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Hempfield Area High School students on Tuesday were met by a robust police presence and handheld metal detectors – a response to guns being found at school a day earlier. Lines stretched across the gym and around the foyer of the auditorium as students waited their turn to have their
TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Jeannette police could be getting in-car technological upgrades after an update to a statewide system left officers without the ability to look up certain background information. Officer Derek Manley said updates to the JNET system made it incompatible with computers, which run on Windows 7, in city patrol units. JNET allows officers to look up information, such as a person’s criminal history, warrants, addresses, registrations and photos. “I use it on a daily basis,” h...
Megan Tomasic | Tribune-Review Jeannette police are investigating a fatal shooting near the intersection of North Seventh Street and Gaskill Avenue on Thursday, April 15, 2021. TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. A Jeannette man was arrested on a homicide charge Friday in connection with the fatal shooting of a city man this week. Stuart Ali, 45, surrendered to authorities, police Chief Shannon Binda said. Ali was arraigned Friday night and jailed without bail. Ali also is facing a weapons violation. Binda ...
Two boys were sent to a hospital after being shot Wednesday evening in Jeannette. A Westmoreland County emergency dispatcher said the incident took place shortly before 6 p.m. along the 100 block of Locust Street. Jeannette Police Chief Shannon Binda said one of the boys was shot in the hand and the other was shot in the thigh. The wounds are not believed to be life-threatening. No other injuries were reported. A section of Locust Street was closed for several hours. Additional details weren’t immediately available. The investigation is continuing. Renatta Signorini is a Tribune-Review staf...
Some local police chiefs are having a tough time finding officers to join their forces. Jeannette recently advertised seeking candidates to take a civil service test. It received three applications. Irwin had five applicants for its test — all of whom were already part-time officers in the borough. After receiving just three candidates in its search, Latrobe officials extended its deadline, pushed its advertising campaign on social media and reached out to two local training academies for help recruiting. The effort brought in 16 applications. All three chiefs said they believe the current ...