Duquesne Man, 20, Sought in
Connection With Homicide

July 10, 2020 |

By Staff Reports | Posted in: Crime and Police News, Duquesne News, North Versailles Twp. News

Calvonte Moore, 20, of Duquesne has been charged in connection with a shooting Wednesday in North Versailles Twp. (Photo courtesy Allegheny County police)


A Duquesne man is wanted by Allegheny County police in connection with a fatal shooting Wednesday morning in North Versailles Twp.

Calvonte Moore, 20, shown above, is charged by Allegheny County police with criminal homicide and unlawful possession of a firearm in connection with the death of Jamey Green, 29, of West Mifflin, at the Green Valley Flats Apartments.

County police Lt. Venerando Costa said Friday that township police and paramedics were dispatched at 1:45 a.m. Wednesday to the apartment complex after a caller reported a man had been shot.

 
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Police Allege Driver Struck Child, Fled Scene

June 23, 2020 |

By Staff Reports | Posted in: Crime and Police News

A Wilmerding woman is accused of leaving the scene of an accident in which a child suffered minor injuries.

McKeesport police have charged Siddioah L. Sands, 28, with failing to stop and render aid, driving with a suspended license, careless driving and causing an accident while not properly licensed.

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Aug. 24 before Magisterial District Judge Eugene Riazzi.

Police said two girls were walking home from the store on the evening of June 7 and were attempting to cross Soles Street near Bailie Avenue when a black Ford Explorer drove by, striking one of the children.

 
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Suspect Held in NV Twp. Bank Robbery

June 23, 2020 |

By Staff Reports | Posted in: Crime and Police News

(Photo courtesy Allegheny County sheriff’s office)


A North Braddock man was arrested Tuesday in Clairton in connection with the November 2019 robbery of the Huntington Bank branch in Great Valley Shopping Center, North Versailles Twp.

D’el Lamar Mackey, 38, is charged by North Versailles police with robbery and is being questioned by the FBI in Pittsburgh, said a spokesman for the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office. A preliminary hearing has not been scheduled.

Mackey also was indicted June 3 by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh and has been charged with one count of bank robbery, court records indicate. The indictment was unsealed Tuesday.

 
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One Wounded in Evans Ave. Incident

June 22, 2020 |

By Staff Reports | Posted in: Crime and Police News

(Updated June 22, 11:30 a.m.)

An unidentified 41-year-old woman is in critical condition at a local hospital following a shooting Sunday night on Evans Avenue.

Allegheny County police said McKeesport police responded to a report of a shooting just after 10:30 p.m. to the 700 block. The victim was suffering from gunshot wounds to the back, arm and leg, a county police spokesperson said, and was hospitalized.

On Monday, county police homicide detectives said the victim was sitting on her porch with other individuals when a man with a mask covering his face walked towards the residence and opened fire, striking the victim.

 
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Police Seek City Woman in Slaying

June 21, 2020 |

By Staff Reports | Posted in: Crime and Police News

A McKeesport woman is being sought by Allegheny County police in connection with a fatal shooting early Thursday morning.

It was the second homicide in the city in less than four days.

Gabrielle Parker (above), 33, is charged by county police with homicide and carrying a firearm without a license.

 
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Superintendent: Woman’s Death Was Suicide

June 16, 2020 |

By Staff Reports | Posted in: Crime and Police News

Carrying signs that said “Black Trans Lives Matter,” demonstrators marched through Downtown McKeesport on June 12. (Kevin Kino video for Tube City Almanac)


The Allegheny County superintendent of police said Monday that a woman who was found dead May 26 outside her apartment on Sinclair Street committed suicide.

County police Superintendent Coleman McDonough said there is no evidence of foul play in the death of Aaliyah Johnson, 32.

In a prepared statement, McDonough said county police generally do not release details of a death investigation “unless there is a related crime or suspicion of a crime,” but because of the intense interest surrounding Johnson’s death, they were making an exception.

 
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West Mifflin Man Killed in City Shooting

June 16, 2020 |

By Staff Reports | Posted in: Crime and Police News

A West Mifflin man died Monday night after three men opened fire on him at the Crawford Village housing complex.

The Allegheny County medical examiner’s office said George A. Brosey, 54, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Allegheny County police Lt. Venerando Costa said the shooting happened outside Building 47.

Police said survelliance video shows Brosey walking up the steps of an acquaintance’s apartment just before 11:30 p.m. when he is approached by a man wearing a light-colored hooded sweatshirt, who walks from between the 47 and 48 buildings.

 
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Police Log: Contractor Accused of Fraud

June 10, 2020 |

By Staff Reports | Posted in: Crime and Police News

• Arrest records published here were provided by the McKeesport Police Department.
• Not all arrest records are published.
• An arrest does not mean the person identified has been convicted of a crime.
• All people arrested are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

 
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Man Held Without Bail in Stabbing Death

May 27, 2020 |

By Staff Reports | Posted in: Crime and Police News

A McKeesport man is being held without bail in the Allegheny County Jail in connection with a stabbing at a Downtown apartment building.

Jeffrey S. Leisten, 52, is charged by county police with homicide, burglary and robbery in the death of Gordon Danielson Jr., 57, at McKeesport Downtown Housing, 523 Sinclair St.

A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for June 10 before Allegheny County Judge Kim Berkeley Clark.

 
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Downtown Death Not Considered Suspicious

May 27, 2020 |

By Staff Reports | Posted in: Crime and Police News

A city woman died after falling or jumping from a ninth-story window at the Midtown Towers apartments, Allegheny County police said.

Aaliyah Johnson, 32, was pronounced dead at the scene in the 500 block of Sinclair Street at around 8:21 a.m. Tuesday, said county police Lt. Venerando Costa.

A passerby discovered Johnson’s body on the sidewalk and called McKeesport police.

 
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