A Pittsburgh man is in custody after an attempted carjacking of a police officer in Braddock on Tuesday night. Tribune-Review news partner WPXI reported that Derek Lamont Moore, 33, is facing charges including aggravated assault, assault of a law enforcement officer, disarming a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest. Allegheny
TribLIVE s Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Two insurance salesmen who said an off-duty North Braddock officer tried to falsely arrest them because he suspected a scam have filed a federal lawsuit. The complaint filed by James Biernesser and Douglas Holcomb, who sold life insurance for American Income Life, names as defendants Officer Sharon Jackson, who is currently on leave, North Braddock borough and police Chief Isaac Daniele. Daniele said he could not comment on pending litigation. A message left with Jackson’s attorney was not immediately returned.
WPXI Police establish a perimeter at Fourth Street and Hawkins Avenue while searching for a man who allegedly opened fire at Braddock police on Tuesday.
TribLIVE s Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. A man suspected of firing at Braddock police was taken into custody Tuesday evening after police say he shot himself in the head. The unidentified man was alive but listed in grave condition following a standoff in an abandoned house along the 500 block of Lobinger Avenue. Allegheny County Police said the incident began with a car crash earlier that afternoon.
Shots fired at police officer responding to call in North Braddock Officer was not injured. Updated: 6:54 PM EST Feb 16, 2021 Shots fired at police officer responding to call in North Braddock Officer was not injured. Updated: 6:54 PM EST Feb 16, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript WHAT IS THE LATEST. KYLIE: I SPOKE WITH THE CHIEF OF POLICE FOR NORTH BRADDOCK. HE TELLS ME THEY WERE ABLE TO CATCH A SUSPECT WHO THEY SAY FIRED AT A BRADDOCK POLICE OFFICER THIS AFTERNOON. I WANT TO SHOW YOU WHAT THE SCENE LOOKS LIKE NOW AT THIS AFTERNOON. IT IS PRETTY CLEAR BUT TAKING PICTURES FROM EARLIER, THIS WAS THE SCENE. A LOT OF POLICE LOOKING FOR THAT SUSPECT. I GOT INFO FROM THE MAYOR OF BRADDOCK. SHE TOLD ME AN OFFICER SHOWED UP TO A NORTH BRADDOCK CALL AND WAS FIRED AT BY A SUSPECT. THE OFFICER WAS NOT INJURED AND A SEARCH WAS UNDERWAY FOR THAT SUSPECT. AT ONE POINT THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT DID CONFIRM THEIR SWAT TEAM WAS ON THE SCENE. WE DID LEARN FROM THE POLICE CHIEF THEY WERE ASSISTING WITH THE SITUATION IN NORTH BRADDOCK. THE CHIEF SAYS THAT OFFICER WHO WAS SHOT AT WAS NOT INJURED AND HE IS DOING OK. A LITTLE SHAKEN UP. WE WILL HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON THE CHARGES THE SUSPECT WILL BE FACING LATER TONIGHT. KYLIE WALKER, PITTSBU
North Braddock police officer charged over gun incident at New Year s Eve party in Pitcairn Updated: 5:39 AM EST Jan 2, 2021 North Braddock police officer charged over gun incident at New Year s Eve party in Pitcairn Share Updated: 5:39 AM EST Jan 2, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript SHOWING UP TO A NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY, UNINVITED, WAVING HIS GUN AND BADGE. CRAIG GIBSON IS THAT OFFICER. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS 4 REPORTER KYLIE WALKER BREAKS DOWN WHAT WE KNOW. KYLIE: THIS CASE INVOLVES 43-YEAR-OLD CRAIG GIBSON, A POLICE OFFICER WITH THE NORTH BRADDOCK POLICE DEPARTMENT AND A NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY THAT DID NOT GO AS PLANNED. NAT/S OPEN THIS IS OFFICER CRAIG GIBSON TURNING HIMSELF IN ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS 4 IS THE ONLY STATION AT THE PITCAIRN POLICE DEPARTMENT TO SEE GIBSON WALK IN, THEN LEAVE IN THE BACK OF A POLICE CAR. THESE ARE SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS. KYLIE: ACCORDING TO A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT, A HOMEOWNER TOLD POLICE GIBSON SHOWED UP UNANNOUNCED AND UNINVITED AT A PARTY WITH HIS BADGE IN PLAIN SIGHT AND HIS GUN ON HIS HIP. A WITNESS SAID SHE SAW GIBSON TAKE OUT HIS GUN AND STICK IT INTO THE SIDE OF SOMEONE WHO TOLD GIBSON TO PUT THE BADGE AND FIREARM AWAY, SAYING THERE WAS NO NEED FOR IT AT A PARTY. THE COMPLAINT SHOWS GIBSON WORKS AS A DETECTIVE WITH THE NORTH BRADDOCK POLICE DEPARTMENT. POLICE CHIEF ISAAC DANIELE SAYS HE’S SURPRISED FOLLOWING THE ALLEGATIONS. I BELIEVE ALL MY OFFICERS SHOULD CARRY THEMSELVES LIKE THEY ARE ON DUTY EVEN WHEN THEY ARE OFF-DUTY. KYLIE: CHIEF DANIELE SAYS GIBSON WAS NOT ACTING AS A NORTH BRADDOCK POLICE OFFICER AT THE TIME OF THE ALLEGED INCIDENT. GIBSON IS CURRENTLY SUSPENDED WITHOUT PAY AND AMONG HIS CHARGES SIMPLE ASSAULT, TERRORISTIC THREATS AND RECKLESSLY ENDANGERING ANOTHER PERSON. PITCAIRN POLICE CHIEF SCOTT FARRELLY CONCERNED WITH THE ACCUSATION THIS OFFICER FACES. WE ARE STILL SUBJECTED TO LAWS. KYLIE: NORTH BRADDOCK CHIEF SAYS THAT GIBSON HAS BEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT FOR ABOUT A YEAR. HE SAYS THE OFFICER WILL REMAIN SUSPENDED WITHOUT PAY UNTIL THE POLICE AGENCIES INVESTIGATION THIS INCIDENT CONCLUDE THEIR WO