Paul Peirce stories, Page 53

An Irwin motorcyclist accused of leading police on a high-speed chase for 5 miles Tuesday between West Newton and Rostraver was arrested on multiple criminal and traffic charges, including illegal possession of cocaine and stimulants. Anthony E. Faloona, 29, was arraigned before District Judge Charles Christner on seven counts of...

A boil water advisory in the McKeesport area for Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County customers was lifted Wednesday after a second round of testing found no problems. Authority spokesman Matthew Junker said Wednesday a second set of water samples over two consecutive days from the City of McKeesport and the...

The first results from drinking water tests in four eastern Allegheny County communities still under boil water advisories were good Tuesday, but the Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County says its 16,000 customers affected should continue boiling water for drinking and cooking. “We are hopeful that the advisory can be lifted...

Pennsylvania Lottery officials said a jackpot-winning Match 6 Lotto ticket worth $740,000 was sold Saturday in Washington County. The ticket correctly matched all six winning numbers, 03-09-11-13-19-31, to win the jackpot prize, less applicable withholding. Span & Taylor Drug Co. at 175 W. Main St., Monongahela, earned a $5,000 bonus...

Latrobe police used a tip from an informant to arrest a Derry woman who had allegedly just returned from Pittsburgh with 10 bricks of suspected heroin to sell in the area. Cherie A. Chapman, 30, was arrested Sunday after a traffic stop at 5:25 p.m. along Lincoln Avenue in Latrobe....

If there is a common thread linking the sex trafficking industry between Mt. Pleasant and the Florida panhandle, it is Flushing, N.Y. Although roughly a thousand miles separate the ongoing criminal cases in Florida and Westmoreland County of massage parlor operators in Western Pennsylvania accused of running their businesses as...

A Rostraver chiropractor who became angered by a dog barking outside a birthday party in Monessen is charged with shooting and wounding the dog, city police said. James V. Scirotto, 46, was charged Wednesday by Monessen police with aggravated cruelty to animals, recklessly endangering another person, public drunkenness and dangerous...

A Hempfield man was arrested Thursday on charges of exposing himself to two 10-year-old girls in Greensburg in August. Ronald E. Wineland, 61, was charged with two counts of corruption of minors and single counts of indecent exposure and open lewdness by city police. Wineland was arraigned before Greensburg District...

What started out as a routine bench warrant arrest this week turned into a drug bust. Police serving an arrest warrant on a Ligonier Township man Tuesday for failing to appear for hearings on charges of retail theft allegedly discovered an unspecified amount of methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia and a stolen...

A Penn Township man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly telephoning and sending his ex-girlfriend dozens of unwanted text messages, stalking her and damaging her new boyfriend’s truck. Joshuwa Petrill, 38, was arrested by North Huntingdon Police on charges of retaliation against a witness, stalking and three counts of harassment related...

A Murrysville woman who called 911 last month alleging her boyfriend was assaulting her was cited for making false reports. Tracey L. Meszaros, 53, was charged this week with two counts of making false reports and a single count of criminal mischief after the 3:45 a.m. Sept. 25 incident in...

A Derry Township man is charged after allegedly holding a handgun to a friend’s head during an argument at an outdoor party. Jonathan H. Sauer, 24, was arrested by Derry Borough police on charges of aggravated assault, simple assault, reckless endangerment and harassment following the incident at 2:48 a.m. Saturday...

A Derry Township woman who allegedly poked a Latrobe police officer in the eye after she refused a blood draw for her DUI arrest is charged with aggravated assault, resisting arrest and multiple traffic offenses. Amber R. Hill, 35, was taken into custody at the Sheetz store on Ligonier Street...

A 29-year-old Latrobe man who told police Wednesday that his friend was accidentally stabbed in the chest during a fall is charged with attempted homicide after investigators obtained a surveillance video of the altercation. Matthew Oliver is accused of assaulting a fellow resident in a patio area outside the nine-story...

Rostraver police K9 officer Duvall was credited Friday with helping township police locate and arrest two suspects during a daylight residential burglary. Todd Houseman, 43, of Monongahela, and Mack Simms, 47, of Monessen, were awaiting arraignment in night court on multiple charges of burglary, criminal mischief, criminal conspiracy, criminal trespass,...

Seton Hill University says a $2.16 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education will increase its undergraduate research capabilities, build a research fund to support students and increase competitiveness in its science programs and graduate schools. The competitive grant will expand the university’s ability to prepare graduates for careers...

The Washington County Coroner’s office reported one person was killed Thursday in a two-vehicle crash on Route 22 in Hanover Township. Coroner S. Timothy Warco said the identity of the victim in the 10:14 a.m. crash is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. The office reported that the...

Two Indiana County volunteer firefighters already in jail for allegedly setting fire to an Amish furniture store earlier this year were charged this week by state police with setting two more fires last December. Nicholas Leone, 22, of Creekside, and Dylan Dalessio, 19, of Plumville, allegedly used a “Molotov cocktail”...

A New York City man was arrested Tuesday by state police in Greensburg after allegedly using false identification in an attempt to buy four computers at a Verizon store in Hempfield. Oscar J. Ruiz, 28, was charged with two counts of identity theft and one count of theft after he...

A second man is charged with dressing like a police officer while purportedly searching for an escaped convict in Derry over the weekend. Michael James, 24, is charged with impersonating a public servant and loitering and prowling at night in connection with the incident on Sunday. James is the older...

A North Belle Vernon man was ordered held in the Westmoreland County Prison on $200,000 bail on charges of possession and distribution of child pornography. Gabriel J. Gamble, 34, was arrested by borough police Friday on those charges and criminal use of a communication device after a week-long investigation by...