December 22, 2025 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Crime and Police News
A shooting Sunday night at the Steelview Manor apartments left a Wilmerding woman dead and another man in critical condition, Allegheny County police said.
Lisa Sharnell Epps, 50, died Sunday night in the emergency room of UPMC McKeesport hospital about an hour after the incident, the Allegheny County medical examiner’s office said.
Allegheny County police said callers reported a shooting to 9-1-1 dispatchers at 8:48 p.m. First responders found two victims — a woman, identified as Epps, and a man whose name has not yet been released.
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December 22, 2025 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Crime and Police News, White Oak News
White Oak and Allegheny County police are investigating the chain of events that took the life of a McKeesport woman in a one-car collision on Sunday.
The Allegheny County medical examiner’s office said Keisha Fortner, 45, was pronounced dead at AHN Forbes Regional Hospital in Monroeville following the collision on Route 48 near McClintock Road.
White Oak police Chief Jason Binder said Fortner was the driver of a Chevrolet SUV that was traveling north when the crash occurred just before 4 p.m. Sunday. A male passenger in the vehicle was taken to an area hospital where he was in critical condition, Binder said.
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November 26, 2025 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Crime and Police News
(Tube City Almanac file photo)
A former nurse’s aide at Kane Community Living Center in McKeesport has been accused of stealing more than $8,200 from a patient who entrusted her with his debit card.
Tracy Lee Dodds, 59, of West Elizabeth is charged by Allegheny County police with theft by unlawful taking and access device fraud, according to an affidavit of probable cause filed with Magisterial District Judge Eugene Riazzi in McKeesport. A preliminary hearing has not yet been scheduled.
The missing money was discovered in October. A person with knowledge of the situation who asked not to be identified said Dodds is no longer employed at Kane.
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November 24, 2025 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Crime and Police News, White Oak News
A Liberty Borough man who died after being shot multiple times on Route 48 in White Oak was targeted by members of a rival motorcycle club in retaliation for his alleged role in a fight in Washington County, Allegheny County prosecutors said.
Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala Jr. has charged three men in connection with the Oct. 12 death of Kenneth Hayman, 33.
Hayman, who police identified as a member of the War Dogs Motorcycle Club, died at AHN Forbes Hospital in Monroeville about one hour after police said three armed men attacked him at the intersection of Lincoln Way and Route 48 in White Oak.
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November 19, 2025 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Crime and Police News, East McKeesport News
An East McKeesport man was hospitalized Tuesday afternoon following a shooting at his apartment. Allegheny County police have charged one of his neighbors in connection with the incident.
Timere J. Johnson, 21, of East McKeesport is charged with attempted homicide, aggravated assault and two counts of recklessly endangering another person in the shooting, which happened at an apartment building on Woodmont Avenue. Police say the victim was in critical condition Tuesday night at AHN Forbes Regional Hospital in Monroeville.
According to an affidavit of probable cause, witnesses overheard Johnson and the victim arguing after the victim returned home with his girlfriend and their child. Police said the dispute is alleged to have stemmed from the noise made by the victim’s car, which was parked outside of Johnson’s window.
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November 18, 2025 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Crime and Police News
A raid by city police and federal agents on a Willow Street home resulted in the seizure of crack cocaine and a firearm.
Justin Smith, 45, is free on bond pending a preliminary hearing Dec. 1 before Magisterial District Judge Eugene F. Riazzi Jr.
According to a criminal complaint, officers with the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Narcotic Enforcement Team obtained a search warrant for Smith’s home based on information developed in an ongoing investigation.
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November 18, 2025 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Crime and Police News, North Versailles Twp. News
A city man faces drug charges and moving violations following a police chase in North Versailles Twp.
Da’Mon L. Dreher Jr., 21, of McKeesport is being held in the Allegheny County Jail in lieu of bond pending a hearing Thursday before Magisterial District Judge Roxanne Sakoian Eichler.
Court records indicate that at the time of his arrest, Dreher was on probation for a previous conviction on a weapons offense.
According to a criminal complaint, a North Versailles officer was on routine patrol just before 11 a.m. Nov. 6 when his police car was nearly struck head-on by another vehicle on East Pittsburgh-McKeesport Boulevard near Westinghouse Avenue.
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November 17, 2025 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Crime and Police News
A former city police detective who pleaded guilty to defrauding his lodge out of more than $1 million has been sentenced to incarceration and ordered to pay restitution.
Joseph A. Osinski, 56, of Haler Heights was sentenced Monday to nine to 18 months incarceration, followed by three years of probation. He also was ordered to pay $967,160 in restitution to Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 91 in West Homestead.
The sentence was imposed by Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Jill Rangos.
In addition, Osinski has been notified by McKeesport’s pension board attorney that he will not be eligible for his police pension, Mayor Michael Cherepko told Tube City Almanac.
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November 03, 2025 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Crime and Police News, Duquesne News
A Dravosburg man died early Monday morning following a shooting at a house party in Duquesne.
Shawn O’Leary, 32, was pronounced dead at the scene, the Allegheny County medical examiner’s office said.
Allegheny County police said emergency personnel were called to a home in the 1000 block of Crawford Avenue just before 1 a.m. for a report of shots fired and discovered a victim, identified as O’Leary, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
County homicide detectives are investigating. In a release, police said preliminary information shows there was a house party at the residence when the shooting occurred.
Anyone with information concerning this incident is asked to call the county police tip line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS. Callers may remain anonymous.
October 31, 2025 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Crime and Police News
(Photo via Facebook)
Two people were wounded Thursday night during a shooting at a Downtown bar. The tavern’s owners have announced plans to permanently close in the interests of safety.
Allegheny County police said the incident happened inside the McKeesport Beer Barrel in the 500 block of Fifth Avenue just after 9:30 p.m.. In a prepared statement, homicide detectives said a man and a woman were both injured and taken to area hospitals. The male victim was in critical condition, police said.
The names of the victims were not released and police did not disclose the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Anyone with information concerning the incident was asked to call the county police Tip Line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS. Callers may remain anonymous.
On Friday, the bar’s owners announced via social media their plans to close.
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