(Robinson Twp., Pa.) A customer refused to leave at the Eat’n Park in Robinson yesterday morning.
According to reports Stephen Foreman was watching a profanity-laced video on his phone when a manager asked him to turn it down because there were families with little kids in the restaurant. Foreman complied initially, before cranking the volume right back up and then was asked by a manager to leave
Foreman refused to leave and police were called. when officers arrived they observed that Foreman had a bulge in the right front pocket of his jeans. At that time Foreman placed his hands in his hoodie before running towards an exit and knocking an elderly woman out of the way.
The report said the altercation then spilled out into the parking lot, where Foreman got in his car and almost slammed an officer’s hand as he closed the car’s door. Foremen is then accused of punching two police officers in the face until a Taser was used. Police said a third officer jumped in and shocked Foreman again before he could be arrested.
Police said that the bulge in Foreman’s pocket turned out to be a marijuana grinder.
Foreman was evaluated at a local hospital before being booked in jail.

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By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — A House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has firmly laid blame on Donald Trump. In Thursday’s prime-time hearing, lawmakers said the siege was no accident but an “attempted coup” and a direct result of the defeated president’s effort to overturn the 2020 election. Rep. Bennie Thompson, the Democrat from Mississippi, said the attack put America’s “constitutional democracy at risk.” Thursday’s hearing showed new video and other evidence from the deadly Capitol assault. The panel also detailed the chilling backstory as defeated President Donald Trump tried to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory. Live testimony included a police officer who was pummeled in the riot and a documentary filmmaker tracking extremist Proud Boys leading the melee.

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(Portersville, Pa.) Pa State Police in Butler are reporting that they were called to the 488 Park and Ride in Portersville Borough Butler County for a report of tires being slashed on a New Castle man’s vehicle.
Troopers reported via release that sometime between 2:00 PM Tuesday and 2:22 AM Wednesday morning someone slashed three tires of 57-year-old Scott Hempfling’s 2005 Dodge Neon while it was parked at the park and ride.
Troopers are asking anyone with information to call them at the Butler Barracks

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By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Video testimony played for jurors at a civil trial shows Bill Cosby denying sexually abusing a teenage girl at the Playboy Mansion in the mid-1970s. The 12 minutes of clips played Wednesday for Los Angeles County jurors represent the first time Cosby’s voice has been heard in the six days of trial. In one clip he flatly denies forcing Judy Huth, who is suing him, to perform a sex act. Asked whether he knowingly sought relationships with girls under 18 in the 1970s, Cosby answers “no” but says he also did not generally make sure those he pursued were 18.

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By MARC LEVY Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Dr. Mehmet Oz has won Pennsylvania’s Republican U.S. Senate primary after a dayslong recount. The celebrity heart surgeon will face Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman in November in a race that could help determine control of the closely divided Senate. The state revealed the results of the recount Wednesday, which determined that Oz had beaten former hedge fund CEO David McCormick by 951 votes out of more than 1.3 million cast. Oz had been endorsed by former President Donald Trump. Fetterman is recovering from a stroke he suffered four days before the May 17 primary election.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A man accused of having set a Pittsburgh blaze that killed three firefighters more than a quarter of a century ago has entered a plea that carries a conviction but spares him further jail time while allowing him to continue to maintain his innocence. Forty-four-year-old Gregory Brown Jr., who served 20 years of a life sentence before winning a new trial, appeared in federal court Wednesday to enter the plea. The judge called it a “just and reasonable” end to the case, saying “It’s time to move on.” The 1995 Valentine’s Day blaze killed Capt. Thomas Brooks and firefighters Marc Kolenda and Patricia Conroy.

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(Pittsburgh, Pa.) A resident of Long Beach Township, New Jersey, has been sentenced in federal court to 24 months of incarceration followed by three years of supervised release on a conviction of obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced on Wednesday, June 8, 2022.
United States District Judge Arthur J. Schwab imposed the sentence on Nicholas Lucia, 27.
The court was previously advised that on May 30, 2020, Lucia threw an explosive device towards several uniformed police officers who were attempting to maintain control during ongoing rioting. The explosive device landed on the vest of one of the officers, and another officer quickly pulled it off and threw it before it exploded. One officer suffered a concussion as a result of being in close proximity to the explosion.
Assistant United States Attorney Jonathan D. Lusty prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.
United States Attorney Chung commended the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police for the joint investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Lucia.

Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing the closure of a portion of Rochester Road (Route 4011) in Franklin Park Borough, Allegheny County, will begin Thursday, June 9 weather permitting.

Slide repair work requiring the closure of a portion of Rochester Road between Nicholson Road and Wexford Bayne Road will begin at 7 a.m. Thursday. Through traffic will be prohibited around-the-clock as crews conduct the slide remediation work through late June. Traffic will be detoured via Nicholson Road and Wexford Bayne Road.

Please use caution when traveling in this area.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

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(Washington D.C.) US Representative Conor Lamb issued a statement following passage of H.R. 7910, the Protecting Our Kids Act yesterday.
Lamb said in a statement that “By passing this bill today, we are doing everything we can to prevent another Uvalde. These clear and simple rules will make it harder for criminals to get guns, and make it less likely that children will be shot while they are trying to learn. These rules will not take away one minute of hunting or lawful sport shooting from anyone. The Senate needs to do their job and pass this legislation to protect our communities and children from more senseless violence.”
The Protecting Our Kids Act will:
Raise the purchasing age for semi-automatic weapons from 18 to 21 years old.
Crack down on gun trafficking and straw purchases to get illegal guns off the streets.
Subject ghost gun purchases to background check requirements.
Strengthen safe storage requirements to protect children from accidental shootings.
Close the bump stock loophole to ban these deadly tools from civilian use.
Outlaw high-capacity magazines.
Require an annual report of demographic data of those being determined to be ineligible to purchase guns.

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(Ambridge, Pa.) Beaver County is receiving more than $396,000 to strengthen probation services and fund efforts to help non-violent offenders return to the community through restrictive supervision and substance use treatment, state Rep. Rob Matzie announced today.

Matzie, D-Beaver/Allegheny, said the funding from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency will improve outcomes while saving taxpayer dollars.

“In addition to improving traditional probation and parole services, part of the funding awarded today is going to support the county’s program to divert non-violent offenders away from incarceration and into highly supervised drug and alcohol treatment programs,” Matzie said. “Programs like these save taxpayer dollars on incarceration, while giving people a second chance to overcome substance use disorders, return to their families, and rejoin the community.”

Matzie said the funding includes:

• $282,501 in Continuing County Adult Probation and Parole Grant funds to improve delivery of probation and parole services.

• $94,967 in Intermediate Punishment Treatment Funds to Beaver County commissioners for County Probation with Restrictive Sanctions for fiscal year 2022-23.

• $18,600 in unexpended County Intermediate Punishment funds.

 

Matzie said that in addition to the funding to Beaver County, Allegheny County is receiving more than $4 million in PCCD funding to support child victims, bolster services for recovering mothers with newborns, improve probation services, strengthen programs that prevent juvenile delinquency, and enhance police resources.