Crime & Safety

Four Drug Arrests in Brookline, Beechview Area

Pittsburgh Police Zone 6 Crime Update, Aug. 26 to Aug. 31.

Pittsburgh police report that four drug-related arrests and one DUI arrest were made in the Brookline and Beechview neighborhoods during the last few days of August.

The arrests are as follows:

  • Joshua Kramer of Beechview, Ronald Barnhart of Monaca, and Regis Rusnic of Banksville were arrested by Narcotics Detectives and each charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia in the 500 block of Crane Avenue in Beechview on Aug. 27.
  • David Moltz of the Hill District was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia in the 600 block of Brookline Boulevard in Brookline on Aug. 27.
  • Kyleigh Graham of Dormont was arrested for driving under the influence in the 3100 block of Banksville Road in Banksville on Aug. 27.
  • A juvenile from Brookline was arrested for possession of marijuana in the 1100 block of Dagmar Avenue in Beechview on Aug. 28.
  • Christopher Carter of Brookline was arrested for possession of heroin in the 2300 block of Whited Street in Brookline on Aug. 30.

Also in the blotter: 

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Robbery

  • A man told police that he was near the intersection of Pioneer and Jillson avenues in Brookline on Aug. 28 at 8 p.m. when an unknown black male stole his cell phone from his hand and ran away.

Theft from Vehicle

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  • Someone broke the window of a vehicle parked in the 1500 block of Beechview Avenue in Beechview on Aug. 27 and stole a wallet around 2:20 p.m.
  • Someone stole tools and money from a vehicle parked in the 600 block of LaMarido Street in Brookline on Aug. 26 between midnight and 4 a.m.
  • A cell phone and GPS unit were stolen from a vehicle parked in the 300 block of LaMarido Street in Brookline on Aug. 26 between midnight and 5:30 a.m.
  • A GPS unit was stolen from a vehicle parked in the 2600 block of Amman Street between 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 27 and 8 a.m. on Aug. 28.


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