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Thursday, July 19, 2012

USC Residents Asked to Report Suspicious Activity Immediately

Police seek input as destructive acts of vandalism mount.

With summer come the inevitable reports of vandalism. But the summer of 2012 has been out of the ordinary in that regard. “This is not just a couple of mailboxes being damaged,” Upper St. Clair police Lt. James Englert said Wednesday. “Within the last couple of days, it has not let up at all.” Township residents on Tuesday afternoon received calls from USC Notify, the emergency notification system launched this year, with the message to report suspicious noise or activity. The rash of vandalism, which Englert called particularly destructive, started a few weeks ago in the Deerfield Manor plan and since has spread to many other parts of the township. Residents have reported incidents of smashed home and auto glass, destruction of lights and…

Andrew G

11:52 pm on Tuesday, July 24, 2012

i have not heard any reports in my neighborhood but one. it was not as bad as all the others sound but my neighbor got all their windows spray painted black.   more ›

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