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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October 20, 2025 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Crime and Police News
(Screenshot from WPXI-TV, Pittsburgh)
A Monroeville teen-ager who is charged with stealing $108,000 worth of merchandise in the burglary of a North Versailles Twp. vape shop bragged about the crime to his friends in chat messages, police said.
Police allege that Sean D. Stitt, 19, of Monroeville took pictures following the burglary and sent them to friends, saying, “gonna be lit ... look at all the weed.”
Stitt is being held in Allegheny County Jail in lieu of bond after being charged by township police with burglary, criminal trespass, criminal mischief, theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property. He faces a preliminary hearing Oct. 30 before Magisterial District Judge Roxanne Sakoian Eichler.
He also faces additional charges in McKeesport, Monroeville and Moon Twp., court documents indicate.
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October 17, 2025 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Crime and Police News
A Duquesne Avenue man accused of setting fire to a home was allegedly targeting two people who owed him money for drugs, according to police — but those people were no longer living there.
Arthur “Bibbler” Franklin III, 32, also known as “Red,” is being held in the Allegheny County Jail without bond after a magisterial district judge said he represents a danger to the community. He faces a preliminary hearing Monday before Magisterial District Judge Eugene Riazzi.
Franklin was apprehended Oct. 9 in the city’s Downtown area and now faces additional narcotics charges in connection with that arrest, according to court records.
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October 12, 2025 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Crime and Police News
(This is a developing story and will be updated.)
A local man is dead following a shooting Sunday afternoon in White Oak.
Allegheny County homicide detectives and White Oak police were on the scene gathering evidence following the 2:18 p.m. incident at the intersection of Route 48 and Lincoln Way.
Witnesses said the victim, identified by the Allegheny County medical examiner’s office as Kenneth Hayman, 33, of Liberty Borough was on a motorcycle on Route 48 when a dark-colored Chevrolet Silverado approached and two men armed with rifles opened fire.
Shoppers at nearby Rainbow Village Shopping Center and Oak Park Mall described hearing multiple, rapid shots that sounded “like fireworks.”
The vehicle then fled on Lincoln Way, witnesses said.
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October 07, 2025 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Crime and Police News
A crash Tuesday morning in the city’s 10th Ward sent two people to area hospitals.
Allegheny County police said the wreck occurred just after 9:30 a.m. on West Fifth Avenue between Ramp No. 2 and the Mansfield Bridge.
Police said their preliminary investigation indicates that a car driven by an unidentified male driver went out of control and crossed into the opposing lane of travel, sliding sideways.
The car was then struck by another vehicle, traveling in the opposite direction, driven by an unidentified woman, police said.
The male was taken to the hospital in critical condition and the woman was in stable condition, police said.
The Allegheny County Police Department’s collision reconstruction unit is investigating. Anyone who may have witnessed the accident is asked to call the county police tip line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS. Callers may remain anonymous.
