Crime & Safety
Dormont Police Blotter, June 3-10
The following information was supplied by the Dormont police department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Aggravated assault, loitering, public drunkenness:
Jonathan Thomas Scott, 24, of Abbeyville Road, Mount Lebanon, was charged with aggravated assault and related crimes after police said they were called about a stranger asleep on a resident’s back porch on June 8.
When police arrived to the home in the 3300 block of Piedmont Avenue shortly after 6 a.m., Scott became belligerent and aggressive, police said.
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Scott hit Sgt. Ralf Zawischa in the face and officer Thomas Mathis in the chest and arms, police said. Police used a Taser to subdue him.
Scott was charged with two counts each of aggravated assault, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct and one count each of loitering and prowling and public drunkenness.
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Theft:
A resident of the 1300 block of Wisconsin Avenue reported on June 5 that a Smith & Wesson .357 revolver, a Beretta 9 mm handgun and a Remington 12 gauge shotgun were taken from his home. The man said the guns were likely taken by a person known to him on May 21.
Burglary:
A woman living in an apartment in the 1400 block of Mervin Avenue reported on June 7 that someone had taken about $50 worth of money and jewelry. There were no signs of forced entry.
DUI:
Zachary Mincin, 31, of the Point Breeze section of Pittsburgh, was cited for driving under the influence and traffic violations after a sergeant observed him weaving on West Liberty Avenue about 11:30 p.m. on June 5. After stopping Mincin, police said they found several empty beer bottles on the front seat. Mincin failed a field sobriety test, police said.
Sexual Assault:
County detectives are investigating a claim by a girl that she was sexually assaulted by several juveniles at the castle playground in Dormont Park around 12:30 a.m. on June 3. Police said the juveniles denied assaulting the girl and claimed instead she had been drinking and making out with them. Sgt. Phil Ross said police have asked that a light at the playground be turned on at night to deter loitering.
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