And three other stories in these borough police notes.
AutoZone Employee Charged with Retail Theft Police officers went to the AutoZone on Route 51 in Whitehall Borough at around 11:50 a.m. on Thursday to speak with the store's loss prevention officer, according to Whitehall police Chief Donald R. Dolfi. The loss prevention officer informed police that an employee of the store—Danielle Hibbs, 36, of 2089 Plainview Ave. in Pittsburgh's Brookline neighborhood—was caught taking money from the store's register and stealing merchandise, Dolfi said. The approximate value of the cash and merchandise taken was $87. The theft occurred across numerous incidents during an unspecified period of time, but "it came to a head" on Thursday, Dolfi said. Whitehall police are citing Hibbs with retail theft. …
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Whitehall Police Department
100 Borough Park Dr, Pittsburgh, PA
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-80.000729
5000-5100 Earlsdale Rd, Pittsburgh, PA
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5000-5100 Daube Dr, Pittsburgh, PA
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Jill Dr & Dolores Dr, Pittsburgh, PA
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AutoZone
2900 Saw Mill Run Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA
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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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Princess Bowling Lanes
540 Weyman Rd, Pittsburgh, PA
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Whitehall Police Department
100 Borough Park Dr, Pittsburgh, PA
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5000-5100 Earlsdale Rd, Pittsburgh, PA
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And five other stories in these Whitehall Borough police notes.
Marijuana Alarm Whitehall Borough police responded to a smoke alarm at 4348 Seton Dr. at around 6:39 p.m. on Jan. 15 only to find that the homeowner's marijuana smoke admittedly had caused the alarm, Whitehall police Deputy Chief Richard M. Danko said. The home's alarm notifies local police when it is triggered. When police arrived at 4348 Seton, they met the homeowner—William J. Korach, 33—at his doorway and detected an odor of marijuana coming from the house. Korach said that the alarm was false, but upon further investigation, police located a small amount of marijuana and some drug paraphernalia that Korach said was his, Danko said. The deputy chief said that Korach admitted to smoking marijuana and that that's what set off his alarm. …
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1000-1100 Girard Rd, Pittsburgh, PA
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1725 Skyline Dr, Pittsburgh, PA
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Whitehall Police Department
100 Borough Park Dr, Pittsburgh, PA
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40.369469
-79.988683
4348 Seton Dr, Pittsburgh, PA
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4700-4800 Doyle Rd, Pittsburgh, PA
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Margaret French
8:52 am on Monday, February 4, 2013
Not that I would ever rob anywhere but if I were, I would rob a classy place vs. a non classy place. more ›