Three Juveniles Attempt to Mug a Pair of Men in Whitehall
One of the victims was left with a bloody mouth.
Three juveniles are being questioned by Whitehall Borough police officers regarding their believed involvement in the attempted mugging of two men on Radford Road on Monday night.
Officers went to the front of the apartments building at 1550 Radford in the Wallace (Prospect) Park area at around 10:30 that night to find the two victims, who said that three boys had recently accosted them there and demanded their wallets, Whitehall police Chief Donald R. Dolfi said.
One of the victims had a swollen lip and blood inside of his mouth.
The victims told police that they were leaving the nearby 7-Eleven when the boys approached them and asked for the wallets, but the men said that they did not have any money on them.
The wounded victim told police that, at that point, he was struck in the face and torso multiple times by one of the boys.
The victim did not need medical attention, Dolfi said, and the boys did not use any weapons to inflict harm. And no belongings were actually stolen.
Police have been able to identify all three suspects and are conducting an investigation regarding their believed involvement in the attempted mugging.
Read through other Whitehall police items here.
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Borough of Whitehall Municipal Complex (Administrative Offices and Outdoor Recreation)
100 Borough Park Dr, Pittsburgh, PA -
Wallace Park (Prospect Park)
1450 Maple Dr, Pittsburgh, PA -
Whitehall Police Department
100 Borough Park Dr, Pittsburgh, PA -
7-Eleven
1400 Radford Rd, Pittsburgh, PA
Sasafras Jackson
3:05 pm on Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Tisk tisk. If these hoodlums put as much effort into thinking of glorious Halloween costumes as they do jimmy jacking people, Prospect Park would be a safer place.
Conversely, if the hoodlums that live in other areas of our community see this well written article and recognize that the hoodlum lifestyle is not all that glamorous as Paul Spatafora’s brother claims it to be, we can walk our pets at night without fear of being jimmy jacked.
cc
5:55 pm on Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Sasafras heard that only one lived in Whitehall place and the other 2 were from other parts of Baldwin/Whitehall. There are hoodlums all over and it is a shame that parents haven't did better in raising their children.
Rhonda Rainaldi
4:21 pm on Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Them little hoodlums are lucky to be seeing today. Parents need to wake up and get envolved with their kids, or face the fact that chances of them surviving the next mugging, is a slim deal. If that's how you raise your kids, suck it up and don't front your boo hoo act later on the news. Good people have every right to protect their self and family.
Robert Edward Healy, III
5:07 pm on Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Rhonda, are you mistaken as to whom police say was injured?
Gina
5:43 pm on Tuesday, October 23, 2012
I think Rhonda meant that the next time they might try this, the other person might be packing heat, as they say! They won't see the next day.
Rick Dolinar
5:49 pm on Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Most of the trouble in Whitehall is located in one area---(previously known as Prospect Park). Every week I look at the Whitehall Police calls listed in the South Hills Record. The VERY large majority of those calls are made in the Skyline Road area. Look at who lives there on the tax payers "DIME"---THERE LIES THE PROBLEM !!
cc
6:05 pm on Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Rick from what I hear they quit taking section 8 years ago in Whitehall Place, same with the Residence of South Hills. I'm friends with one of the Managers at Whitehall Place and they are now evicting people who cause trouble, but it takes time to take them to court and get them out. One of the boys that was part of the mugging is on Baldwin/Whitehall football team and doesn't live anywhere close to there. Where were all the nasty comments when children from the rich part of Whitehall robbed the concession stands at the baseball fields or when these so called rich kids from the borough robbed South Hills Country Club.
cc
5:50 pm on Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Rhonda it was one of the the two victims that got the bloody mouth and fat lip, not one of the that did the mugging. Some parents need to teach their children better and keep better track of them. From what I hear from my daughter when she came home from school today one of the boys who did the mugging is a Senior and on Baldwins football team