Monaca police officers observed a vehicle driving at a high rate of speed on Route 51, near Colonial Avenue. The car left the roadway into a wooded area off of Allaire Avenue. The suspect fled on foot. Police from Center Township and Aliquippa resopnded and were able to apprehend 23-year-old Trae Ellis JAckson of Somerset. He was transferred to Heritage Valley and then to the Beaver County Jail. Numerous charges are being filed on Jackson including fleeing or attempting to flee a police officer, a felony. Several schools in the Central Valley School District were put on lockdown for a short time during the pursuit.
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Parked Vehicle Pushed Into Ambridge Building, Trapping Woman in Apartment
A driver in Ambridge crashed this morning into a parked vehicle, pushing it into a building and trapping a woman inside her apartment. The accident was reported shortly after 9 a.m. on Duss Avenue. A woman was trapped inside the apartment until the jaws of life were used to open the door. No one was hurt.
Forensic Audit of Friendship Ridge Complete, Commissioners Say
The Beaver County Commissioners’ chairman Sandie Egley says the forensic audit of Friendship Ridge is complete and the commissioners have yet to review the audit. Egley said at this morning’s work session that the commissioners need to digest the audit report and will probably address the auditing firm with questions. Egley did not have a timetable as to when the commissioners will publicly comment.
3 Juveniles Now Charged In Aliquippa Teenager’s Shooting Death
Beaver County district attorney’s office detectives and Aliquippa police are asking the public’s help in finding the accused killer in a homicide investigation, as well as a possible assault victim who ran off from the crime scene. One person is dead after a shooting in Aliquippa Thursday night in what police called a “drug deal gone bad.” 16-year-old William Booher was shot and killed in a car near the intersection of Wade and Meadow streets on Thursday in what authorities say was a drug deal gone bad. Booher was repeatedly shot in the head after he turned over his money and marijuana in the robbery. Police have a warrant for the arrest of homicide suspect 17-year-old Lawrence “Pooh Rat” Reddick Jr.of Aliquippa. He is to be considered armed and dangerous,” The DA’s office has also announced homicide charges against Ronald Harvey “Reno” Foster Jr. and Deontae Jones, both 17 and of Aliquippa. The criminal complaints allege that Foster, Jones and Reddick conspired to rob Booher of weed and money, and that Reddick shot Booher during the robbery. And Authorities are also looking for the driver who ran off — 18-year-old Dane Reed Mathesius, of the Brighton Township and New Sewickley areas. Police don’t know if he was wounded or is in hiding. Either way, they want to find him. Any person with information about the whereabouts of Reddick or Mathesius is asked to call Aliquippa police at 724-375-6682 or Beaver County 911.
Hopewell School District Kicks Off Anti-Bullying Program
Hopewell Area School District Supt. Dr. Michelle Miller announced yesterday that an anti-bullying program was kicked off at the middle school last Friday . She said students in grades 5-8 had a 1/2 day on Friday morning to get the students excited and they focused on their expectations. The program is called OLWEUS, a positive behavior program. She said a new handbook is issued to the students annually outlining the expectations. She said” the district is working with the students homes, families, and the students and they know what the district’s expectations are.”Dr. Miller said the students were taught what they can do as a bystander or victim of bullying.” Dr miller added, “our students are serving us well.””
1991 Quip Football Team To Be Honored
Aliquippa High School’s 1991 WPIAL FOOTBALL CHAMPS WILL BE HONORED ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2016 during halftime at the PIT. The QUIPS play Hopewell that evening. Frank Marocco was head coach. Aliquippa Elementary School principal A’frica T. Sheppard announced the Marocco will be honored as Aliquippa’ UNSUNG HERO for his accomplishments and as a man who made a difference in the lives of his players. on Saturday October 29 at the Fez by STRIVE4XLNTS, INC. a group that was founded by Ms. Sheppard in 2011 to provide scholarships for students attending college from Aiquippa High School.Ms. Sheppard said in a recent interview she funded the scholarships for 4 years until the program got off the ground. Ms. Shepard is a 1991 graduate of Aliquippa High School. The group’s scholarships are named after her late grandmother Oprah l. Henderson, who was a hairdresser. Ms. Henderson was one of the founders of the Women’s Achievement Club in Aliquippa in 1940.
The gala event is $40 per person , and doors open at 6 p.m., dinner will be served at 7 p.m..
Beaver Falls Man Pleads No Contest In 2014 Shooting Deaths Of Two Men
A Beaver Falls man today pleaded no contest to two counts of third-degree murder in the deaths of two men after a shootout during a gun deal on a West End street. 26-year-old Michael St. Clair of Beaver Falls, was charged in the November 2014 killings of 17-year-old Diondre Dozier and 18-year-old Martin Brown in Sheraden. Police responding to a shooting scene on Glenmawr Avenue on Nov. 17, 2014, found Diondre Dozier dead and the street littered with 75 shell casings and four guns, including two military-style assault weapons with banana clips. Brown’s body was found the following morning nearby. A white SUV fled the scene and was recovered on the North Side. Inside police found St. Clair’s cell phone and recovered his texts, which indicated he and two other men were going to rob the victims during a gun deal. One text said, “We’re going to hit that lick” and another said, “Let’s get at it.” A third text showed emojis of someone running, an explosion and a gun. Two other parties involved in the shooting have not been charged, although police know who they are. Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey Manning set sentencing for Jan. 3.
Police Search For Two Teens In Connection With Murder Of 16-year-old Boy In Aliquippa
Investigators are searching for two people in connection with the fatal shooting of a teenager in Aliquippa last week. The Beaver County Coroner’s Office says 16-year-old William Booher of Beaver died of a gunshot wound after the 8:30 p.m. Thursday gunfire. Police Chief Don Couch said a resident called 911 after a 13-year-old boy knocked on his front door and said his friend had been shot. Officers arrived to find a car parked in the middle of the street riddled with bullet holes and the youth’s body inside. Authorities identified 17-year-old Lawrence Reddick Jr. as the shooter. He is considered armed and dangerous. They are also trying to locate 18-year-old Dane Reed Mathesius, who police believe was in the car but has not been seen since the shooting. Investigators said today that they believe the shooting was the result of a botched drug deal, and they recovered a gun at the scene.
State Police Helicopters Catch Domestic Violence Suspect Trying To Escape On Foot in Brighton Township
State police helicopters were out in Brighton Township last night, searching for a suspect in a domestic violence incident. State police tells Beaver County Radio newsman Pat Septak that 33-year-old Edward Colestock the 4th of Beaver took off on foot and was eventually caught and apprehended along I-376 between Hopewell and Center Townships. Colestock faces a slew of charges ranging from simple assault and reckless endangerment to eluding police and public drunkenness.
Local Golf Courses Inviting Golfers to Event Honoring Arnold Palmer
A public memorial service will be held Tuesday in Latrobe honoring the late Arnold Palmer. In conjunction with National Remembering Arnold Palmer Day, the folks at two Butler County golf courses are inviting the public to pay tribute to one of the best golfers of all time. The Conley Resort & Golf Course and the Suncrest Golf Course are teaming up with the Golf Channel to honor Arnold Palmer. Dave Smith is the general manager at both courses. He tells Beaver County Radio newsman Pat Septak that Arnold Palmer drinks will be half off the entire day at both courses. The event starts at 11 a.m. Palmer died at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (Shadyside) in Pittsburgh on September 25th, while awaiting heart surgery.