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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

Police Look for Pit Bull's Owner After Biting Incident

The dog's owner has not yet been identified.

A Baldwin Borough police officer went to the Uni-Mart at the intersection of Keeport Drive and Knoedler Road in south Baldwin at around 6:35 p.m. on Nov. 26 for a dog bite incident, according to a police report. The officer spoke to a victim at the scene, who said that he was bit by a pit bull that was tied up near the Uni-Mart entrance about 30 minutes earlier. The victim, who works at the convenience store, said that he was taking trash to the store's dumpster when he was attacked by the dog, which had its leash attached to a clothing donation receptacle while its owner was inside of the store. The victim said that he then spoke to the dog's owner about the attack before the owner took his dog and left the area. The victim then finished …

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Baldwin Borough Police Department, Uni-Mart, and Baldwin Borough Municipal Complex

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Wednesday's Powerball a Record $500 Million (or More) Jackpot

Where to buy a Powerball ticket in Baldwin-Whitehall and the odds of winning the jackpot.

The historic Powerball jackpot rose to a record $500 million on Tuesday, and many Baldwin-Whitehall residents are expected to purchase a ticket on Wednesday—if they haven't already. According to this Pennsylvania Lottery Web page, there are quite a few places to purchase a Powerball ticket in Baldwin-Whitehall. There has been no Powerball winner since Oct. 6. The chance of winning the $500 million jackpot is 1 in 175,223,510. The Powerball is drawn every Wednesday and Saturday night at 10:59 p.m. Ticket sales are cut off at least 59 minutes before the draw. Each ticket costs $2. Good luck. You'll need it!  --- Follow the Baldwin-Whitehall Patch on Facebook and Twitter. Sign up for the daily Baldwin-Whitehall newsletter.

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Bottom Dollar Food, Frisch's Restaurant, Giant Eagle, and 12 more ›

Monday, November 26, 2012

Whitehall Man Arrested for DUI in Baldwin Boro

And a Mount Washington woman is arrested for the same thing.

Whitehall Man Arrested A Baldwin Borough police officer stopped motorist Thomas Edward Brannan, 63, of Sherwood Drive in Whitehall Borough, in the Brownsville Plaza parking lot at around 3:40 a.m. on Nov. 17 for erratic driving, according to a police report. The officer tried to pull Brannan over in the 100 block of Knoedler Road, he reported, but Brannan drove over a sidewalk and a grassy area in front of the south Baldwin shopping center before stopping in front of Dave's Terrace Bakery. The officer smelled alcohol upon approaching Brannan and reported that Brannan admitted to recently drinking alcohol. Brannan also failed field-sobriety and breath-analyzer tests before being arrested and taken to Jefferson Regional Medical Center for a …

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Baldwin Borough Police Department, Borough of Whitehall Municipal Complex (Administrative Offices and Outdoor Recreation), Dave's Terrace Bakery, and 2 more ›

Purple Power

9:34 pm on Monday, November 26, 2012

What one of Whitehall's finest arrested for DUI!? When trash comes into the Borough, the BPD takes it out.   more ›

Monday, November 19, 2012

Baldwin Police Arrest Man After Motorcycle Accident

And four other stories in these borough police notes, including another involving a motorcycle.

Motorcycle, Part I A Baldwin Borough police officer went to the 400 block of Grace Street at around 8:06 p.m. on Nov. 11 for a report of a man who fell off of his motorcycle there. When the officer arrived, he observed the biker—Joseph Micha Martin, 63, who lives on that street—pushing his vehicle to the side of the road with the assistance of two bystanders, according to a police report. The officer asked Martin what happened, and Martin said that his black Harley Davidson had stalled, causing him to fall off. The officer reported smelling alcohol on Martin's breath and that Martin admitted to recently drinking alcohol. He then put Martin through field-sobriety tests, which he failed, before arresting him and taking him to Jefferson …

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Baldwin Borough Municipal Complex, Baldwin Borough Police Department, Liotus Collision Center, and 1 more ›

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Robert Edward Healy, III

11:11 am on Monday, November 26, 2012

CORRECTION: Jacob John's last name is "Hannah."   more ›

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Bethel Park Man Arrested in Baldwin Borough

Incident occurred early on Sunday morning.

A Baldwin Borough police officer observed a man driving erratically near Baldwin's Brownsville Road-Knoedler Road intersection at around 12:52 a.m. on Sunday. The officer eventually stopped the motorist—Jeffrey Krause, 52, of Wallace Avenue in Bethel Park—at the Brownsville-Hacienda Drive intersection and smelled alcohol upon conversing with Krause, according to a police report. The officer also reported that Krause admitted to recently drinking alcohol. Krause was put through field-sobriety and breath-analyzer tests, which he failed, before being arrested and charged with suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. He was then taken to the Jefferson Regional Medical Center for a blood test (results pending) before being taken …

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Baldwin Borough Police Department and Baldwin Borough Municipal Complex

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Whitehall Borough Court Results (Magisterial District 05-2-17)

Judge Barton's jurisdiction also includes Baldwin Township.

The following results are from recent hearings held in the Caste Village office of Magistrate David J. Barton of District Court 05-2-17: Whitehall Borough Charges                   Baldwin Township Charges    --- Follow the Baldwin-Whitehall Patch on Facebook and Twitter. Sign up for the daily Baldwin-Whitehall newsletter.

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Caste Village, Whitehall Police Department, Borough of Whitehall Municipal Complex (Administrative Offices and Outdoor Recreation), and 19 more ›

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