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Greensburg police blotter
25 incidents before Tue, Oct 13, 2026
Data sourced from official police department records. Incidents reflect reports, not convictions.
Thu, Oct 8, 2026· 3 reports
Vaden, Marquette - ATTEMPTED BURGLARY and 4 additional charges
North Huntingdon, PA -- North Huntingdon Township Police arrested a Johnstown man after several neighbors reported suspicious activity to police. Neighbors told police they observed the man walking up and down Northwest Drive shouting profanities and entering mailboxes.&...
Taylor, Derek - POSSESSION OF FIREARM PROHIBITED and 2 additional charges
Jeannette, PA -- A search warrant executed at a Jeannette residence led to the discovery of drugs, guns, and resulted in the arrest of one man. Jeannette Police, agents with the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, and the Westmoreland County Drug Task Force executed...
Price, Christopher - USE/POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
A bench warrant has been issued for Christopher Price. 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.
Wed, Oct 7, 2026· 2 reports
Younkin, Gerald - BURGLARY and 3 additional charges
New Stanton, PA -- Pennsylvania State Police arrested a Greensburg man for breaking into and damaging a local ice cream shop in New Stanton over the weekend. State police were initially alerted to the incident for an alarm at Bruster's detecting motion in the ice cream a...
Magill, Alexis - TERRORISTIC THREATS and 3 additional charges
Greensburg, PA -- Greensburg Police arrested a local woman who is accused of threatening a relative with a replica gun while intoxicated. Police responded to a residence on North Pennsylvania Avenue on October 6, 2026 for a reported physical domestic. Once on scene...
Tue, Oct 6, 2026· 1 report
Vandergrift Police file charges against North Carolina man accused in DoorDash scam
Vandergrift, PA -- A North Carolina man is facing criminal charges after police said he scammed a DoorDash employee out of hundreds of dollars. In January, the victim initially reported the fraud claim to Allegheny Township Police before it was turned over to Vandergrift Polic...
Mon, Oct 5, 2026· 1 report
PSP investigating burglary at New Stanton ice cream shop
UPDATE 10/7/2026: New Stanton, PA -- Pennsylvania State Police arrested and charged Gerald Younkin, 53, with burglary, criminal mischief, criminal trespass, and theft by unlawful taking. New Stanton, PA -- Pennsylvania State Police are investigating after an ice cream sh...
Fri, Oct 2, 2026· 1 report
DA: Two plead guilty in Vandergrift bar shooting that left three injured
Greensburg, PA -- Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole W. Ziccarelli announces the guilty plea of two men who were involved in a shooting at a Vandergrift bar in December of 2024. Brydon Williams-Chambers and John Booker pleaded guilty to felony aggravated assaul...
Wed, Sep 30, 2026· 1 report
Ivey, Xavier - TERRORISTIC THREATS and 2 additional charges
Greensburg, PA -- Greensburg Police arrested a man after he threatened two acquaintances with a firearm along the Five Star Trail. Greensburg Police responded to Clark Street near the tunnel on the trail on September 27, 2026 for a reported disturbance. Officers sa...
Tue, Sep 29, 2026· 1 report
Briggs, Payne - AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ATTEMPTS TO CAUSE OR CAUSES BI TO DESIGNATED INDIVIDUALS and 5 additional charges
Unity Township, PA -- A Greensburg man was arrested for driving under the influence after he crashed into fencing at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Troopers responded to Aviation Lane on September 26, 2026 and found an intoxicated...
Mon, Sep 28, 2026· 3 reports
Hart, Joseph - ATTEMPTED CRIMINAL HOMICIDE and 3 additional charges
North Huntingdon, PA -- A Monroeville man is facing attempted homicide charges after police said he shot another man in the face with a crossbow. The victim reported the incident to North Huntingdon Township Police on September 24, 2026. The victim relayed to police that...
DA: Man pleads guilty, sentenced to prison for sexual assault of young child
Greensburg, PA -- Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole W. Ziccarelli announces the guilty plea and sentencing of a man who sexually assaulted a young child on multiple occasions. John Schmidt-Short, 28, entered a general guilty plea on September 28, 2026, in two ...
PSP: Acme man accused of sexually assaulting child on several occasions
Donegal Township, PA -- Pennsylvania State Police charged an Acme man after he allegedly sexually assaulted a child under the age of 13. State police received a ChildLine report in June regarding the sexual assault of a minor victim that occurred in Donegal Township. Chi...
Fri, Sep 25, 2026· 3 reports
Lee, Darrin - MANUFACTURE DELIVERY OR POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DELIVER and 2 additional charges
New Kensington, PA — New Kensington Police Department, in cooperation with agents from the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, county detectives, and members of Westmoreland County Drug Task Force initiated and conducted an investigation into the sale of narcotics from a r...
Rioux, Joshua - RAPE OF CHILD and 6 additional charges
Monessen, PA -- Monessen Police assisted federal investigators with the execution of a search warrant resulting in the arrest of a local man. Federal investigators relayed to Monessen Police that there were videos that depicted a juvenile being sexually assaulted by the ...
Hayes, Greg - SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN - CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL and 3 additional charges
Sewickley Township, PA -- Pennsylvania State Police's Computer Crime Task Force investigated and filed charges against a Herminie man accused of possessing over 1,000 files of child sexual abuse material. State police received a tip through the National Center for Missin...
Wed, Sep 23, 2026· 1 report
Yupangui Castro, Luis - STATUTORY SEXUAL ASSAULT: 4-8 YEARS OLDER and 7 additional charges
Sewickley Township, PA -- A North Versailles man is facing charges after state police said he was having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old. Luis Yupangui Castro, 21, is facing charges of statutory sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault of pe...
Tue, Sep 22, 2026· 2 reports
County detectives charge local attorney with theft from client
Greensburg, PA -- Westmoreland County Detectives charged a local attorney with the theft of funds from a client. In August, detectives were contacted by the victim in regard to a potential theft investigation involving the victim's attorney. The victim relayed to d...
Lower Burrell Police identify, arrest man accused of sexually assaulting toddler on video chat
Lower Burrell, PA -- A Lower Burrell man was arrested by Lower Burrell Police, in cooperation with the FBI Child Exploitation Unit, after receiving information that a series of child sexual abuse material was being distributed on the dark web. The FBI Child Exploitation ...
Wed, Sep 16, 2026· 2 reports
Barrow, Antoine - MANUFACTURE DELIVERY OR POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO MANUFACTURE and 4 additional charges
Avonmore, PA -- Pennsylvania State Police arrested a Pittsburgh man after locating a substantial quantity of suspected fentanyl from a residence in Avonmore Borough. Members of the vice narcotics unit with state police executed a search warrant on a residence on Indiana ...
State police charge Greensburg man after foiling plan to meet up with minor at park
Greensburg, PA – On September 16, 2026, Pennsylvania State Police arrested a Greensburg man accused of communicating with an undercover law enforcement officer assuming the identity of a minor child for purposes of a criminal investigation and subsequent arrest. As a result, W...
Tue, Sep 15, 2026· 2 reports
Ferrari, Gino - POLICE ANIMALS TORTURE OR KILL and 2 additional charges
Jeannette, PA -- A Jeannette man is facing criminal charges after a dog he released from a residence attacked a police canine officer. Jeannette Police were assisting the FBI Task Force with serving a warrant on a wanted individual on Adams Avenue in Jeannette in July of...
PSP charge Youngwood man after attacking motorist, wielding weapon
Hempfield Township, PA -- A Youngwood man was arrested by Pennsylvania State Police after attacking a motorist and wielding a weapon at a restaurant nearby. Troopers were called to Route 30 near West Hills Drive in Hempfield Township on September 11, 2026 for a motor veh...
Mon, Sep 14, 2026· 2 reports
Attorney General, DA, federal, state, and local agencies announce charges in drug trafficking ring selling illegal THC products
Westmoreland County, PA – Today, the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, in conjunction with the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office, alongside federal, state, and local partners announced criminal charges against 12 people behind a narcotics trafficking organi...
DA: Arnold man pleads guilty but mentally ill in stabbing death of mother
Greensburg, PA -- Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole W. Ziccarelli announces a guilty but mentally ill plea in the stabbing death of an Arnold woman. Brian Rebold, 40, pleaded guilty but mentally ill to a single count of first-degree murder in the death of Dian...