Baby Shower Shooter Pleads Guilty

GREENSBURG, PA – Isiah Hampton from Arnold pleaded guilty on Tuesday, to charges of aggravated assault and reckless endangerment. Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole W. Ziccarelli announced the resolution in the case…

Latrobe man arrested for multiple charges involving juveniles

LATROBE, PA – The Latrobe Police Department, in collaboration with the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office, announced the arrest of Gregory Baucum, 52, on Sunday. Baucum is charged with unlawful contact with…

Jury Convicts Trafford Man Who Kicked in Ex-Woman’s Bedroom Door and Beat Her

GREENSBURG, PA – On Wednesday, a Westmoreland County jury convicted 55-year-old Trafford resident Alfred Tournay on 12 of 15 counts. The charges stem from a brutal assault that took place in December…

New Kensington Double Shooting Suspect Charged

NEW KENSINGTON, PA – Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole W. Ziccarelli, in cooperation with New Kensington Police, announced today, that criminal charges have been filed against 19-year-old Dylan Walmsley of Leechburg. Walmsley…

New Kensington Bank Robbery Suspect Arrested

NEW KENSINGTON, PA – Anthony Burda, the suspect in the robbery of the First National Bank on Tarentum Bridge Road on December 30, 2022, was arrested today, by the U.S. Marshals Task…

Former Seward Police Chief Pleads Guilty in Sexual Extortion Case

GREENSBURG, PA – Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole W. Ziccarelli announced yesterday the conviction of Robert Baldwin, the former chief of the Seward Police Department, on charges of sexual extortion and official…

West Homestead Man Arrested for Motorsports Burglary

ROSTRAVER TOWNSHIP, PA – Pennsylvania State Police and Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole W. Ziccarelli announced the arrest of Bryan Salaj, a West Homestead resident, in connection with the March 2019 burglary…

Carfentanil-packed trip ends with 8-year sentence for Amtrak smuggler

Drug mule busted with deadly carfentanil on train to Latrobe gets up to 8 years GREENSBURG, PA – A Philadelphia man who smuggled a lethal stash of carfentanil and crack cocaine to…

Uber deal gone bad as man busted selling 430 heroin bags to undercover cop

Uber ride ends in drug bust as man caught selling 430 bags of heroin in undercover sting NORTH HUNTINGDON, PA — A Braddock man was busted with more than 400 stamp bags…

Clairton man gets 80 years for shooting Monroeville cop

Clairton man sentenced to up to 80 years for shooting Monroeville police officer and leading chase GREENSBURG, PA – A Clairton man convicted of shooting a Monroeville police officer and leading police…

Man faces homicide charges in New Kensington apartment shooting

GREENSBURG, Pa. — A Westmoreland County grand jury has brought homicide and related charges against a man accused of fatally shooting 31-year-old James Michael Hayes in New Kensington in 2022. District Attorney…

Two men sentenced after $150K heroin and fentanyl bust on Pennsylvania Turnpike

GREENSBURG, Pa. — Two men convicted of trafficking heroin and fentanyl through Westmoreland County have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms following their arrests on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in 2023. District Attorney…

Pennsylvania couple sentenced for brutal abuse of teen boy

GREENSBURG, PA — A Westmoreland County judge has sentenced a Derry Township couple to prison after both pleaded guilty to physically abusing a 14-year-old boy, leaving him permanently injured. Charles and Jamie…

Clairton man convicted of attempted murder in 2023 shooting of Monroeville police officer

GREENSBURG, Pa. — A Westmoreland County jury has found Bruce Alvarado, 40, of Clairton, guilty on all counts in connection with the November 2023 shooting of a Monroeville police officer and a…

Vandergrift man sentenced to up to 24 years for firing bullets into homes

VANDERGRIFT, Pa. — A Vandergrift man has been sentenced to 12 to 24 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple felony charges for firing more than a dozen bullets into three…

Man Who Murdered Wife at U-Haul Storage Facility Convicted After Four Day Trial

GREENSBURG, PA – Alfred Keith Steele, 44, of Apollo, was convicted of first-degree murder on Thursday, in Westmoreland County. The verdict came after a four-day trial for the May 2022 shooting of…

Greensburg Man Arrested for Luring Child Into Vehicle

GREENSBURG, PA – Today, Pennsylvania State Police, in cooperation with District Attorney Nicole W. Ziccarelli, announced the arrest of Keith Lilliock, 43, on felony charges of luring a child into a motor…

McKeesport Woman Pleads Guilty after Police Uncover a Kilo of Heroin. Fentanyl and a Fentanyl Analogue During Car Search

PITTSBURGH – A McKeesport, Pennsylvania resident pleaded guilty in federal court to violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. Shaila Ashby, age 30, pleaded guilty to one…

Heroin Dealer Goes Back to Prison for Domestic Assault

PITTSBURGH – A federal felon has been sentenced in federal court to an additional one year and one day of incarceration in the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) for violating his supervised…

Shaler Man Pleads Guilty to Dealing Heroin

PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Shaler, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics trafficking laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. James Crivella,…

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