Sunday, May 12, 2013
William Murphy III remains in jail and charged with an array of offenses.
William Joseph Murphy III, who has been charged with multiple counts of burglary, criminal trespassing, theft and receiving stolen property stemming from late 2012 and early 2013 incidents, is facing a non-jury trial that starts on May 16, according to an online docket sheet. The alleged south Baldwin Borough burglar remains in the Allegheny County Jail on $50,000 bail. Officers from multiple police departments detained Murphy at a Blossom Drive home on Jan. 4 as part of a burglary investigation in the area, according to Baldwin police Chief Michael Scott. The Baldwin-Whitehall Patch captured the detainment on video. Join Patch for more community news or join us on Facebook and Twitter.
40.438787
-79.997136
437 Grant St, Pittsburgh, PA
Allegheny County Courthouse
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40.43476
-79.99244
950 2nd Ave, Pittsburgh, PA
Allegheny County Jail
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013
The alleged south Baldwin burglar remains in jail and charged with an array of offenses.
A pretrial conference awaits William Joseph Murphy III, the alleged south Baldwin Borough burglar who remains in the Allegheny County Jail, according to an online docket sheet. Murphy, who has been charged with multiple counts of burglary, criminal trespassing, theft and receiving stolen property stemming from late 2012 and early 2013 incidents, will have a pretrial conference at the Allegheny County Courthouse on April 26—the result of his March 18 formal arraignment. Officers from multiple police departments detained Murphy at a Blossom Drive home on Jan. 4 as part of a burglary investigation in the area, according to Baldwin police Chief Michael Scott. The Baldwin-Whitehall Patch captured the detainment on video. --- Follow the Baldwin…
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-79.997136
437 Grant St, Pittsburgh, PA
Allegheny County Courthouse
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40.43476
-79.99244
950 2nd Ave, Pittsburgh, PA
Allegheny County Jail
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Monday, March 4, 2013
Steven Kowalski was sentenced to 3-to-6 years in prison after stealing $150,000 worth of items from Providence Point residents in 2011.
The Providence Point security guard accused of stealing $150,000 worth of items from residents in 2011 pleaded guilty last week. Steven Kowalski, 49, of 681 Elaine Dr. in Baldwin Borough, pleaded guilty on Feb. 28 to 16 counts of felony burglary charges and nine charges of receiving stolen property. He was sentenced to 3-to-6 years in prison and faces another 10 years of probation. Kowalski was accused of burglarizing numerous apartments in the Scott Township retirement home and taking jewelry, fine silverware and plate settings. The thefts began in late October 2011 and ramped up in early December when residents reported seven thefts in 10 days. Investigators identified Kowalski after a resident came home and found a security guard in her…
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-80.088889
500 Providence Point Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA
Providence Point
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Monday, February 18, 2013
Police say that a Providence Point security guard is responsible for a rash of burglaries and thefts at a Scott Township retirement home in 2011.
UPDATE: Kowalski will have a non-jury trial at the Allegheny County Courthouse starting on Feb. 28. ... Scott Township police say that a Providence Point security guard was responsible for a rash of burglaries and thefts at that retirement home in 2011. Steven Kowalski, 49, of 681 Elaine Dr. in Baldwin Borough, already has been charged with two counts of burglary along with receiving stolen property and theft after police said that they arrested him when he showed up for his evening shift on May 31. Investigators said that they received a break in the case earlier that morning when a resident came home to find her deadbolt unlocked and a man hiding behind a chair in her apartment. Police said that Kowalski put a cushion over his face and…
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-80.088889
500 Providence Point Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA
Providence Point
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Wednesday, January 30, 2013
William Murphy remains charged with an array of south Baldwin crimes.
District Magistrate John N. Bova granted the withdrawal of three charges against William Joseph Murphy III at a preliminary hearing at Bova's Wallace Building office on Tuesday. Withdrawn were both charges of receiving stolen property and one charge of the illegal sale or transfer of firearms, all stemming from a Jan. 4 incident in Baldwin Borough. But also from that incident, one charge each of burglary and trespassing have been waived for Allegheny County Court, where Murphy is scheduled to appear for a formal arraignment on March 18. Likewise, one charge each of trespassing and burglary from a Jan. 16 incident in Baldwin have been waived for county court on March 18. In addition, 28 other Baldwin charges against Murphy—all since Oct. 1 …
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Wallace Building
41 Macek Dr, Pittsburgh, PA
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40.43476
-79.99244
950 2nd Ave, Pittsburgh, PA
Allegheny County Jail
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Also, a man leaving Princess Lanes was turned over to constables for an outstanding warrant.
Copper Thefts Copper thieves have hit Duquesne Light's Elwyn Power Station in Whitehall Borough three times this month, Whitehall police Deputy Chief Richard M. Danko said. As with similar Jan. 20 and Jan. 4 reports, Duquesne Light corporate security personnel contacted Whitehall police this past Saturday to report that one or more people had recently broken into the power station on Earlsdale Road and removed copper wiring. Most recently removed was ground wire in 20-to-25 different places, often in areas of high voltage, Danko said, and a spool of copper wire weighing approximately 500 pounds. The spool is valued at around $5,000, Danko said, while the other copper taken is valued between $1,000 and $2,000. Police are investigating the …
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Wallace Park (Prospect Park)
1450 Maple Dr, Pittsburgh, PA
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-80.000679
Princess Bowling Lanes
540 Weyman Rd, Pittsburgh, PA
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/locations/8702407
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-79.978899
Whitehall Police Department
100 Borough Park Dr, Pittsburgh, PA
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/locations/8702408
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-80.000729
5000-5100 Earlsdale Rd, Pittsburgh, PA
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Police arrested Murphy at a motel on Route 51 in Jefferson Hills.
William Joseph Murphy III is accused of burglarizing eight Baldwin Borough homes—and attempting to burglarize two others—leading to an arrest by Baldwin police on Thursday at a motel on Route 51 in Jefferson Hills Borough, police Chief Michael Scott said. Until recently, Murphy, 28, lived in the 600 block of Blossom Drive in Baldwin. He is accused of stealing items from the homes of four neighbors in that same block in south Baldwin—including one home twice—Scott said. The three other burglaries happened on nearby Elaine and Norma drives, and on Elderslee Road in central Baldwin. The eight burglaries for which he is being charged all occurred since October 2012, Scott said. That does not include incidents on Jan. 4 or 16 in which residents…
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-79.99244
950 2nd Ave, Pittsburgh, PA
Allegheny County Jail
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Friday, January 18, 2013
Details emerge from Jan. 4 incident on Blossom Drive in south Baldwin.
William Joseph Murphy III has admitted to trying to burglarize a house in south Baldwin Borough, according to a criminal complaint filed at District Magistrate John N. Bova's Wallace Building office. Officers from multiple police departments detained Murphy at a Blossom Drive home on Jan. 4 as part of a burglary investigation in south Baldwin, according to Baldwin police Chief Michael Scott. The Baldwin-Whitehall Patch captured the detainment on video. The Baldwin police received a 911 call that day from a woman reporting that a suspicious male was knocking on the front door of a home in the 500 block of Elaine Drive. When there was no answer at the door, the caller advised the 911 operator that the male was now going around to the back of…
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-80.002159
600-700 Blossom Dr, Pittsburgh, PA
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-79.999929
500-600 Elaine Dr, Pittsburgh, PA
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-80.002348
600-700 Elaine Dr, Pittsburgh, PA
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Tuesday, January 15, 2013
And four other stories in these borough police notes.
10-Year-Old Burglar Whitehall police Deputy Chief Richard M. Danko said that a 10-year-old boy is to blame for burglarizing an apartment in the 1600 block of Skyline Drive in Whitehall Borough's Wallace (Prospect) Park area. Police went to that residence at around 9:39 p.m. on Friday to find glass from a broken window on the apartment's floor and its tenant complaining that some Xbox gaming equipment had been stolen. Police investigated the theft in that immediate area, conducted interviews and determined that the 10-year-old, who lives on nearby Parkline Drive, was to blame. The stolen items were returned to their owner that same night, and because of the boy's age, Danko said, no juvenile allegations will be filed against him. Teen …
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Wallace Park (Prospect Park)
1450 Maple Dr, Pittsburgh, PA
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7-Eleven
1400 Radford Rd, Pittsburgh, PA
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Whitehall Police Department
100 Borough Park Dr, Pittsburgh, PA
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-79.99222
W Lawnview Ave & Provost Rd, Pittsburgh, PA
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-79.99679
Rolling Hls & Doverdell Dr, Pittsburgh, PA
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The Whitehall Borough break-in was recorded by security cameras.
A person has been charged with two counts each of burglary, theft and criminal trespass at St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Virgin School in Whitehall Borough after stealing two TVs and a radio from the school over its Christmas and New Year's break. The thefts were discovered on Jan. 3—the day that students returned from break—according to a letter sent from school Principal Barbara Sawyer to students' parents and guardians. The letter states that the burglary was able to be captured by security cameras, and through an investigation done by the Whitehall Police Department, a suspect was identified and arrested on Jan. 4. St. Gabriel Pastor John R. Haney has requested that the arrested not be identified, but Haney said that the person is not a…
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St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Virgin Church and School
5200 Greenridge Dr, Pittsburgh, PA
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Whitehall Police Department
100 Borough Park Dr, Pittsburgh, PA
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Robert Edward Healy, III
12:06 pm on Tuesday, May 21, 2013
He is still in jail, yes. more ›