Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, June 24:
No injuries reported in Brackenridge boat fire
Emergency services were called to a boat fire in Brackenridge on Sunday night.
Allegheny County 911 said services were dispatched at 8:46 p.m. to Brackenridge Park.
There were no reports of injuries, as officials said there were no occupants on the boat at the time of the fire.
Firefighters extinguished the flames by 10:25 p.m.
Pittsburgh police search for missing girl
Pittsburgh police said Special Victims Unit detectives are searching for a 13-year-old girl who has been missing for three days.
Tabitha Clark is described as 5-foot-7 with brown eyes and hair in long black braids with a blonde streak. She was last seen wearing a pink head scarf with large flowers, a “bluish sweatshirt” and light blue slides that look like sharks.
Clark was last seen in the Brighton Heights neighborhood on June 21, 2024, around 11:30 p.m. Police said she may have been headed to the Downtown Pittsburgh area.
Anyone with information about her should call 9-1-1 or 412-323-7141.
State trooper pulled into vehicle in Butler County traffic stop
A Pennsylvania State Trooper was pulled into a vehicle during a routine traffic stop in Butler County on Sunday morning, officials said.
Police said the trooper initiated the stop just after 1:30 a.m. at the intersection of Pittsburgh Road and Vogel Road, having the vehicle pull into a Sheetz parking lot.
The driver attempted to flee the scene in his vehicle, police said, causing the trooper to be pulled into the vehicle as it was moving.
Troopers said they were able to “disable” the vehicle and stopped it after about 200 feet. Both the driver and passenger were taken into custody. Police said the unoccupied vehicle then rolled backward, hitting a state police vehicle.
Police said the same vehicle required biological decontamination after the passenger involved in the incident allegedly tried to spit out of the window. Police said the driver and passenger were both under the influence and in possession of controlled substances.
