Justin Vellucci stories, Page 2
Man acquitted in fatal North Side shooting of 2 women sentenced on gun charges
A judge Tuesday sentenced a Hill District man to at least 12½ years in prison for his role in an Oct. 15, 2022, gang-related shooting on Pittsburgh’s North Side that left three dead. In January, a jury acquitted Jaylone Hines, 25, in the 2022 killing of Jacquelyn Mehalic, 33, of...
‘Pittsburgh is ready’: Airport gussies up for 2026 NFL Draft
After more than a year of planning and hype that’s built to a crescendo in recent weeks, elected leaders gathered Monday afternoon at Pittsburgh International Airport to officially kick off 2026 NFL Draft Week. Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O’Connor, flanked by a bevy of public servants, called the upcoming draft “historic”...
Pittsburgh cop punched handcuffed woman in face after she bit, scratched him, court papers say
A Pittsburgh police officer punched a handcuffed woman, bloodying her nose, after she bit and scratched him while resisting arrest on a drug charge, according to court papers filed Thursday. Officer Ronald Postell “delivered a closed-fist strike” to the face of Angel Bradford, 28, during the arrest Wednesday evening in...
Pittsburgh cop’s use of force under review for striking handcuffed woman in face
Pittsburgh police, claiming they were prompted by community concerns, have asked an independent use-of-force expert to investigate after a city police officer was filmed striking a woman in handcuffs during a drug-related arrest. A Pittsburgh police spokeswoman on Thursday said the male officer, who she did not name, struck Angel...
Pittsburgh man charged with fatally beating, burning girlfriend
Police have arrested a Pittsburgh man charged with killing his girlfriend in December, accusing him of beating and burning her before driving her naked corpse to a North Side home and abandoning it. Tyrone Good, 44, was arraigned Wednesday on one count of criminal homicide, a day after being extradited...
Man fatally stabbed in North Braddock
A Pittsburgh man was fatally stabbed late Sunday in North Braddock, authorities said Monday. Eastern Regional Mon Valley Police — which covers four municipalities, including North Braddock — said they were dispatched to the 1100 block of 4th Street around 9:15 p.m. They found the victim, identified as Charles A....
What were those low-flying Black Hawk helicopters doing over Downtown Pittsburgh?
Four Black Hawk military helicopters buzzed over Downtown Pittsburgh and the city’s North Side in broad daylight for more than 30 minutes Thursday afternoon. And nobody seemed to know why. Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O’Connor’s spokeswoman didn’t know about it. Allegheny County’s spokeswoman wasn’t sure, either. City and Allegheny County Police...
Forecast is cloudy with a chance of baseball for Pirates’ home opener
Meteorologists predict that it will be pleasantly warm but potentially rainy when the Pittsburgh Pirates play this season’s home-opener Friday afternoon at PNC Park. But forecasting the game’s outcome based on the elements doesn’t bode well for the Buccos. “Let’s start with the fun part of the forecast for Friday,”...
Oakdale teen charged in crash that killed tractor-trailer driver
Police have arrested an Oakdale teen accused of fatally striking a tractor-trailer driver standing outside his vehicle in Washington County last summer. Jaxon Ramon Farrell, 18, was charged Monday with homicide by vehicle and other counts in the Aug. 25, 2025, death of Brian Everhart on a Route 22 overpass...
Morning Roundup: Cops confiscate drugs, cash, gun at Penn Hills convenience store
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, April 1, 2026: Beaver County man arrested in Penn Hills with loaded gun, drugs Authorities arrested a Beaver County man Tuesday who they said was spotted carrying illegal drugs, $7,000 in cash and a loaded gun — with...
Rain, possible storms soak Pittsburgh; dreary stretch could last into Sunday
Get ready for a wet Wednesday, Pittsburgh. Showers are expected and thunderstorms are possible through much of the day — and the weather looks like it could be dreary into Sunday, according to meteorologists at the National Weather Service office in Moon. Up to 1¼ inches of rain had fallen...
Pedestrian struck in Oakland crash-prone corridor near UPMC hospitals
A pedestrian suffered a minor injury Tuesday morning when she was struck by a vehicle near an intersection prone to accidents that sits amid two UPMC hospitals and the University of Pittsburgh’s Oakland campus. The woman, who authorities have not named, walked in front of the vehicle around 8:30 a.m.,...
Teen shot in Homewood; police detain 2 after foot chase
One teen was arrested and one hospitalized after a shooting Monday night in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood. ShotSpotter recorded 13 rounds of gunfire — followed seconds later by two more shots — near the 500 block of Rosedale Street around 7:25 p.m., a police spokeswoman said. Witnesses told police about 10...
Man critically wounded in Larimer shooting; no arrests made
A man was critically injured after gunshots broke out Monday in Pittsburgh’s Larimer neighborhood. Police were dispatched around 7:45 p.m. to Mayflower Street near Emans Way, where the gunshot detection system ShotSpotter reported that six gunshots had been fired, a police spokeswoman said. Responding officers found a man, who had...
Police: Man ‘terrorized’ ex-girlfriend in Crafton, now headed to trial
A North Carolina man is headed to trial after months of stalking and “terrorizing his ex-girlfriend” in Crafton — including an alleged kidnapping and multiple manhunts involving more than a half-dozen local police forces. Christian Andre Spruill, 36, waived a preliminary hearing Friday on 14 criminal charges, including felony counts...
Bellevue man identified in fatal South Side shooting; separate shooting leaves another critical
An argument over a Pittsburgh man walking in the middle of the street late at night led to one of two shootings early Sunday in the city’s busiest entertainment district. Devin Maurice Singleton, 25, was walking down 15th Street in Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood shortly before midnight Saturday, according to...
Candle studio joins pop-up businesses fueling Downtown’s NFL Draft push
The temperature Tuesday afternoon in Downtown Pittsburgh didn’t climb much above freezing. But patrons at Kayla Branca’s new candle workshop, The Studio by PGH Candle, said they felt something warm wash over them upon entering the Wood Street store. Branca made the shop’s opening official this week with an oversized...
AG-led raids targeting illegal guns lead to seizures in Pittsburgh, Rankin
Local police and agents from the state Attorney General’s Office last week arrested two teens and seized three guns after securing search warrants for homes in Pittsburgh and Rankin, the agency announced Thursday. Authorities said they arrested Daonte King, 18, on gun charges after searching his Mount Washington home March...
Market Square brawl reignites Downtown Pittsburgh safety concerns weeks before 2026 NFL Draft
A Market Square brawl last weekend has renewed pressure on business owners and elected leaders to crimeproof one of Downtown Pittsburgh’s most visible public spaces — just weeks before hundreds of thousands of visitors descend on the city for the 2026 NFL Draft. About 40 people wreaked havoc around 5:30...
What will happen to the puppy abandoned at Pittsburgh International Airport?
Allegheny County Police have been inundated with emails and phone calls about adopting the puppy they said a Texas man abandoned last week at Pittsburgh International Airport, a spokesman told TribLive on Wednesday. Authorities know little beyond the gender — male — of the chocolate Labrador retriever officers found Friday...
Pittsburgh-funded shelter draws praise as rockets strike Israeli sister city
An Israeli bomb shelter Tuesday helped save the lives of two children threatened by an impending missile attack, Jewish leaders said — and the money to build the wartime safe haven came straight from Pittsburgh. The alarms sounded in Karmiel, Israel, at 3:45 p.m. local time on the 25th day...
Texas man charged with abandoning chocolate Lab puppy at Pittsburgh airport
Authorities are looking for a foster home for a chocolate Labrador retriever they say a Texas man abandoned Friday afternoon at Pittsburgh International Airport. Omar Orlando Perez, 42, of Robstown, Texas, was charged Tuesday with animal cruelty and dog abandonment after he left the animal — a puppy whose age...
Mystery daredevil parachutes off Pittsburgh skyscraper
Pittsburgh police are investigating after a “reported parachutist” jumped off a skyscraper near the former site of the Civic Arena. Just three weeks after a Beaver County social-media influencer scaled the Gulf Tower — once Pennsylvania’s tallest building — someone appeared to launch themselves off the FNB Financial Center, a...
Police seize cocaine, mushrooms, cash, guns in Robinson bust
A Robinson man was jailed Thursday after authorities said they found nearly a kilogram of cocaine, psychedelic mushrooms and about $30,000 in cash in his Statia Street home. Nicholas Giese, 40, was charged with seven drug counts. He was taken to the Allegheny County Jail, where he posted $100,000 bail...
Pittsburgh refused to identify cops present at bar fight, but records reveal their names
Pittsburgh officials Wednesday released records with the names of three city police detectives — one of them the leader of his police academy class — present at a bar brawl involving one of their colleagues last month in Pleasant Hills. Pittsburgh police Chief Jason Lando placed Detectives Jake Flickinger, Kyle...
