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An Armstrong County man wanted on a probation violation has been taken into custody, Allegheny County Sheriff Kevin M. Kraus announced.

A jitney-driving ex-con who said he was looking to buy drugs is headed to Allegheny County court next month in connection with the fatal Nov. 22 shooting of a Stowe Township man, authorities said. Allegheny County Police had charged Arrmon Hagans, 43, of Wilkinsburg, with criminal homicide; three counts each

A North Side man’s prosecution relied in part on a report from the ShotSpotter acoustic detection system. Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court ruled the report admissible, but some justices found implications for the rights of the accused.

A Beechview man who authorities said skipped a court date on drug and weapons charges was arrested Friday and will face additional weapons charges. Jonathan Packard, 34, was deemed a fugitive on March 6 when he failed to appear before Judge Jill Rangos, according to Allegheny County Sheriff Kevin M.

A class-action lawsuit filed against a number of Allegheny County judges, probation officials, and the county jail warden alleges that they’re overusing probation detainers to keep people in jail in violation of their state and federal constitutional rights.