Morning Roundup: Suspect arrested after 2 sexual assaults in Oakland
Here are some of the latest news items happening this morning, Tuesday, June 10:
Suspect arrested after 2 sexual assaults in Oakland
Pittsburgh police on Monday announced a suspect has been arrested after two separate sexual assault incidents in the city’s Oakland neighborhood.
Tyree Jackson, 24, of Pittsburgh turned himself in after warrants were issued for his arrest, officials said.
He faces multiple charges, including aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault, unlawful restraint, indecent exposure, simple assault, strangulation, terrorist threats and involuntary deviate sexual intercourse.
Jackson is being held at the Allegheny County Jail and an investigation is ongoing.
Officials investigate Washington County fire that killed pet bird
The fire marshal is investigating the cause of a fire Tuesday that damaged a home in Independence Township and killed a pet bird.
The blaze was reported just before 12:30 a.m. in the bedroom of a Washington Pike home, TribLive news partner WTAE reported.
A bird was killed in the fire. Two people who lived in the house were not home in the time, WTAE reported.
No other injuries were repored.
Julia Burdelski is a TribLive reporter covering Pittsburgh City Hall and other news in and around Pittsburgh. A La Roche University graduate, she joined the Trib in 2020. She can be reached at jburdelski@triblive.com.
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