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Thursday, April 18, 2013

Two Vehicles Damaged in Whitehall, One by Arrow

Also, a defiant trespass charge, and police Chief Dolfi warns of identity theft.

The Driveway Games A resident from the 500 block of Marylea Avenue in Whitehall Borough contacted police at around 10 a.m. on April 10 to report that his vehicle was damaged by an arrow, Whitehall police Chief Donald R. Dolfi said. The resident told police that he parked his vehicle in his driveway during the afternoon of April 9 and noticed the damage the next morning. Two arrows were found on or near his property and a circular hole was left in the right rear-quarter panel of his Jeep. The arrows were camouflaged and had the words "Whitetail Extreme" written in white ink across them. The resident did not give anyone permission to hunt or target-practice on his property, Dolfi said. The chief did not rule out that a neighbor might have …

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Borough of Whitehall Municipal Complex (Administrative Offices and Outdoor Recreation), Whitehall Police Department, Whitehall Place Apartments, and 1 more ›

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Vehicle Window Smashed on South Passage Drive

And three other stories in these Whitehall Borough police notes.

Window Smashed A Whitehall Borough resident from the 5000 block of South Passage Drive contacted police at around 7 a.m. on Feb. 26 to report that a rear window of his van had been smashed out. The incident occurred sometime after 7 the previous night while it was parked in the victim's driveway, Whitehall police Chief Donald R. Dolfi said. Police checked in and around the van in an attempt to find an object that could have been used to do the damage, but nothing was found. Nothing was stolen from the van, and the victim could not think of why anyone would target him. "It appears to be an isolated incident," Dolfi said. Assault, Harassment Charges Along Parkline Drive Whitehall police went to the rear parking area of 1801 Parkline Dr. in …

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Borough of Whitehall Municipal Complex (Administrative Offices and Outdoor Recreation), Whitehall Police Department, Scam Targets Grandmother in Whitehall Borough, and 2 more ›

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Theft at Former Whitehall Country Club Site

And three other stories in these Whitehall police notes.

Theft The caretaker of the property at 3091 Provost Rd.—formerly home to the Whitehall Country Club and to Rising Sun Martial Arts—reported at around 11:30 on Thursday that three sheds on the property had been entered into and that approximately 30 feet of copper pipe was missing, Whitehall Borough police Chief Donald R. Dolfi said. Also, several fixtures from the property's restrooms had been taken. The caretaker had not been at the site in several weeks, Dolfi said. The incident is under investigation. Whitehall Man Charged Whitehall police responded to the 1600 block of Parkline Drive in the Wallace (Prospect) Park area at around 5:58 p.m. on Feb. 12 for a report of a disturbance, Dolfi said. When officers arrived at the scene, they …

In this Article:

B-W Trivia: Which Country Club Started Here?, Wallace Park (Prospect Park), Whitehall Police Department, and 2 more ›

20 Year Resident of Baldwin/Whitehall

1:35 pm on Wednesday, February 20, 2013

How sad that there is so much turmoil in the Whitehall Place/Prospect Park apartments. It used to be a pretty nice place to rent. The management company running those apartments has experienced frequent change, though, and the rules of occupancy are not always enforced which probably causes strife amongst tenants; strife that the Whitehall Police must then attempt to settle.   more ›

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Man Sets Off Own Smoke Alarm, Hit with Marijuana Charge

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. …

In this Article:

Borough of Whitehall Municipal Complex (Administrative Offices and Outdoor Recreation), Whitehall Police Department, Whitehall Fire Company, and 3 more ›

Vinnie Valle

11:37 am on Friday, January 25, 2013

Smoking odors, are the hardest odors to eliminate, why do they hang, around when the sources of the odors are no longer there? The offensive smells you associate with odor is almost always gases released from their sources. These invisible gases attach onto floating air molecules, which drift with the air currents in the room. Over time some dissipate and others most notably smoking and urine …   more ›

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Court Updates: Baldwin Township DUIs & Four Whitehall Incidents

Judge Barton's office is at Caste Village.

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

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Caste Village, Baldwin Township Police Department, Dormont Municipal Center (in Dormont-Brookline Patch), and 20 more ›

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Burglary on Orchard Hill Drive

And three other stories in these Whitehall police notes.

Burglary on Orchard Hill Drive The caretaker of a house in Whitehall Borough's 5300 block of Orchard Hill Drive contacted police at around 11:55 p.m. on Nov. 20 to report that that house had been burglarized, Whitehall police Chief Donald R. Dolfi said. Police officers arrived at the house shortly thereafter and found evidence indicating that it had been broken into, Dolfi said—namely, a window had been damaged. Dolfi said that the caretaker reported several "collectibles" missing from the house, but the total amount of stolen items and their aggregate value is not yet known. The Allegheny County district attorney's crime scene unit has processed the scene, Dolfi said, including taking physical evidence from it, like fingerprints, and …

In this Article:

Whitehall Police Use Informant to Arrest Heroin Dealer, Borough of Whitehall Municipal Complex (Administrative Offices and Outdoor Recreation), Whitehall Police Department, and 2 more ›

Thursday, November 22, 2012

A Park Named for Maddox Derkosh?

And other notes from Wednesday night's Whitehall Council meeting.

A Park for Maddox? Frank Vallone of Highgrove Road has asked the Whitehall Borough Council to support a plan that would honor the memory of Maddox Derkosh, the 2-year-old Whitehall boy killed in a tragic mauling incident at the Pittsburgh Zoo on Nov. 4. Vallone asked council members at their meeting on Wednesday night what would need to be done to name one of Whitehall's public parks after Maddox. Council President William J. Veith told Vallone that the council is "looking at what options we have" regarding a tribute to Maddox. But for now, Veith said, the council wishes to respect a "grieving period" for his family. Tax Refund for Whitehall Place The owners of the Whitehall Place Apartments complex in the Wallace (Prospect) Park area are …

In this Article:

Borough of Whitehall Municipal Complex (Administrative Offices and Outdoor Recreation), Police Confirm Zoo Mauling Victim Was Whitehall Resident, Athletic Assoc. Prez Concerned with Refugees' Use of Whitehall Fields, and 3 more ›

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Karen

8:34 pm on Wednesday, January 2, 2013

I think a park or playground in Maddox's memory would be a wonderful idea.   more ›

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

DNA Used to Link Teen with Whitehall Borough Burglary

And four other stories in these Whitehall police notes from the past week.

Blood Match The Allegheny County Crime Lab returned a DNA match recently on blood taken from the scene of a January buglary in Whitehall Borough, Whitehall police Chief Donald R. Dolfi said. Police had a person of interest in the burglary case, Dolfi said, and took a blood sample from that person. The blood was left behind in a Whitehall Place apartment on Maple Drive, which is in the Wallace (Prospect) Park area. Whitehall police are now proceeding with a burglary charge against that person of interest—a 17-year-old boy. Boat Vandalized Along North Emblem Drive A North Emblem Drive resident reported to Whitehall police at around 4:30 p.m. on Sunday that one or more people had recently spraypainted his boat while it sat in the rear of his …

In this Article:

Borough of Whitehall Municipal Complex (Administrative Offices and Outdoor Recreation), Wallace Park (Prospect Park), Whitehall Police Department, and 3 more ›

Man Chases People with Fire Extinguisher in Whitehall

Police are unaware of the Prospect Park resident's motive.

Whitehall Borough police officers had their hands full with a man who reportedly chased people around his apartments complex with a fire extinguisher on Wednesday, Whitehall police Chief Donald R. Dolfi said. Jaga Upreti, 26, of 1620 Skyline Dr., Apt. 3, in the Whitehall Place Apartments complex of the Wallace (Prospect) Park area, has been charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, tampering with a fire apparatus, resisting arrest, public drunkenness and disorderly conduct in connection with the incident. (UPDATE: The aggravated assault and disorderly conduct charges were withdrawn on Dec. 11.) Police responded to 1620 Skyline at around 5:10 p.m. on Wednesday and found a heavily intoxicated Upreti being held on the ground by …

In this Article:

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

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Theft, Assault, Heroin Cases (and Others) All Heard in Whitehall Court

Judge Barton's office is at Caste Village.

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 Read here.  --- Follow the Baldwin-Whitehall Patch on Facebook and Twitter. Sign up for the daily Baldwin-Whitehall newsletter.

In this Article:

Caste Village, Whitehall Police Department, Borough of Whitehall Municipal Complex (Administrative Offices and Outdoor Recreation), and 15 more ›

Sandra

9:53 am on Thursday, September 13, 2012

I've noticed a lot of DUIs are people that aren't from Baldwin. They seem to be "passing through".   more ›

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