A homeless woman gets taken into custody for both burglary and criminal mischief at a closed business in Aliquippa

(File Photo of a City of Aliquippa Police Department Car)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) A report of a burglary and criminal mischief was reported to the City of Aliquippa Police Department on September 4th, 2025. Aliquippa police went to a business that was closed in the 300 block of Franklin Avenue in Aliquippa. Twenty-nine-year-old Taniya Pugh was identified as the offender. Pugh was found in front of Towne Towers shortly after by Aliquippa Police and was then taken into custody. Pugh was also identified as being homeless. The charges filed against Pugh were misdemeanor charges of criminal trespass and criminal mischief and a felony charge of burglary.