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North Huntingdon woman jailed for assault
By admin at September 27, 2010 | 7:21 pm | 0 Comment
By Patti Dobranski TRIBUNE-REVIEW Friday, January 18, 2008 A 41-year-old North Huntingdon woman has been jailed on aggravated assault charges for allegedly taking her sister's prosthetic leg and beating her about the head and face so severely she had to be hospitalized. North Huntingdon police said Donna Sturkie-Anthony was charged with aggravated assault, simple more...
YOTW: Police: Uniontown Man Punches Amputee Mom Defending Child
By admin at September 13, 2010 | 7:14 pm | 0 Comment
UNIONTOWN, Pa. -- A Uniontown man has been jailed on charges that his hit his wheelchair-bound amputee mother as she tried to protect her 4-year-old grandson from an attack. Dontay Bradley Jr., 18, is charged with simple assault, terroristic threats, reckless endangerment and harassment. Uniontown police said Bradley punched his mother in the face when she moved her more...
YOTW: Port Authority bus driver arrested after nearly hitting cop, failing sobriety tests
By admin at September 13, 2010 | 7:11 pm | 0 Comment
A Port Authority bus driver who failed three sobriety tests was arrested Wednesday morning after nearly striking a city police officer in a crosswalk. The driver, Anthony Larkin Jr., failed to yield to a uniformed Pittsburgh police officer who was helping someone cross Wood Street between Sixth Avenue and Oliver Street, said Port Authority spokesman Jim more...
YOTW: Suspect Caught ‘Red-Handed’ After Swissvale Bank Held Up With BB Gun
By admin at September 13, 2010 | 7:08 pm | 0 Comment
SWISSVALE, Pa. -- A man was arrested Saturday after police said he robbed a Swissvale bank with a BB gun while dressed as a woman -- but still sporting his dark goatee. "Probably should be one of America's dumbest criminals, I would guess," Swissvale police Chief Greg Geppert said with a chuckle. Police said 48-year-old Dennis Hawkins, wearing a blonde wig and fake more...
YOTW: Woman Charged After Wiping Dirty Diaper On Car
By admin at September 13, 2010 | 7:06 pm | 0 Comment
DUNBAR TOWNSHIP (KDKA/AP) - A woman in Fayette County has been charged in a bizarre case of road rage Saturday evening. According to an Associated Press Report, Jessica Hollis, 23, of Mount Pleasant wiped a dirty diaper on the window of another vehicle during a traffic jam dispute. Hollis and the other woman were engaged in an argument while attempting to leave more...
YOTW: Pa. woman gave son, 6, to stranger on bus
By admin at September 13, 2010 | 6:23 pm | 0 Comment
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Pittsburgh woman faces charges after she allegedly left her 6-year-old son with a stranger on board a bus while she was being arrested on a shoplifting charge. Police said Portia Scoggins had two children with her Friday when she boarded a bus after taking items from a pharmacy, but just one when they pulled it over and arrested her. Officers said more...
