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The Beaver County Highway Safety Task Force announces Impaired Driving Enforcement Monday Night for 4-20 Day

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Beaver County Impaired Driving Task Force Coordinator and Hopewell Police Detective  Greg Durkos  announced that today  the task force is conducting sobriety checkpoints, and/ or roving patrols and mobile awareness checkpoints throughout the county today, April 20th.420 in support of the state’s Impaired  Driving Enforcement Initiative.

Checkpoints and /or roving patrols  will be conducted at undisclosed locations throughout Beaver County to keep roads safe, save lives and reduce DUI  crashes..
Detective Durkos said,on behalf of the task force:”Seat belt is your best defense in any crash, the task force reminds all drivers to always buckle up.

 

Teleforum Tuesday Topics (subject to change)

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On the Teleforum program Tuesday host Eddy Crow will have the update on the Aliquippa BB gun story, and Eddy will welcome Tom Young from First Consultants to talk about financial freedom and planning for the future. Teleforum is every weekday from 9a till noon on am1230WBVP, AM1460WBVP, and 99.3fm presented by St. Barnabas.

New Castle Man Victim of over $27,000.00 In Fraud from Investment Account

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(New Castle, Pa.) Pa State Police in New Castle are reporting that a 69-year-old New Castle man had over $27,000.00 taken from e-trade account.

Troopers state via release that they were called on April 13, 2021 to investigate an incidence of fraud. The incident that occurred was an unknown actor remotely accessed the victim’s computer and E-Trade account. The actor withdrew approximately $27,000.00 from the victim’s account over the course of several days. State Police are continuing to investigate.

Aliquippa Police Issue Warning After Finding Young Kids With BB Guns that Resemble Real Guns

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(Photo Courtesy of City of Aliquippa)

Story by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano

(Aliquippa, Pa.) Aliquippa Police Officer Fran Conkle was on patrol  yesterday and pulled up on several kids ages 12-15  and found bb  guns in their possession.   The guns look like the real thing in a screen shot .. But officer Conkle said,”In the heat of the  moment what would  you think?

Officer Conkle urges parents “PLEASE STOP THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS  KILLED!!!!
You can view the video of Officer Conkle demonstrating about these guns in a video, done by Aliquippa City Councilman Donald Walker, by following the link below:
https://www.facebook.com/cityofaliquippa/videos/247523633724506

 

 

Monaca Woman Charged with Drug Possession After Traffic Stop In New Brighton

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(New Brighton, Pa.) Pa State Police in New Castle filed charges of drug possession against a Monaca woman last week as the results of a traffic stop that occurred in New Brighton around 2 PM, March 22, 2021.

According to a release Talisa Kimbrew was stopped by a State Police Trooper in the area 3rd Ave. and 14th  Street in New Brighton. Upon contact with Kimbrew, she showed signs of impairment and the odor of marijuana was coming from her vehicle. Troopers reported that Kimbrew was removed from the vehicle and a small amount of marijuana was located inside the vehicle. A field sobriety test was done on Kimbrew and it was determined that she was under the influence. Charges at that time were pending while awaiting blood test results.

Two positive Cases of COVID-19 in Aliquippa School District

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(File Photo)

Story By Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano

(Aliquippa, Pa. ) LATE LAST FRIDAY, ALIQUIPPA SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT DR. PETER M. CARBONE  SAID THE DISTRICT WAS MADE AWARE  OF POSITIVE COVID-19 CASES, ONE IN THE FIFTH GRADE AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND ONE AT THE JUNIOR /SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.. DR. CARBONE STATED IN A LETTER TO PARENTS THE POSITIVE CASES  WERE IN SCHOOL ON MONDAY, MAY 12, 2021. HE SAID THE DISTRICT IS FOLLOWING CONTACT TRACING PROTOCOLS , AND ADDITIONAL STAFF AND/OR STUDENTS HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED TO QUARANTINE. DUE TO THE CONTACT TRACING PROTOCOLS, GRADE 5 WILL BE COMPLETELY VIRTUAL BEGINNING TODAY, APRIL 19 UNTIL APRIL 23, 2021.

BOTH SCHOOLS BUILDINGS WERE THOROUGHLY CLEANED OVER THE WEEKEND..
DR. CARBONE URGES EVERYONE TO TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS  TO LIMIT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 IN THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY..

Half of US adults have received at least one COVID-19 shot

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Half of US adults have received at least one COVID-19 shot
By HOPE YEN and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Half of all adults in the U.S. have now received at least one COVID-19 shot. That’s according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The announcement on Sunday marks another milestone in the nation’s largest-ever vaccination campaign. It also leaves more work to do to convince skeptical Americans to roll up their sleeves. The CDC says almost 130 million people 18 or older have received at least one dose of a vaccine, or 50.4% of the total adult population. Almost 84 million people adults, or about 32.5% of that population, have been fully vaccinated.

Attorney apologizes for assault accusation against Donald

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Attorney apologizes for assault accusation against Donald
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The attorney for a man who accused NFL star Aaron Donald of assaulting him at a Pittsburgh nightclub last weekend has apologized, saying it was a case of mistaken identity. Attorney Todd Hollis represents DeVin­cent Spriggs. Hollis told Pittsburgh reporters Friday that his client mis­took some­one else for Don­ald dur­ing the al­ter­ca­tion. He said his client had believed Donald was responsible, but after reviewing the tapes “I realized that it was not Aaron Donald.” He said “Aaron has certainly been through enough so we want to put this to rest.” Earlier, an attorney for the Los Angeles Rams defensive lineman said witnesses and surveillance video refuted the accusation.