Paul Peirce stories, Page 32
Jeannette man accused of pulling gun on women who gave him a ride
Two women told Jeannette police they gave a man a ride only to have him pull out a handgun and threaten to shoot one of them because she blocked him on social media. Police obtained an arrest warrant for Jamar “Philly” McIntosh, 42, of Jeannette on charges of reckless endangerment,...
Man accused of fighting with shoppers, kicking trooper outside Walmart in Hempfield
A Greensburg man is accused of getting into two fights and kicking a state trooper after being yelled at by shoppers for driving erratically and speeding through the parking lot of the Walmart in Hempfield. David C. Wisniewski, 30, was arraigned on 18 criminal counts, including aggravated assault, aggravated assault...
2 men charged with hindering investigation of Jeannette double shooting
Two Westmoreland County men are charged with hindering apprehension and obstruction of justice for helping a Jeannette teenager dispose of two handguns after he allegedly shot and wounded two men last month. Khalil L. Myers, 16, was arrested hours after the shootings at 4:46 p.m. Oct. 20 inside a house...
Washington Twp. police confiscate marijuana, mushrooms, Xanax pills during traffic stop
A traffic stop for a broken tail light resulted in the arrest of a 29-year-old man Thursday after Washington Township police seized nearly 5 pounds of marijuana, psychedelic mushrooms, Xanax pills and drug packaging material from his SUV. Patrick C. Meanor, 29, of Worthville, Jefferson County, is charged with four...
Mt. Pleasant Borough Christmas tree fundraiser to benefit fire departmentVideo
David and Pam DePalma brought their Christmas tree out of storage this week to prep it as the centerpiece of their Mt. Pleasant flooring shop’s holiday window display. Once again, the branches of the tree initially will be bare, except for lights, when it is erected Nov. 25 in the...
Man accused of soliciting 15-year-old girl in Latrobe
A man was arrested Thursday on charges of soliciting and harassing a 15-year-old Latrobe girl last month while she was accompanied by her 7-year-old niece at a city laundromat. Justice J. Roberts, 24, of Greensburg was arrested on a warrant acquired by city police after the Oct. 25 incident. He...
Salem man arrested for ‘open lewdness’ in Westmoreland County Courthouse
A Salem man was charged Wednesday with disorderly conduct and open lewdness after he was accused of performing a sex act in a hallway outside District Attorney John Peck’s office in the courthouse. Adam J. Amendola, 28, was arrested by county park police after a woman complained she encountered the...
17-year-old North Huntingdon girl found safe, back with family
North Huntingdon police said a 17-year-old girl who was missing since Nov. 12 was located Tuesday. Hailey M. Mastrovich left for work last week at the nearby Walmart but never showed up for her shift, which resulted in a public alert by authorities, police said. Police said investigators learned the...
Mt. Pleasant area contractor charged with taking $12K down payment for work never done
A Mt. Pleasant area contractor was charged this week after state police say he took a $12,000 down payment from a local dentist for a building repair project, but never did any work. Timothy Jay King, 34, was charged Tuesday with deceptive business practices, home improvement fraud, theft and theft...
New Alexandria man accused of assault, breaking into woman’s home
A New Alexandria man was arrested by state troopers, accused of breaking into a woman’s home and assaulting and choking her. Kevin D. Kelly, 48, is charged by state police with harassment, simple assault, strangulation, driving on a license suspended for driving under the influence and operating a vehicle without...
East Huntingdon man, accused of assaulting woman, is arrested again 14 hours later
An East Huntingdon man arrested for assaulting and choking his ex-girlfriend is accused of returning to the woman’s apartment after his release from prison and threatening to kill her. Scott A. Bergman, 56, admitted to state troopers he hitchhiked directly from the county prison to his former girlfriend’s apartment in...
Export couple arrested after stabbing
An Export couple is in the Westmoreland County Prison after an argument turned into someone getting stabbed early Sunday, according to state police. Devon M. Nuccetelli, 42, is charged by state police with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, harassment, reckless endangerment and simple assault after the 4:20 a.m. altercation...
Reports of screams in Greensburg end in arrest of assault suspect
Desperate cries from a Greensburg woman begging for help over the weekend prompted neighbors to call police, which led to the arrest of a Fayette County man. City police responded after 11 p.m. Saturday to North Carpenter Street after receiving multiple of a woman screaming. Several residents in the vicinity...
Hempfield man accused of stealing Rostraver woman’s coin collection
A Westmoreland County carpet installer is charged with stealing a Rostraver customer’s coin collection valued at more than $1,000 while working in her home last month. Curtis Burkholder, 51, of Hempfield, is charged with theft and receiving stolen property by township police in connection with the theft that allegedly occurred...
Game warden cites Derry Township man after trophy deer post on social media
A Derry Township man’s boast on social media about bagging an albino deer during archery season last month landed him in hot water with the state game commission. After an investigation, Stone P. Kepple, 23, admitted to wardens that he had struck the deer while driving in Derry Borough and...
Man involved in standoff that closed Norwin schools charged with carrying fake sheriff badge
A North Huntingdon man taken into custody Monday after a standoff with state parole agents showed Monroeville police a fake “state police deputy badge,” when questioned for allegedly breaking into a truck last month, according to court papers. Randolph Eugene Dillinger, 54, was charged last week by Monroeville police on...
Latrobe man charged with rape accused of lewdness, assaulting prison guard
A Latrobe man accused of raping a woman hours after his release from the Westmoreland County Prison last week was awaiting arraignment Thursday on new charges of exposing himself to a nurse at the Hempfield lockup and assaulting a prison guard. Zackery D. Kimmick, 30, was returned to the prison...
Derry Township assault victim hid inside van until troopers arrived
State police responding to a domestic assault in Derry Township early Wednesday said the victim fled her home and hid inside a van until troopers arrived. Jordache R. Larrabee, 31, of Derry Township, was charged by with assaulting, choking and threatening the woman during the 1:23 a.m. incident along Torrance...
Woman accused of twice assaulting Ligonier Valley police officer
A 31-year-old Latrobe woman is accused of twice nearly running over a Ligonier Valley policeman who was trying to arrest her for violating a protection from abuse order last weekend. Amanda Jury was arraigned Sunday on two counts each of aggravated assault on a police officer and fleeing and eluding...
Seward police chief accused of offering women leniency in exchange for sex
State police this week filed criminal charges against Seward’s police chief, who has now resigned, accusing him of offering two women leniency in criminal matters in exchange for sex. Robert I. Baldwin Jr., 49, who served as police chief for just over a year, formerly was a part-time officer with...
Blue Angels visit to Unity airport delayed until Thursday
Central Westmoreland County residents looking skyward just after noon Thursday could get a sneak peek of what’s in store at the 2021 county airshow May 29-30 at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport. An advance team from the U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron, based in Pensacola, Fla., is expected to...
Police accuse Latrobe man of raping woman hours after prison release
A Latrobe man who completed a jail sentence for a drug-related conviction and parole violations Tuesday is accused of raping a Hempfield woman hours after his release. Zackery D. Kimmick, 30, is back in the Westmoreland County Prison on $250,000 bond. He was arraigned Thursday on charges of rape, indecent...
Firefighters contain blaze in basement of Mt. Pleasant Township homeVideo
Crews from several fire companies quickly doused a blaze Thursday afternoon that “moderately” damaged a Mt. Pleasant Township home. “We were able to contain the fire in the basement and were able to save the home,” said Hecla Volunteer Fire Department Chief Steve Howell. The fire was reported at 1:38...
Safety event slated in New Stanton as part of fire department’s 70th anniversary
As part of its 70th anniversary celebration and to raise fire safety awareness, the New Stanton Volunteer Fire Department is holding a fire prevention program from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Hepler’s Hardware off Route 119. Fire department president David Hauger said, as a result of many fire...
Teen accused of setting fire in Unity Adelphoi group home
A resident at a Unity home for troubled juveniles is charged by state police with arson after allegedly starting an electrical fire in a bathroom of a residential facility Oct. 5. Davon Mali Moats, 18, a resident at Adelphoi Village’s Loyalhanna House on its main campus, is charged with two...
