Superintendent Jay Davis News Today

O’Hara officials want to remind residents to be extra cautions of calls or emails seeking personal information in order to avoid possible scams. Police Superintendent Jay Davis said his department fields at least a couple calls a week from residents concerned about people claiming to be from credit card companies,

Springdale is set to be the latest community to use license plate readers at its intersections. The borough’s police department adopted the Automated National Noninvasive Insurance Enforcement (ANNIE) program, Chief Derek Dayoub said. Dayoub said ANNIE is a community policing and problem-solving program for police departments to address a nationwide

Preliminary discussions between O’Hara and Blawnox officials about merging police departments have begun. The plan so far is to have Blawnox officers become township police and serve under Superintendent Jay Davis, O’Hara Township Manager Julie Jakubec announced at a Feb. 6 workshop meeting. She repeatedly stressed talks are in the

A Pittsburgh man has died after being involved in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday evening along Freeport Road in O’Hara, Allegheny County Police reported. Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the deceased as Michael Vernon, 74. An Allegheny County emergency dispatcher said the wreck occurred around 6:30 p.m. near the intersection

Two juveniles who thought they were “joking around” by offering candy on Oct. 11 to children in O’Hara Township’s Crofton housing plan ended up spurring a child luring investigation by O’Hara police. After extensive interviews with the two juveniles, police announced on Oct. 12, they determined there was no intent

Several O’Hara police officers have been honored for their outstanding service, leadership and lifesaving skills. Council chambers was packed with family and friends of the four officers lauded at the June 11 meeting. Natalie Richards, a Fawn native and Hampton resident, was given the Life Saving Recognition Award for her