Paul Peirce stories, Page 67

A man who previously served time in prison on drug charges is now charged in connection with the seizure of three stolen firearms, contraband and $20,000 found in a South Huntingdon home. Andre T. Cogdell, 42, was arraigned Tuesday before District Judge Charles Moore on charges of illegal possession of...

Anyone wondering what it takes to join the Pennsylvania Army National Guard will have an opportunity March 27 at the 1st Battalion, 110th Infantry Armory in Mt. Pleasant Township during a public open house. Master Sgt. Angela Burd said the event, to be held from 2-7 p.m., is aimed at...

Two Westmoreland County volunteer fire department relief associations in Hunker and Mt. Pleasant received clean administrative and financial bills of health in audits released Tuesday by state Auditor General Eugene DePasquale. Meanwhile, an audit of the Yukon-South Huntingdon Township fire department relief association for 2016-2017 showed it was in compliance...

A 70-year-old Hempfield man was arraigned on multiple animal cruelty complaints Monday after a Westmoreland County humane agent reported authorities seized two malnourished dogs off his property since December. Humane agent Andrea Palmer of the All but Furgotten animal rescue and city police Lt. Rob Jones allege that authorities received...

Latrobe police arrested two city residents over the weekend on multiple heroin-possession charges after confiscating nearly three bundles of heroin and suspected drug paraphernalia inside an apartment, according to court records. Marcus J. Grasmick, 26, and Kathy L. Runyon, 45, are charged with possession and delivery of a controlled substance,...

Murrysville police used a drone outfitted with an infrared camera to track two suspects who crashed a stolen car early Monday and fled into the woods. Zymire Wilson, 20, of Springdale crashed about 4 a.m. along the westbound lanes of Route 22 near Rick’s Sports Bar, police said. Passenger Michael...

Latrobe police are trying to identify a man who robbed the BP gas station-convenience store early Friday. Police said the store at 204 Lloyd Ave. was robbed about 12:30 a.m. The suspect wore a gray, hooded sweatshirt, gray gloves, black pants and white shoes, said police Chief John Sleasman. Police...

A 30-year-old Duquesne man accused of helping Rahmael Sal Holt escape arrest following the November 2017 shooting death of a New Kensington police officer was convicted Thursday of hindering apprehension in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Judge Kevin G. Sasinoski found Holt’s cousin, Marcel R. Mason, guilty of the third-degree...

That annual bone-rattling, suspension breaking, rim-bending season is back. PennDOT District 12 and the Westmoreland County Public Works Department report they have broken out the cold patch and are likely headed to a pothole near you. “Pothole patching this time of year is weather dependent, but we’ve certainly been getting...

A Fayette County man was driving 117 mph seconds before his car slammed into another vehicle, killing a Smock couple and injuring two others the night of Sept. 20 along Route 51 in Franklin Township, state police allege. Tristian M. Lukehart, 21, of Fairchance was arraigned Wednesday on a number...

Pat Pfeil, who lives on Cuyler Avenue in Jeannette, admitted she had a difficult time getting her 2-year-old grandson to take a nap Wednesday. He “was looking out the window and saw we had a water gusher squirting into the air. All the fire trucks were here directing traffic, and...

Three prison staff members, including a guard at SCI Somerset, are charged in unrelated drug smuggling cases, the state Department of Corrections said Wednesday. “When we closed off the mail as a major avenue for drugs getting into prisons, we knew there would be pressure on other avenues for contraband...

Greensburg police allege a 23-year-old woman left her two young children home alone in a crib last week. The children are 1 and 2 years old. Two counts of endangering the welfare of children were filed against Sierra S. Manges of Greensburg with District Judge Chris Flanigan. The complaint was...

Jeannette police allege a 27-year-old woman assaulted her boyfriend and abused a puppy during an argument Monday. Crystal A. Broker was arraigned Tuesday before District Judge Joseph DeMarchis on charges of simple assault, harassment and two counts each of animal cruelty and making terroristic threats. She was ordered held in...

A 69-year-old Delmont man was arrested Saturday on charges of abusing a dependent care person and simple assault after two witnesses told Penn Township police they allegedly saw him striking the victim. Robert F. Bender was released on recognizance bond following arraignment Sunday. The alleged incident occurred as Bender was...

A Maryland man accused of setting up a fraudulent credit account to acquire $112,454 worth of MacBook Pro laptops was arrested Saturday by state police at the FedEx facility in Hempfield where he went to retrieve 28 computers, according to court documents. Zack A. Adeoye, 51, a native of Nigeria...

A Derry Township man, who authorities feared fled the area to avoid trial for allegedly raping a 6-year-old girl, was arrested this week in Bedford County. The Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Department warrant team and state police in Bedford teamed up to arrest William M. Brady, 36, at a Walmart near...

An Indiana County man is accused of attempting to steal the car of a good Samaritan who came to his aid after discovering him lying bloody along a rural highway Thursday, according to state police. Brandon H. Wolfe, 19, of Glen Campbell, was arrested and charged with driving under the...

State police in Uniontown said speed and alcohol are believed to have been contributing factors in a single-vehicle crash late Wednesday that killed a 62-year-old Fayette County woman and seriously injured her husband in Menallen Township. Deborah K. Kaider of New Salem, who was a passenger in a 2015 Chrysler...

A 45-year-old Rostraver man was accused this week of submitting an altered urine sample to the Westmoreland County Probation office after a probation officer noticed a white tube protruding from the man’s underwear as he was performing the court-mandated drug test. Brett Michael Toman was arraigned Wednesday before District Judge...

City police accused a former employee of a Greensburg convenience store of entering the business after hours and stealing hundreds of dollars. Aaron P. Payne, 43, of Hempfield, is charged with burglary, theft and receiving stolen property in connection with entering the CoGo’s store at 219 East Pittsburgh St. at...

The state Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection is asking a judge to bar a Scottdale contractor from doing home improvement work because of repeated consumer complaints dating back to 2009. The 25-page complaint was filed in Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court against Jeffrey D. Bollinger, 43, and businesses he...