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CBS News
30-05-2025
- General
- CBS News
Young males "targeting" women in Pittsburgh-area community with stun guns and BB guns, mayor says
Young males are "targeting" women in Wilkinsburg with stun guns, air pistols and BB guns, the borough's mayor said on Thursday. In a post on Facebook, Wilkinsburg Mayor Dontae Comans said law enforcement shared "concerning intel" about males shooting women with stun guns, air pistols and BB guns. The mayor's post, titled "Public Safety Alert," did not say if there were any injuries or arrests. It also did not release any more information about the incidents. "These senseless acts are not only dangerous, but they also threaten the safety and peace of our community," the mayor said in the Facebook post. Comans is reminding people in the borough to be aware of their surroundings and walk in groups during the evening. Comans said police in Wilkinsburg will be increasing patrols to ensure public safety and "deter this reckless behavior." The mayor added that if anyone has information about this, call 911 or their local police department. "See Something, Say Something: Your voice could protect someone else," Comans posted on Facebook. "We are committed to protecting our residents especially our women, and holding those responsible accountable," Comans added. "Let's continue looking out for one another. Safety is a shared responsibility."
CBS News
29-05-2025
- General
- CBS News
Pittsburgh-area community leaders receive reports about 2 immigration raids
Jaime Martinez, the community defense organizer with Casa San Jose, said the non-profit organization's hotline received multiple reports on Wednesday about Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in the eastern part of the city. "We heard of five different detentions yesterday alone," said Martinez of Casa San Jose, which serves immigrant communities. One of the detentions happened in Wilkinsburg. Video shows a Hispanic man in handcuffs being walked by FBI agents into a van. KDKA has learned those agents were assisting the Department of Homeland Security with immigration enforcement. Wilkinsburg Mayor Dontae Comans posted about it on his Facebook page on Wednesday. "Everyone here, we're family," Comans said on Thursday. "We're Wilkinsburg, and we just want to protect each other. We have ordinances that protect everyone, no matter what part of life you're from." KDKA's Mamie Bah asked, "What do you say to people who say you shouldn't be here illegally?" "That's how this country started." Mayor Comans said. "It's all about getting that path to being a resident, and I feel like we need to help them." Comans shared photos with KDKA of federal agents in Braddock. The borough's mayor was caught off guard by the presence of agents. "I'm just unaware that they were in our neighborhoods, in our boroughs," said Mayor Delia Lennon-Winstead. "Would you cooperate with ICE agents if they reached out to you all?" Bah asked. "Being an elected official and under the seat of the mayor, I would do my best to help and cooperate," Mayor Lennon-Winstead said. In a statement to KDKA, a spokesperson for the FBI wrote, in part, "The FBI in Pittsburgh continues to provide investigative, technical, and analytical support to our partners at the Department of Homeland Security in their immigration operations all over the region as directed by the attorney general." Martinez's wish is that people in the community look out for one another. "Our community is under attack," Martinez said. "Be a good neighbor, that means being on the lookout for where ICE is, calling our hotline." Casa San Jose's emergency response line is 412-736-7167.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Yahoo
Stolen gun left in Lyft leads to SWAT situation in McKeesport, investigators say
A suspect escaped out the window of a home in Wilkinsburg as a SWAT situation was underway Friday morning. Police said shortly before midnight, officers pulled over a vehicle that was being used for Lyft. The back seat passenger then ran, leaving behind a stolen gun, investigators said. Officers then chased him to a home on Evans Avenue. 'The front door had been barricaded from the inside. We had to push the front door and discovered the actor escaped out the side window before we arrived,' said Inspector Wesley McClellan of the Allegheny County Police. Police have not released the name of the suspect. Download the FREE WPXI News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch WPXI NOW
