Sunday, February 10, 2013
The man's death was ruled a homicide.
An Avella resident was hitchhiking on Old Route 40 in Donegal Township, Washington County, about 9:20 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 18, 1972 when he spotted the badly decomposed body of a man. The man was down an embankment, about 65 feet south of the roadway. His skeletal remains were found in a briar thicket, near a small trash dump, about two miles west of Claysville. It was estimated that he had been there for about 8 to 10 weeks. The man's death was ruled a homicide, according to the Pennsylvania Missing Persons website. The man had gunshot wounds in his left torso, possibly from a .22-caliber weapon. While details about the man's appearance and clothing are many, there are no clues as to who he was, where he came from or why he died. The man …
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Pennsylvania State Police say Apple users are the target of a phishing scam.
Pennsylvania State Police warn Apple users to safeguard their login and user information after a series of reported phishing scams. Police said Apple users have been targeted in the scam, which involves receiving emails informing them that their Apple ID has been suspended, and directing them to a remote site that requests their account and password information. The scam appears to be an effort to collect personal information from Apple users, according to a police statement. The typical message reads: Your Apple ID has been temporarily suspended! Somebody else just tried to sing [sic] in into [sic] your Apple account from another IP address. Please re-confirm your identity today or your account will be suspended due to concerns we have…
Friday, June 29, 2012
Police from six states will be out on DUI patrols this weekend looking for drunk drivers who are getting an early start to the Fourth of July holiday.
Police from six states will be out on DUI patrols this weekend looking for drunk drivers who are getting an early start to the Fourth of July holiday. Troopers from the Pennsylvania State Police, Ohio Highway Patrol and West Virginia State Police held a press conference Friday morning so travelers know officers will be putting up a combine effort to target intoxicated drivers. Maj. Tim Mercer of the Pennsylvania State Police they are trying to network with other agencies to have a broader effort against drinking and driving he said while standing at the I-79 rest stop in South Fayette Township. “Driving under the influence continues to be a danger for Pennsylvania motorists,” Mercer said, “and it’s a threat we take very seriously. Mercer …
Friday, June 1, 2012
The bovine spectacle occurs just days after motorists spotted a pig on the Parkway West.
In the beginning ... there was the pig on the Parkway. Now there are cows "procreating," shall we say, on Route 28. It's been one heckuva week around the 'Burgh. Friday morning, motorists got a spectable of the bovine variety when a cow and bull—oblivious to the Route 28 traffic—decided to do the wild thing in a construction zone of the busy highway. Pennsylvania State Police dealt with traffic congestion caused by the amorous pair "having relations in the road" at the intersection of Routes 28/66 and Route 85 in Rayburn, near Kittanning, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported. Mark O'Neil, a spokesman for the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau in Harrisburg, told WTAE it was his understanding that the cow and bull may have been having "relations" …
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Pennsylvania State Police and the Pennsylvania DUI Association discuss prevention of drunken driving.
It's an unfortunate part of the Christmas season each year, Pennsylvania State Trooper Robin Mungo said. "We usually start to see it rise around Thanksgiving," Mungo said of drunken-driving arrests and crashes. "So this is a reminder to people around the holidays. If you have a friend who you've seen drinking, stop them before they get into a car." Standing alongside the state's DUI Victims Moving Memorial at the Mall at Robinson, Mungo said state police typically handle an increased number of drunken-driving arrests, crashes and fatalities during the December holiday season. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and Pennsylvania DUI Association officials joined her Friday at the memorial to urge western Pennsylvania's drivers not to …
Friday, December 9, 2011
The crash caused heavy delays Friday morning on I-79.
Two people were seriously injured after their sport-utility vehicle crashed Friday morning on Interstate 79 in South Fayette Township. The vehicle was traveling in the northbound lanes near the Bridgeville exit around 6:30 a.m. when it swerved from the right lane and crashed into a tractor-trailer in the other lane, state police Trooper Robin Mungo said. The car appeared to roll over in the crash. The driver and passenger of the SUV were taken to an area hospital, where they are in serious condition, Mungo said. The crashed caused heavy delays in the northbound lanes of I-79 that stretched all the way to the Washington County line. This article originally appeared on Chartiers Valley Patch. Did you get stuck in the I-79 traffic? Tell us in…
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
State police said 10 people were killed across Pennsylvania and 300 were injured in crashes over the holiday weekend.
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Statewide, 10 people were killed in crashes during the five-day Thanksgiving holiday driving period, state police Commissioner Frank Noonan said today. That’s down nearly 50 percent from last year. According to PennDOT, Thanksgiving continues to be the leading holiday for traffic crashes. Nooonan said 326 other people were injured in the 1,007 crashes investigated by troopers during the period that began Nov. 23 and ended Nov. 27. Noonan said five of those killed were not wearing seat belts and four died in alcohol-related crashes. Of the 1,007 crashes, 103 were alcohol-related, he said. State troopers issued 8,647 speeding citations, arrested 484 individuals for driving under the influence, cited 994 people for not wearing seat belts and …
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
State police and PennDOT monitored I-79 near Southpointe in an effort to curb aggressive driving.
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Wednesday, November 2, 2011
State Trooper Joe Christy made no bones about police officers stopping speeding motorists on Interstate 79. With two “radar speed trailers” set up in both directions near the Southpointe exit, Christy noted speeding motorists were given fair warning to slow down. “It’s a little bit different in the sense we don’t have two speed trailers out,” Christy said of Wednesday’s aggressive driving sting with state police and PennDOT. “They’re given the opportunity to slow down. (If they don’t), then we have a trooper for enforcement since you didn’t get it on the first two opportunities.” State troopers from Allegheny and Washington counties were actively patrolling a stretch of Interstate 79 between Bridgeville and Southpointe in an effort to get …
Monday, September 19, 2011
Contact state police if you're interested in completing the 11-week program.
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Monday, September 19, 2011
The Pennsylvania State Police, in partnership with the Pittsburgh Technical Institute, are presenting the Citizen’s Police Academy. The CPA is an 11-week program designed to expose selected Allegheny and Washington County citizens to the world of the police officer, the types of training officers receive and general law enforcement concepts and responsibilities. It is a forum for understanding and communication between citizens and police officers. The CPA will run from Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011 through Tuesday, Dec. 20. Participants will meet every Tuesday night from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at the Pittsburgh Technical Institute, North Fayette Campus, 1111 McKee Road, Oakdale, PA 15071. Anyone who is interested must be at least 18 years of age, a …
Monday, August 22, 2011
Motorists reminded to ‘drive sober or get pulled over.’
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Monday, August 22, 2011
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced the distribution of federal funds to help municipal and state police crack down on impaired driving through Labor Day during the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” initiative. “People may have end-of-summer plans that involve alcohol, but safety should be at the forefront of everyone’s mind,” PennDOT Secretary Barry J. Schoch said. “Getting behind the wheel when you’re impaired by drugs or alcohol puts your life in danger, as well as the lives of everyone sharing the road with you," he said. "Do everyone a favor by designating a driver.” The $4.2 million in federal funds PennDOT distributes come from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The funds have been used throughout…
Roger
2:04 pm on Sunday, July 1, 2012
While I agree with your point of stopping innocent people, the problem with the argument is that all are not innocent. Argument: Failed. If people were responsible, none of this would be necessary. more ›