Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Dormont police blotter, April 12 to April 19.
Dormont police are investigating a theft-from-vehicle case that occurred in the 1200 block of Wisconsin Avenue. According to the police report, a car was parked on a parking pad in that block when someone stole a backpack containing a laptop computer from inside the car. The owner told police the theft likely occurred between 11 p.m. on April 13 and 11 a.m. on April 14. Police Chief Michael Bisignani told Dormont-Brookline Patch the number of theft-from-vehicle cases typically increases when the weather improves, and warned that residents should be careful to keep vehicles locked. Those with information can contact the Dormont Police Department. Also in the blotter: Dormont police responded to Vasta Lounge on April 18 at 1:30 a.m. for a …
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
A man was cited after accidentally walking into the wrong home in Dormont last week.
A Mt. Lebanon man was arrested Feb. 28 after he allegedly walked into a stranger's house uninvited by mistake. Dormont police responded to a Wisconsin Avenue home when a woman called to report that she had been sleeping, and woke up to find her dogs barking at a man—later identified as Christopher Miranda, 35—standing inside her front door. The woman told police she called 911 after she asked the man's name, and he refused to tell her. Police said Miranda had a strong smell of alcoholic beverage on his person when they arrived, and had glassy, bloodshot eyes. Miranda told police he was trying to go to a friend's house, and had entered the wrong house by mistake. Police cited Miranda for public drunkenness. Follow Dormont-Brookline Patch on…
Monday, February 25, 2013
A tour bus ended up in a local neighborhood, and couldn’t get out. Did you see it?
A group of passengers got an unexpected tour of Dormont on Feb. 15 after a Greyhound bus got stuck on a neighborhood street. Dormont police responded to the incident in the 1100 block of Wisconsin Avenue at 5:46 p.m. Sgt. James Burke said it appeared as though the bus had taken a wrong turn onto the street from West Liberty Avenue, and then wasn’t able to navigate the narrow neighborhood streets to get back out. McGann & Chester Towing, which Burke said specializes in moving large equipment and vehicles, was called to the scene, and about three hours later—around 8:30 p.m.—the bus was freed. No vehicles or property in the area were damaged. Although Wisconsin is marked with a sign that reads “No tractor trailers beyond this point,” Burke …
Stevie Evans
1:44 pm on Wednesday, May 1, 2013
I dont care why the laptop was left in the car - busy, hands full, rushed, absent minded, naive... it doesnt matter. Leaving your things in a car is NOT a crime. Being absent minded or naive is NOT a crime. People do not deserve to have their property stolen from them because they were busy, rushed, absent minded or naive. No one deserves to be the victim of a crime. Stealing things that do not … more ›