators.
Allegheny County DA says his office is still reviewing evidence after a Pleasant Hills bar brawl that suspended multiple Pittsburgh officers. Internal and criminal reviews are underway.
An arrest warrant was issued after a Denny’s employee allegedly exposed himself to customers at the West Mifflin location. The suspect, identified as Zachary Hiles, remains wanted.
Court filings show a patient at Butler Memorial Hospital attacked a nurse who was trying to calm him, renewing staff calls for stronger safety measures. Local police have charged the suspect.
A late-night fire at an apartment building on Grant Avenue in Millvale sent smoke across the borough; officials reported no injuries as crews battled the blaze.
Officials say roughly 48 firearms and major drug seizures were recovered across Allegheny and nearby counties since January, with several arrests and investigations ongoing.
A Pittsburgh mother faces misdemeanor charges after she and another woman allegedly threatened and threw objects at two secretaries at Morrow PreK‑8 on Feb. 4.
Ian Lanier Freed pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to 1½–5 years plus probation in the 2023 death of Elaine Joyce Daley.
Pittsburgh police and U.S. Marshals say 18‑year‑old Marcell Fields was arrested in connection with two late‑October non‑fatal shootings. He’s being held at the Allegheny County Jail on multiple charges.
A 7-year-old boy from Greensboro was struck and killed Saturday on State Route 88 in Monongahela Township. Authorities identified the child and the driver; an investigation is underway.
A woman was found shot to death inside a Wilkins Township apartment; Allegheny County detectives are investigating and seeking tips from the public.
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