Paul Peirce stories, Page 30
Greensburg man charged with domestic assault, fighting city police
A Greensburg man is accused of fighting with city police, spitting on three officers and making threats as he was taken into custody early Thursday after he was accused of assaulting his girlfriend. Malik M. Crosby, 22, was arraigned on four counts each of harassment and simple assault by a...
1,000 Pennsylvania National Guard members being activated to help in Washington D.C.
Gov. Tom Wolf announced Thursday that approximately 1,000 Pennsylvania National Guard members have been activated to support the District of Columbia National Guard and local authorities through the Jan. 20 presidential inauguration in Washington D.C. Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Christopher Miller signed orders Thursday activating the National Guard from Virginia,...
Westmoreland County Prison inmate accused of assaulting cellmate
A Westmoreland County Prison inmate is charged with attacking his cellmate, according to county detectives. William J. Hill, 33, of Everson, was arraigned Tuesday on charges of aggravated assault and simple assault in connection with a 5:30 a.m. Dec. 20 attack on his 26-year-old cellmate. Det. James Williams reported the...
Troopers say Virginia Beach man linked to 2019 bicycle bank robbery in HempfieldVideo
A Virginia Beach man with ties to Allegheny and Westmoreland counties this week proclaimed he is innocent of a 2019 bank robbery in Hempfield during which the scofflaw fled on a bicycle. Ronald D. Sever, 57, was extradited from Virginia on robbery and other charges filed by state police in...
First responders recall fatal Pennsylvania Turnpike crash in Mt. Pleasant Township 1 year later
Mention the morning of Jan. 5, 2020, to Jerry Lucia, and the Mt. Pleasant fire chief automatically responds, “Milepost 85.5 Pennsylvania Turnpike.” Lucia, a borough firefighter for 45 years, has responded to hundreds of crashes along the toll road in Westmoreland County during that time. But a deadly tour bus...
Assault complaints withdrawn against Unity man
Simple assault and related charges filed last year against a Unity man have been withdrawn prior to a scheduled preliminary hearing. Aaron M. Klingensmith, 37, was arrested by state police after an alleged incident at his home June 30 on Bethel Church Road. Klingensmith had denied the allegations. According to...
Troopers accuse Unity man of screwing doors shut to keep woman from fleeing after fight
A Unity man is accused of screwing doors shut at his home to keep a woman he allegedly assaulted on New Year’s Day from leaving, state police reported. Irvin Scott Achhammer, 27, is accused of pushing a woman into a banister and hitting her with a cigarette lighter during an...
State game commission’s plant seedling sale starts Monday
Landowners wanting to plant tree species that benefit wildlife are in luck. The state game commission on Monday will start its annual sale of tree and shrub seedlings from its Howard Nursery in Centre County. The sale will continue through April 23. Orders can be placed online through www.pgc.state.pa.us, then...
Unity driver accused of DUI, fleeing state police early New Year’s Day
State police arrested a 29-year-old man who they said fled a traffic stop and led troopers on a 4-mile chase through Unity early Friday. Mark D. Marcinik of Hostetter was released on $10,000 recognizance bond after being arraigned before District Judge Charles R. Conway on charges of careless driving, driving...
Penn Township man accused of assaulting teenager during food delivery
An 83-year-old Penn Township man was accused this week of sexually assaulting a teenage girl who made a food delivery to his home earlier this month. Clifford B. Wareham was charged Tuesday by township police with harassment and indecent assault in connection with the Dec. 21 incident that occurred at...
Youngstown’s Tin Lizzy continues to defy covid orders as late bartender memorialized
For the second time this year, the Tin Lizzy Tap Room and Restaurant in Youngstown has run afoul of state officials for violating Gov. Tom Wolf’s temporary restrictions meant to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. But despite the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture ordering the business to close this...
Irwin man accused of stabbing someone outside bar
A 26-year-old Irwin man is in the county jail on $75,000 bond after police say he fought with two brothers late Monday outside a Main Street restaurant-bar and stabbed one man in the neck. Joshua James Robison was arraigned Tuesday on charges of assault with a deadly weapon, harassment, possessing...
Jeannette police arrest fugitive accused of threatening woman with handgun
A 42-year-old Jeannette man accused of threatening a woman with a gun after she gave him a ride last month boasted to city police after his arrest Sunday that he eluded capture for 46 days, according to police reports. Jamar “Philly” McIntosh, 42, of Jeannette was found hiding in a...
Man charged with assaulting 2 Derry Township relatives, state trooper
A 40-year-old man accused of assaulting two relatives in their Derry Township home after walking naked through their neighborhood early Saturday was arrested hours later for allegedly kicking a state trooper. James J. Zamerski of Pittsburgh was arrested by troopers twice in a span of three hours Saturday on multiple...
GoFundMe account established for family of teen killed in Unity crash
A 17-year-old Westmoreland County teenager who was critically injured Wednesday in a one-vehicle crash in Unity died of his injuries at a Pittsburgh hospital, family members said. Joshua Ryan Nearanzio of Loyalhanna in Derry Township died at 3:45 p.m. Saturday afternoon at UPMC Presbyterian hospital, where he was transported after...
4 charged with assisting McKeesport fugitive accused of shooting patrolman
Four people were charged this week with helping Koby Lee Francis, the 22-year-old McKeesport man wanted in connection with the Dec. 20 shooting of a city police officer. Daniel M. Neal, 19, Gesiah N. Grigsby, 21, Justine D. Kenyatta, 20, and Jasmyn Henderson-Bracey, 25, are charged with hindering apprehension after...
Small fire reported inside store at Monroeville Mall
An Allegheny County fire marshal is attempting to determine the cause of a minor fire inside a store at Monroeville Mall Sunday. Firefighters and police responded to a fire alarm about 6:30 a.m. at the SoKool store in the mall, according to the fire department. Firefighters reported finding smoke and...
Hempfield couple joyful at arrival of Christmas ‘surprise’
You couldn’t name your first child after a character from the Batman comic book series and not expect any surprises. For first time parents, Tammy Maharaj, and Brandon Kalp of Hempfield, the surprise from their daughter, Harley Quinn Kalp, was born at 2:13 p.m. Christmas Day at Excela Health Westmoreland...
Jeannette woman ticketed for driving over 130 mph on Route 119
A woman who led police on a brief chase at speeds exceeding 130 mph along Route 119 in East Huntingdon this month has a hearing on multiple criminal and traffic citations tentatively scheduled next month. Roxanna L. Varriano, 44, of Jeannette was charged this week by state police with illegally...
VFW Christmas cheer sent to Pa. National Guard soldiers around the globe
A brief social media post relayed by state Veterans of Foreign Wars Department officials late Monday to Westmoreland County’s VFW District Commander Carl Trusiak couldn’t have been more welcome and gratifying. “A lot of the packages are coming in!!! The team and brigade love them! Thank you!” the anonymous National...
Man accused of stealing donation jar from Greensburg pizza shop
Greensburg police said a submarine sandwich helped lead them to a suspect accused of stealing a donation jar from a local pizza shop. Gabriel A. Smith, 41, of Jeannette is charged with theft and receiving stolen property in connection with the theft of approximately $100 in donations collected in a...
Troopers ask help finding teen runaway from Derry Township group home
State police are asking the public’s help locating a 14-year-old girl who ran away from a Adelphoi group home in Derry Township Sunday. Police reported that Dajah Whetstone ran away from the Susan’s Place group home on the 2800 block of Ligonier Street about 5:30 p.m. Trooper Josh Abernathy reported...
Greensburg man accused of assaulting, choking and robbing Youngwood woman
A Greensburg man is jailed on $10,000 bond after state police say he assaulted, choked and robbed a woman of $275 and her cell phone before abandoning her along a rural Derry Township road. Robert W. Kinney is charged with robbery, theft, simple assault and strangulation in connection with the...
Westmoreland County Sheriff won’t enforce Gov. Wolf’s new covid-19 orders
Add Westmoreland County Sheriff James Albert to the list of law enforcement officers vowing not enforce Gov. Tom Wolf’s temporary covid restrictions. Last weekend, Wolf suspended all indoor dining, closed entertainment venues, limited indoor gatherings to 10 people and outdoor gatherings to 50 and restricted all other in-person businesses to...
I-70 bridge named after Rostraver-West Newton paramedic who died responding to callVideo
When drivers cross the newly named Matthew Smelser Memorial Bridge on Interstate 70 in South Huntingdon, Krisi Secrist said she hopes they recall the joy her uncle had helping others. “You never had to ask Matt for help. He was always there to do anything for anyone and, despite his...
