Allegheny County Police Department

On Tuesday, May 2, 2019, the Glassport Borough Police were contacted... by the Paducah Kentucky Police Department in regard to a missing 16-year-old girl. They had reason to believe that the juvenile was with an adult male in Glassport and that he had travelled to Kentucky and returned with her. Over the next few days, the Glassport Police were able to determine the juvenile was in the apartment of the adult and took her into custody. They requested the investigative assistance of the Allegheny County Police and detectives responded. Through the course of the investigation, it was determined that 46-year-old Rory Shelton had met the 16-year-old girl on Instagram. They developed a relationship which resulted in Shelton driving to Kentucky. He met the juvenile and helped her remove her court mandated ankle monitor then drove her back to Glassport. Shelton was arrested and charged with interference with the custody of children, a felony, and obstructing administration of law, a misdemeanor. He was lodged in the Allegheny County Jail. The juvenile female was treated and medically cleared at a local hospital and will be transported back to Kentucky. See More

May 8 at 9:25 AM

UPDATE: At about 8:30 PM this evening, Detectives from the Allegheny... County Sheriff’s Fugitive Squad took Murphy into custody at a home in Ambridge, Beaver County. Murphy has been transported back to Allegheny County where he will be taken to the Allegheny County Jail to await arraignment. PREVIOUS POST: On May 8 around 2:31 AM, County 9-1-1 received a call that a man had been shot at 127 McKinnie Avenue in Stowe Township. Police and EMS responded to the scene and located a 31-year-old male on the second floor of the residence with multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was transported to an area hospital where he died of his injuries. County Police Homicide Detectives initiated an investigation. It was learned that the victim was a local tattoo artist and that he had just finished providing a tattoo to a man on the home’s second floor. After providing the suspect with a tattoo, the suspect pulled out a gun and shot the victim multiple times. The suspect’s true identity is not known, but he is described as a light skinned black male, about 6’1” with a thin build, sandy colored hair, green eyes, freckles and multiple tattoos. He had one tattoo above his left eye that read “Trinity” and a tattoo of the face of Jesus behind his right ear. Anyone with information concerning the incident is asked to call the Allegheny County Police Tipline at 1-833-ALL-TIPS (1-833-255-8477); callers can remain anonymous. The department can also be reached via its social media sites. See More

Allegheny County Police Department

May 10 at 12:49 PM

On May 8, 2019 at 5:39 PM, McKeesport Police and paramedics were cal...led to the 1200 block of Evans Avenue for a male stabbed. When officers arrived, they discovered a 48-year-old male with a single stab wound to the torso. The victim was transported to an area hospital where he died. The Allegheny County Police Homicide Unit initiated an investigation. During the investigation, it was learned the victim was involved in a physical altercation with another male when he was stabbed. At this time there are no suspects and the motive for the shooting is unclear. Anyone with information concerning this incident is asked to call the Allegheny County Police Tip line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS (1-833-255-8477); callers can remain anonymous. The department can also be reached via its social media sites. See More

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