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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Whitehall Man Arrested for DUI (Underage) in Baldwin

And five other stories in these Baldwin Borough police notes.

Charges for Whitehall, Baldwin Township Men A Baldwin Borough police officer approached a motorist stopped in a driveway along the 600 block of Charlotte Drive at around 2 p.m. on Saturday for almost causing an accident near that driveway, according to a police report. The officer reported smelling alcohol coming from the vehicle of the driver—Christopher James Laplace, 20, of Glowood Drive in Whitehall Borough—who said that he was visiting a friend on Charlotte. Laplace, who was joined by four other people in his vehicle, later changed his story and said that he was dropping people off at the Charlotte driveway, the officer reported. But another person in the vehicle said that Laplace panicked and simply pulled into the driveway to avoid …

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Baldwin Borough Municipal Complex, Borough of Whitehall Municipal Complex (Administrative Offices and Outdoor Recreation), Baldwin Township Municipal Building (Administrative Offices), and 2 more ›

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NE12Ukid

10:06 pm on Saturday, December 15, 2012

NorthBaldwinTransplant, you are swearing and name calling at the wrong person, namely me. If you read the many posts on this and related topics, you would see that I support our police. AND I call out cc when she starts going on and on again on her weekly bashing of the Baldwin Police. Try reading with some comprehension before you start flinging names at me, NBTransplant.   more ›

Monday, December 3, 2012

Two Baldwin Men Charged in Connection with DUI Incident

Also, an attempted burglary and another DUI arrest in these Baldwin Borough police notes.

Two Baldwin Men Charged in Connection with DUI Incident A Baldwin Borough police officer stopped motorist Aaron Robert Sohl, 31, of Churchview Avenue in Baldwin Borough, at around 12:54 a.m. on Thursday for failing to obey a stop sign at the intersection of Churchview and Willett Road, according to a police report. That intersection is on the border of Baldwin and Brentwood boroughs. The officer reported smelling alcohol while talking with Sohl and put him through field-sobriety and breath-analyzer tests, which he failed. He was arrested and taken to the Baldwin police station, where he twice failed additional breath-analyzer tests before being taken home and released. Police are charging Sohl with suspicion of driving under the influence …

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Baldwin Borough Police Department, Baldwin Borough Municipal Complex, and Police Look for Pit Bull's Owner After Biting Incident

Tom Barchfeld

8:57 am on Tuesday, December 4, 2012

We need to get these DUI idiots off the streets, not by letting them off. You get their attention by hitting them harder with heavier penalties.   more ›

Friday, October 26, 2012

29 Alcohol-Related Cases Heard in Baldwin Boro Court

And another for possession of a controlled substance.

The following results are from recent hearings held in the Wallace Building office of Magistrate John N. Bova of District Court 05-2-18:                                                            --- Follow the Baldwin-Whitehall Patch on Facebook and Twitter. Sign up for the daily Baldwin-Whitehall newsletter.

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Wallace Building, Baldwin Borough Police Department, Results from Magisterial District Court 05-2-18, and 33 more ›

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Driver Stopped, Asleep in Middle of Becks Run Road

And another incident from north Baldwin in these police stories from the past week.

Driver Asleep on Becks Run Road A Baldwin Borough police officer found the driver of an SUV stopped in the middle of Becks Run Road and asleep with his foot on the vehicle's brake. The incident occurred while the SUV was facing west in Baldwin's 600 block of Becks Run at around 2:49 a.m. on Thursday, according to a police report. The vehicle's engine was running, it was in gear, and its headlights were on. But the driver—Mario Joseph Germany, 24, of Cedricton Street in Pittsburgh's Carrick neighborhood—did not wake up until another police officer arrived at the scene, entered Germany's passenger's-side door, put the vehicle in park and turned off its engine. Germany had the odor of alcohol coming from him and admitted to recently drinking …

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Baldwin Borough Municipal Complex and Baldwin Borough Police Department

Monday, October 15, 2012

Baldwin Stabbing Case Takes Very Strange Turn—Away from Baldwin

The 'Fats'/'Pat' incident is now believed to have happened in Carrick.

UPDATE: The owner of Shawn Ryan's Pub said that he has reviewed security tapes from the night of the incident and that no one fitting the description of the alleged attacker was in his bar. Baldwin Borough police Chief Michael Scott said that a case involving a local stabbing this past Tuesday has moved in a different direction—specifically, away from Baldwin Borough. Initially, Baldwin police had been told that a man known as either "Fats" or "Pat" had stabbed a Whitehall Borough resident as the victim and the victim's girlfriend were leaving Hog's Bar & Grill on Prospect Road in Baldwin. "(The victim's) girlfriend I guess got into an argument with (the attacker) in the bar," Scott said on Oct. 9. "Over what? We don't know." But the story…

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UPDATES: Baldwin Police Looking for Stabbing Suspect, Baldwin Borough Municipal Complex, Baldwin Borough Police Department, and 2 more ›

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Robert Edward Healy, III

11:06 am on Thursday, October 18, 2012

UPDATE: The owner of Shawn Ryan's Pub said that he has reviewed security tapes from the night of the incident and that no one fitting the description of the alleged attacker was in his bar.   more ›

Monday, October 8, 2012

Car Over Hillside Along Glass Run Nets DUI Arrest

And a criminal mischief report in these Baldwin Borough police notes.

Car Over Hillside Nets DUI Arrest Baldwin Borough police officers went to a home on Glass Run Road at around 10:42 p.m. on Thursday for a report of a vehicle driving in the home's yard. The vehicle—a red 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix—had entered the yard from Cathell Road, gone down a hillside on the home's property and collided with a tree, according to a police report. The vehicle was unoccupied when the officers arrived at the scene, and its engine was still running. Officers checked the contents of the vehicle and found two cans of Miller Lite and a debit card with the name "Brian Bernthaler" on it. The vehicle was also registered in Bernthaler's name. Officers from the Mt. Oliver Police Department went to Bernthaler's address on Brownsville…

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Baldwin Borough Police Department, Baldwin Emergency Medical Services Station 510, and Baldwin Borough Municipal Complex

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

DETAILS: Oktoberfest Street Fair Near Sankey Ave. on Oct. 4

The German celebration takes place on the border of Brentwood and Carrick.

German? Perfect. Not German? No problem. The Brentwood Business Owners Association and Economic Development South present the 7th Annual Oktoberfest Street Fair (open to all) near the intersection of Brownsville Road and Sankey Avenue on Thursday, Oct. 4, from 5 to 8 p.m. The fair not only celebrates German heritage—highlighting food, beer and music—but it also allows businesses and other organizations in the Brownsville Road/Sankey Avenue Business District to showcase themselves, said John F. Slater of the John F. Slater Funeral Home in Brentwood Borough. Slater is helping to organize the fair, which will take place on the border of Brentwood and Pittsburgh's Carrick neighborhood. Starting at 5 p.m., workers at the Stewart Avenue …

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Robert Edward Healy, III

9:23 pm on Thursday, September 27, 2012

PRICE CORRECTION: Starting at 5 p.m., workers at the Stewart Avenue Evangelical Lutheran Church at 2810 Brownsville Rd. will serve a German-style dinner. Bill Thomas, a trustee at the church, said that the dinner will cost $8 per plate. Dinner includes iced tea and dessert.   more ›

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

31 Baldwin Boro DUI Cases Heard in Court

And another for public drunkenness.

The following results are from recent hearings held in the Wallace Building office of Magistrate John N. Bova of District Court 05-2-18:                                                                    --- Follow the Baldwin-Whitehall Patch on Facebook and Twitter. Sign up for the daily Baldwin-Whitehall newsletter.

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Wallace Building, Results from Magisterial District Court 05-2-18, Two Pantsless Women Stuck on Railroad Tracks in Baldwin, and 30 more ›

NE12Ukid

4:52 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

Kathleen, quite possible that has not come up yet. This list seems to be from arrests of May, June, July.   more ›

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Police: Heroin Found by K-9, Remnant City Burglarized and More

Whitehall Borough police stories from this past week.

Heroin Found by K-9 on Spring Valley Drive A Whitehall Borough police officer monitoring traffic in the 5300 block of Spring Valley Drive stopped a vehicle for speeding at around 9:55 a.m. on Monday, Whitehall police Chief Donald R. Dolfi said. As the officer interacted with the speeding driver—Paul Howard Schuetz, 29, of 243 Whitehaven Dr. in Richland Township—Schuetz appeared nervous and fidgety, Dolfi said. The officer then noticed an orange needle cap beneath Schuetz's seat, which he reported that Schuetz was trying to conceal. Unluckily for Schuetz, the officer had a K-9 unit available and used the dog to search for and locate heroin and drug paraphernalia in Schuetz's vehicle. Schuetz has been charged with possession of a controlled …

In this Article:

Borough of Whitehall Municipal Complex (Administrative Offices and Outdoor Recreation), Whitehall Police Department, Princess Bowling Lanes, and 5 more ›

Friday, September 7, 2012

Spencer United Methodist Church Celebrates 175 Years

'Open Hearts, Open Minds and Open Doors.'

Located just over the northwestern border of Baldwin Borough, the Spencer United Methodist Church has been serving area residents for a memorable 175 years. And to celebrate that anniversary, the church will host a special two-hour worship session on Sunday, Sept. 16, starting at 10 a.m. at its location on Spencer Avenue in Pittsburgh's Carrick neighborhood. The worship will include guest speakers and will be followed by an open house featuring finger foods, a photo display and activites for children. There is no cost. According to the Spencer Church's website, the area's Spencer family began to host groups of people in its home in the early 1800s to worship and to study the Bible. The family owned a large area of property from …

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Baldwin Borough Municipal Complex

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