Crime & Safety

Dormont Blotter

A round up of crimes reported in Dormont

Aggravated Assault:

 

Meghan Woodley, 27, of 1420 Potomac Avenue, and Ernest Koerberlein, 66, of Gibsonia, were each charged with aggravated assault, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest after police were called to a disturbance at Woodley’s apartment on May 24, police said.

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Police responded to a call about 10:15 p.m. that Woodley was yelling and screaming at two other women in the apartment after they had asked her to turn down her music.

Police said Woodley appeared highly intoxicated and refused to quiet down. Woodley had punched one of the women and kicked two officers in the legs, police said.

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Woodley was taken to the Dormont jail, then taken to Upper St. Clair Hospital when she said her wrist hurt, police said.

She was released from the hospital and police were called again to the apartment.

Police said Koerberlein became argumentative and Woodley locked herself in the bathroom.

Koerberlein “chest bumped” Sgt. Michael Bisignani and when Bisignani was taking him down the stairs, Bisignani fell down about 10 steps, police said.

Bisignani went to the hospital to get checked out for a sore back and missed two days of work, police said.

Assault:

William Bowman, 34, of 1223 McNeilly Avenue, was charged with simple and aggravated assault and resisting arrest after police said he cut his wife with a knife on May 26.

Police said they were called to the house about 12:30 a.m. and found the woman with cuts to her neck and she was taken to a hospital.

Public Drunkenness:

Timothy Hustava, 21, and Zachary Dienert, 22, both of Beechview, were cited for public drunkenness and disorderly conduct on May 28, police said.

Police found the pair in a bathroom stall at the Vasta about 1:20 a.m. dividing up a white powder, which they dumped in the toilet, police said.

Criminal Mischief:

Three juveniles were cited for criminal mischief after police were called about them spray-painting a stop sign on Potomac Avenue about 11:30 a.m. on May 29, police said.

Police said they found one of the youths who told them who the others were.


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