Crime & Safety

Drug Arrest in Brookline

A man arrested for trespassing at an empty Brookline home had various drugs in his possession.

A Castle Shannon man was arrested on trespassing and drug charges in Brookline.

Pittsburgh polcie responded to a home in the 400 block of Jillson Street on July 25 at 8:15 a.m. when neighbors called to report that a man and woman had entered a vacant house.

Police released the female, but arrested 28-year-old Mathew Hickey of Castle Shannon. According to the police report, police found various drugs, including marijuana, Testosterona, Nandrodex, Pregnyl and Citrate pills in Hickey's posession.

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Hickey was charged with criminal trespass, possession of a small amount of marijuana, and possession of a controlled substance. He was taken to  Allegheny County Jail.

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