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Yahoo
2 hours ago
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5 teens accused of carjacking woman at gunpoint in Pittsburgh, leading police on chase
Five teenagers are in the Allegheny County Jail after allegedly carjacking a woman at gunpoint. The victim told police and Channel 11 that she was approached by five juveniles armed with an 'assault style rifle' and a 'handgun' on Faust Street in Sheraden. They stole her phone, keys and car - a Honda Accord. According to police, officers spotted the car while patrolling on the North Side and began following it. They led police on a chase that reached more than 90 mph before crashing into barrier on the West End Bridge. Channel 11 was there for the aftermath around 3:30 Friday morning. We saw the Honda being looked at towed and spotted police searching for the suspects. Two hopped the barrier and hid on a footpath while the others ran. All were eventually arrested. The suspects are Damien Lamont Hill, Angelo Saxton, Jaron Crew, Aaron Reddix and Jeremiah Venson. All range in ages from 15 to 17-years-old. We spoke to the victim over the phone. She told us she is shaken up but is 'all right, relatively.' All of the suspects are in the Allegheny County Jail without bond and are charged as adults. Police say these five are also under investigation for other carjackings, robberies and weapons-related offenses. Download the FREE WPXI News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch WPXI NOW
Yahoo
4 hours ago
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Woman, 26, fights off rape attempt while waiting at Queens bus stop
Police are looking for a man who tried to rape a young woman as she was waiting at a bus stop early Friday morning in Queens, cops said. The 26-year-old woman was standing at a bus stop at the corner of Woodhaven Blvd. and Hoffman Dr. in Elmhurst around 4:30 a.m. when the suspect came up behind her and slapped her on the buttocks, a police source said. The attacker started to walk away but apparently changed his mind and suddenly turned around. He grabbed the victim and pinned her against a fence, lifted her skirt and tried to penetrate her with his penis, the source said. The brave young woman fought off her attacker, who then ran into the Woodhaven Blvd. subway station and fled. Police released images of the suspect captured on security footage. He is described as a tall, thin man with a dark complexion between 20 and 30 years old. He was last seen wearing blue headphones, a blue surgical mask, a black North Face jacket, light-wash camo pants and gray sneakers. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.
Yahoo
4 hours ago
- Yahoo
The dark secrets of Bolton's past uncovered to mark National Crime Month
The intriguing dark chapters of Bolton's history have to come to light once again to mark National Crime Month. Bolton Library is marking the month with a series of events, including visits by crime authors - and a trip to the archives where secrets of the town's past dating back to the 1500s are kept. (Image: Leah Collins) The tour, which was led by archivist Caroline Furey, shows Bolton Library and Museum's collection of historical, court, business and church records taking back to 1525. READ MORE: Located under the Grade II listed building on Le Mans Crescent, the Bolton archives currently have two miles worth of shelving, with about three miles in total when combined with Bolton documents stored at other sites. The tours are led by archivist Caroline Furey. (Image: Leah Collins) Other records include old newspaper articles from the Bolton Chronicle, including detailed court coverage of previous crimes of the past. Caroline said: 'These sessions are ongoing to get people interested in the work we do here at the archives. A lot of people don't even know that they exist under here. 'Bolton library was actually the third public library in the country, so people here really did have a thirst for knowledge.' One of the documents in the collection include an indictment file relating to a 15-year-old pickpocket, James Costello, who was prosecuted for stealing a silver box containing coins from a lady in Bolton. The tours are proving popular with residents for National Crime Month. (Image: Leah Collins) Old court records show that he pleaded guilty to the offences and was transported for ten years to Tasmania. Police records describe James as 'bad and idle, bad in every respect' with records from his time in Tasmania describing an incident when he purposefully damaged his boots so that he couldn't work. Other records detail an Anges Lawless, who stole £5 from her employer in Bolton in 1881 and was sentenced to six months of hard labour as a result. Records from an old police book detail the crimes of James Costello. (Image: Leah Collins) A rather unusual case detailed in the records was Betty Eccles, an elderly lady from Bolton who was convicted for poisoning children with arsenic. Caroline said: 'We have lots of information on the criminals here in Bolton. With James, we know that he passed away in 1892 aged 66, which is a long life for someone of the time. 'We are keen to get in contact with anybody in Tasmania who might be part of his ancestry. The Bolton Library archives have about two miles of shelves in total. (Image: Leah Collins) 'All the information kept in the archives has to be original, and it must be about Bolton. We are keen not to have information that is duplicated and, in the case, when collections become too big to store, we would have to keep a sample. 'It is not all digitalised, this would be a massive job. Some stuff has been digitalised, it's normally external companies that come and do this for us, but it is a long and slow process.' Also discussed was the 1838 murder of Scotch traveller, George Henderson, on Winter Hill. He had set off early one morning across the cloud-shrouded hill, but never arrived at his destination. Later that day, a young boy found him moaning in a ditch, grievously injured by a gunshot to his head, which hours later claimed his life. The man charged with his murder was acquitted, so it's a crime that remains unsolved to this day. Crime author Shari Lapena will be at Bolton Library on July 16 and free tickets available on Eventbrite.
CBS News
4 hours ago
- CBS News
5 teens suspected in violent crime spree across Pittsburgh region arrested, police say
The five teenagers suspected of being behind a violent crime spree across Allegheny County over the last 48 hours have been arrested, police said. Five teens ranging from 15 years old to 17 years old are allegedly involved in the crime spree. 5 teens charged in carjacking According to the criminal complaint, the five boys led police on a chase that ended on the West End Bridge after their vehicle hit a jersey barrier on Friday morning. Three of the boys are then accused of running, and guns were allegedly ditched. All five were later taken into custody, officials said. Police, according to the criminal complaint, recovered multiple guns. Some were found near Rivers Casino after appearing to be thrown from the bridge, authorities said. One gun recovered was an "AR style pistol," according to court documents. The chase started after police say a woman reported being robbed at gunpoint. They took her Honda on Faust Street in the city's Sheraden neighborhood. She told police the teens had a rifle with them, officials said. They will be charged as adults in the alleged carjacking. The five teens are also under investigation for numerous separate carjackings, armed robberies and violent weapons offenses across the Pittsburgh area over the past 48 hours. One of the suspects, Aaron Reddix, was also arrested in connection with a triple shooting in Clairton last year. He was taken into custody in March, accused of shooting three teenage boys at a party in November 2024. Court records show he was initially denied bail, but it was changed to non-monetary bail in April.
Yahoo
7 hours ago
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Trio sought following abduction attempt of 2 young women in Mississauga
Three suspects, one of whom was possibly armed with a gun, are wanted following an attempted abduction in Mississauga. Peel Regional Police said that on Tuesday at about 10:20 p.m., two young female adults were walking near Britannia Rd. W. and Queen St. S. when they were approached by three suspects who allegedly tried to engage with them and lure them into their vehicle. Police said the victims became fearful and ran away but were chased on foot by the suspects, who then attempted to take control of them. Victim accounts suggest one of the suspects may have been armed with a gun. This incident was interrupted by a passerby, at which point the suspects fled westbound in the vehicle, believed to be a newer-model, light-coloured Audi SUV. CRIME SCENE: 4 charged following drug trafficking probe in Georgina CRIME SCENE: Canada-wide warrant issued for man accused of sex assault The victims were not physically injured. All three suspects are described as males of unknown race, average height, and wearing black clothing with their faces covered by balaclavas. Anyone who may have witnessed the altercation, or motorists with dashcam footage from the area/time or anyone with information is asked to call police at 905-453-2121 extension 1133. or contact Peel Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or at
