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Underage Drinking

Friday, March 8, 2013

Baldwin Township Police Make Pair of Arrests

Both women are being charged with DUI.

Castle Shannon Woman Arrested A Baldwin Township police officer stopped a motorist on McNeilly Road at around 1:19 a.m. on Sunday for speeding and failing to obey a traffic light at the Sussex Avenue-McNeilly intersection, Baldwin Township police Chief Terrence P. O'Brien said. The officer reported smelling alcohol coming from the motorist—Renee Herring, 31, of Belleville Street in Castle Shannon Borough—O'Brien said, and put her through a field-sobriety test, which she failed. She was then arrested and taken to St. Clair Hospital for a blood test (results pending). Police are charging Herring with suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. Crafton Woman Arrested A Baldwin Township police officer stopped a motorist on McNeilly at…

In this Article:

Baldwin Township Police Department, St. Clair Hospital (in Chartiers Valley Patch), and Baldwin Township Municipal Building (Administrative Offices)

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 …

In this Article:

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 …

In this Article:

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 ›

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Burglary Through Garage Door in Whitehall

And four other Whitehall Borough police stories from the past week.

Burglary Through Garage Door Whitehall Borough police officers went to Carriage Drive at around 11:04 p.m. on Thursday for a report that a garage door at a home on that street was suspiciously and partially left open. Officers contacted the home's owner, who arrived shortly later, Whitehall police Chief Donald R. Dolfi said. Officers could not find forced entry anywhere to the home, but the owner reported that watches and other jewelry items valued between $3,400 and $3,500 were missing from the home. The owner is still taking an inventory of possibly stolen items. The incident is under investigation. Teenager Arrested for Assault Whitehall police officers went to the 1695 Parkline Dr. apartments building in the Wallace (Prospect) Park …

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Borough of Whitehall Municipal Complex (Administrative Offices and Outdoor Recreation), Whitehall Police Department, Wallace Park (Prospect Park), and 2 more ›

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

South Side, Brentwood Men Arrested on DUI Charges in Baldwin

Two traffic stories from this past weekend.

Stay in the Car Next Time A Baldwin Borough police officer who recognized a motorist on Becks Run Road at around 3:09 a.m. on Saturday as possibly not having a valid driver's license turned out to be right. The officer, while following the vehicle and checking on the status of the driver—Kevin John Kubiczki Jr., 18, of Arlington Avenue in Pittsburgh's South Side Slopes neighborhood—learned that Kubiczki was driving with a suspended license. Kubiczki turned from Becks Run onto Madeline Street in the Carrick neighborhood and headed toward Brownsville Road at an unusually slow rate of speed, the officer reported, before he was pulled over near Carrick's Madeline-Brownsville intersection. The officer approached Kubiczki, who told the officer …

In this Article:

Baldwin Borough Municipal Complex, Baldwin Borough Police Department, and 24 Alcohol-Related Court Updates Out of Baldwin Boro

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Fighting, Underage Drinking Lead to Police Activity During Caste Fireworks

And other stories in these Whitehall Borough police notes from June 20-July 2.

Injured Man, Fight, Warrant Out As the annual Caste Village fireworks show was wrapping up in Whitehall Borough at around 10 p.m. on Friday, a collection of Whitehall police officers received a report of an injured male lying on the ground in the main Caste parking lot. Officers found the male, who had recently received a blow to his mouth area, Whitehall police Chief Donald R. Dolfi said. Police called medics to the scene and cleared the area to treat the victim. The officers interviewed witnesses and were pointed to the direction that the attacker fled after allegedly striking the victim from his rear, blind side. Witnesses knew the attacker by name. As officers began to head in that direction, another male arrived at the scene and …

In this Article:

2012 Caste Village Fireworks Info, Borough of Whitehall Municipal Complex (Administrative Offices and Outdoor Recreation), Whitehall Police Department, and 7 more ›

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Jean Smith

9:04 pm on Sunday, July 15, 2012

Sorry Jon but wouldn't want to be anywhere near that thing at all.   more ›

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Teenager Arrested for Underage Drinking in Baldwin Township

Township officers made arrests relating to alcohol and heroin this week.

Arrest for Underage Drinking On May 12, Baldwin Township police received a call to respond to Amel's Restaurant, where officers found a 16-year-old girl unconscious in a restroom. The girl was arrested and charged with underage drinking and public drunkenness. She had apparently come to the bar already intoxicated and then had fallen asleep. She was served no alcohol at the establishment, according to Baldwin police Sgt. Marty Conroy. Heroin Arrest At 6:12 p.m. on May 12, paramedics and township police were called to respond to a drug overdose at 441 McNeilly Rd. They found Domenico Demarzo—no address given—unconscious with a hoop-fashioned tourniquet lying next to him. Police found track marks on his arm but no other drug paraphernalia. …

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Baldwin Township Police Department and Amel's Restaurant

Eileen Mobley

2:53 pm on Saturday, May 19, 2012

It's good to see an article by Timothy Mobley again!   more ›

Monday, January 23, 2012

Baldwin Borough Police Briefs (Jan. 16-22)

Two cited for underage drinking, one for DUI, and another DUI on East Carson Street.

Two Cited for Underage Drinking, One for DUI A Baldwin Borough police officer on patrol in south Baldwin at around 4:12 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 17, reported observing a motorist with an inoperable brake light turn left onto Curry Hollow Road from Keeport Drive without signaling. The officer pulled the motorist—Matthew Joseph Madden, 19, of 1223 McClure Ave., Apt. 1, in East McKeesport Borough—over on Curry Hollow, and upon approaching Madden and his passenger—Hailey Lynne Wootton, 18, of 5470 Youngridge Drive, Apt. 6, in Baldwin’s Leland Point Apartments complex—reported detecting the odor of an alcoholic beverage. The officer put Madden and Wootton through breath-analyzer tests and reported that they both failed them. The officer also put …

In this Article:

Baldwin Borough Police Department, The Residences of South Hills, Baldwin Borough Municipal Complex, and 1 more ›

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Whitehall Borough Police Briefs (Nov. 29-Dec. 5)

An underage drinking incident at Baldwin High, officers use surveillance footage to nab two other suspects, and more.

Unfriendly Neighbor Two residents of an apartment in the 1600 block of Skyline Drive in the Wallace (Prospect) Park area were gone from their residence on Nov. 28 and 29, and when they returned at around 7:27 p.m. on Nov. 30, they discovered that someone had tampered with the entrance to their apartment. Whitehall Borough police officers reported to the scene shortly later to begin an investigation. Officers learned that many things were missing from the apartment, including gift cards, jewelry and some documents with personal information on them. Soon after, Whitehall officers, as part of an investigation that included surveillance video from Citizens Bank, reported that Christopher Carr, 39, of 1691 Skyline, Apt. 7 (the same apartment …

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Whitehall Police Department, Teen Resists Arrest at Football Game at Baldwin H.S., Eat'n Park, and 4 more ›

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Robert Edward Healy, III

3:57 pm on Tuesday, December 20, 2011

UPDATE for "Unfriendly Neighbor": http://patch.com/A-p82t   more ›

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Police Investigating Bloody Incident at Eat'n Park, and More (Whitehall Borough Police Briefs)

Also, physical harassment on Streets Run, a drunk teenager on Parkline, an assault arrest and other police news from Nov. 13-21.

Police Investigating Bloody Incident at Eat'n Park An employee of Eat'n Park on Route 51 requested Whitehall Borough police officers to respond to multiple disturbances there on Nov. 20 at around 3:06 a.m. The employee said that the restaurant experienced a disturbance of some sort in its men's bathroom and that, soon after, an unknown male, partially covered in blood, was causing another disturbance in its parking lot. The male denied medical assistance when police arrived at the scene, Whitehall Police Department Chief Donald R. Dolfi said. Police learned that a party of five people had recently left the restaurant after the bathroom disturbance, and one of the Whitehall officers asked area hospitals to report anything suspicious that …

In this Article:

Borough of Whitehall Municipal Complex (Administrative Offices and Outdoor Recreation), Whitehall Place Apartments, Whitehall Police Department, and 4 more ›

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Robert Edward Healy, III

4:15 pm on Tuesday, December 27, 2011

UPDATE to Eat'n Park story: http://patch.com/A-pdtr   more ›

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