Greensburg police blotter

New Kensington, PA -- New Kensington Police and Westmoreland County Detectives investigated a sexual assault that resulted in the arrest of a 21-year-old man. Authorities received a ChildLine in regard to a possible sexual assault, however upon initial investigation, the...

Greensburg, PA -- Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole W. Ziccarelli announces the guilty plea of a Derry Township woman who was charged with forging her husband's death certificate. Lori Shawley, 54, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to two felony counts of forgery af...

Allegheny Township, PA -- Allegheny Township Police charged a Lower Burrell man after he was accused of inappropriately touching a 6-year-old girl and offering money to purchase the child. Theodore Magee, 44, is facing charges of aggravated indecent assault, attempted ag...

Greensburg, PA -- Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole W. Ziccarelli announces the sentencing of a Huntingdon County man for raping a minor. Randy Shipley, 40, was sentenced by Common Pleas Timothy Kreiger to serve a state prison sentence of 10 to 20 years behind...

Greensburg, PA -- A Mount Pleasant man was sentenced to state prison on Tuesday after he abused a dog so severely it was paralyzed. Zachary Hixson was sentenced to serve up to 60 months in state prison by Common Pleas Judge Scott Mears. Hixson pleaded guilty in Jun...

East Huntingdon, PA -- Pennsylvania State Police arrested a Connellsville man after a reported shooting in the parking lot of a Planet Fitness in East Huntingdon Township on January 13, 2026. Troopers received multiple 911 calls on Tuesday afternoon relaying there was a ...

Salem Township, PA -- Pennsylvania State Police, in cooperation with the Westmoreland County District Attorney's Office, filed charges against a West Virginia man accused of causing a fatal crash in March of 2025. Investigators allege Isaac Stemple, 23, ran a steady red ...

Latrobe, PA -- A Scottdale man awaiting trial on kidnapping charges stemming from an October 2025 incident was taken into custody on Wednesday evening after a warrant was issued for his arrest. Shawn Prince, 29, was charged by Scottdale Police after allegedly kidnapping ...

Greensburg, PA -- A Greensburg woman is facing criminal charges after police said she endangered the lives of several children after offering them psychedelic mushrooms and allowing them to hang out of the windows of a moving vehicle. Detectives at Greensburg Police Depa...

Allegheny Township, PA -- An Allegheny Township woman is facing animal cruelty charges after police said she abandoned several cats after she was evicted from an apartment. Allegheny Township Police charged Laura Zboravan, 56, with aggravated cruelty to animal, animal cr...

Trafford, PA -- A Mifflin County man was charged by Trafford Police for trespassing into a substation and stealing copper bars more than a year later thanks to DNA evidence tying him to the crime. Trafford Police responded to Duquesne Light's substation on Stewart Statio...

North Huntingdon, PA -- A Pittsburgh-area man was arrested by North Huntingdon Police after leading officers on a pursuit in a stolen vehicle through multiple communities on Route 30. Officers noticed a vehicle driving without headlights in the Sheetz parking l...

Hempfield Township, PA -- Pennsylvania State Police arrested a Hempfield Township man accused of shooting and killing another man on New Year's Eve. Troopers responded to a residence on Hugh Street after the alleged actor called 911 and confessed to killing another man i...

Rostraver Township, PA -- Rostraver Township Police Department arrested a man from El Salvador after encountering him on Fellsburg Road near Webster Hollow Road. Officers said the male, later identified as Alexander Contreras, was walking on the roadway in the evening ho...

Mount Pleasant, PA -- Mount Pleasant Police, in cooperation with the Westmoreland County District Attorney's Office, charged a man accused of breaking into a nursing home by throwing a rock through a door. Mount Pleasant Police were initially called to the Harmon House o...

Lower Burrell, PA -- A Lower Burrell woman was charged by police nearly six months after causing an accident that left several people hurt. Grisell Hernandez, 22, is facing charges of driving under the influence, aggravated assault by vehicle while DUI, accident involvin...

Greensburg, PA -- Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole W. Ziccarelli announces a Vandergrift woman was sentenced to prison, probation, and home electronic monitoring after pleading guilty to endangering five children. Heidi Beer, 35, entered a general guilty...

New Kensington, PA – The Office of Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole W. Ziccarelli, in cooperation with Pennsylvania State Police Liquor Enforcement and New Kensington Police, filed an emergency injunction to temporarily cease operations at the Elks Lodge 294 on 3 r...

Arnold, PA -- New Kensington Police and Westmoreland County Detectives filed charges against an Arnold man accused of possessing drugs and a stolen gun. New Kensington Police, Westmoreland County Detectives, and Arnold Police assisted agents with state probation and paro...

A bench warrant has been issued for Segundo Damian Ushca Paca. If you have any information regarding his whereabouts, please contact the City of Jeannette Police Department or submit a tip by clicking the button below.

Irwin, PA – Westmoreland County Detective Bureau was called to assist Irwin Police on Wednesday evening after a shooting left one person injured. Police responded to an apartment complex on the 3300 block of Sweetbriar Drive in Irwin Borough at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Wedn...

Hempfield Township, PA -- Pennsylvania State Police arrested a Greensburg man after responding to an armed robbery at a convenience store on Route 136 in Hempfield Township on Tuesday afternoon. Troopers responded to the Par Mar convenience store at approximately 3:15 p....