Greensburg police blotter

Mount Pleasant Township, PA -- Pennsylvania State Police charged an Acme man and woman with third-degree murder after the death of a 15-month-old last year. Michael Blaesser, 34, and Ashley Makarsky, 31, are also facing involuntary manslaughter and endangering the w...

Claridge, PA -- Penn Township Police charged a Claridge man after an episode of horseplay left another man hospitalized in critical condition. Penn Township Police responded to Church Street in Claridge on March 7, 2026 for a male victim who was unresponsive.&n...

Hempfield Township, PA -- Two out-of-county men are facing felony charges after they forged two checks meant to be gratuity for a delivery, according to state police. The victim reported the fraudulent behavior to state police in December of 2025. The victim told i...

New Kensington, PA – Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole W. Ziccarelli announces criminal homicide charges have been filed against Raijon Wilson, of New Kensington, in connection to the 2023 shooting death of Troy Vickers, Jr. Wilson is facing charges of criminal homi...

Rostraver Township, PA – Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole W. Ziccarelli announces criminal charges have been filed against a Philadelphia man in connection to a 2022 homicide in Rostraver Township. Tuan Dang, 47, of Philadelphia, was arrested by special agents with...

Greensburg, PA -- Westmoreland County Detectives filed theft by deception charges against a Hunker woman accused of falsifying her working hours at a local accounting firm. The owner of the accounting business reported the allegations to detectives after he believed...

Greensburg, PA -- A man awaiting trial on arson and burglary-related charges was arrested by Greensburg Police on Monday night after he was caught prowling around a home with a prybar, handgun, binoculars, and a knife. Randy Bryner, 62, is facing charges of attempted bur...

Murrysville, PA -- Two men are in jail after burglarizing a Murrysville residence and attempting to break into two others. Murrysville Police charged Sebastian Minayo-Montano 24, of Chicago, and Kevin Piza-Alzate, 24, of Reading, with burglary and criminal conspirac...

Lower Burrell, PA – Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole W. Ziccarelli announces criminal charges have been filed by Westmoreland County Detectives against a Lower Burrell man accused of barricading himself inside his residence and firing at responding police officers....

Mount Pleasant, PA -- A Mount Pleasant man is facing charges after police said he threatened a local bank and its employees prompting a lockdown. Mount Pleasant Police responded to the parking lot of the Key Bank on West Main Street on the morning of March 5, 2026 for a ...

New Kensington, PA -- New Kensington Police charged an Arnold woman accused of taking thousands of dollars and pawning jewelry from an elderly man she was supposed to be caring for over the last year. Police were notified after fraudulent charges were discovered on ...

UPDATE 4/23/2026: Greensburg, PA -- A Greensburg-area man pleaded guilty to animal cruelty charges after his pet parakeet suffered a broken leg. Greensburg Police charged Timothy Grace, 40, after he showed up at a local bar with his injured pet parakeet. Gra...

Unity Township, PA -- Pennsylvania State Police is assisting the Secret Service to investigate a multi-million-dollar theft scheme that targeted a victim in Unity Township. The victim, of Unity Township, told authorities the individual posed as someone with the Fede...

Rostraver Township, PA -- Rostraver Township Police charged two women after a dog was found abandoned in an apartment without food or water for approximately two weeks and subsequently led to the dog's euthanasia. Officers with Rostraver Township Police Department respon...

North Huntingdon, PA -- A Michigan man allegedly responsible for a cross-country retail theft spree was arrested in North Huntingdon after attempting to steal from Walmart. North Huntingdon Police responded to the Walmart on Mills Drive for a theft in progress on Februar...

Saltsburg, PA -- Pennsylvania State Police arrested a Saltsburg woman after she allegedly shot her former boyfriend on Friday evening. Troopers were notified by staff of Latrobe's Independence Hospital after a 50-year-old male victim receiving treatment for a gunshot woun...

Greensburg, PA -- An Ohio woman pleaded guilty last week after being charged in a fraudulent check scheme in Westmoreland County. Jennifer Folzenlogen, 63, pleaded guilty to several counts of forgery, identity theft, and theft. Folzenlogen, of Cincinnati, Ohio, pre...

UPDATE: Jaemere William Scott has been apprehended.

Lower Burrell, PA – Westmoreland County Detective Bureau was called to respond and investigate an officer-involved shooting in Lower Burrell on Saturday evening, February 14, 2026. Lower Burrell Police Department was dispatched to Rodgers Drive at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Fe...