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8 hrs ago | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Investigation started in lost rape case

There were so many places the mistake could have been spotted -- from the Wilkinsburg police officer who headed the rape investigation, to the criminal court clerk who never received the paperwork, to the prosecutor who never got the case file, to the victim advocate who never asked how the case was progressing, to the fail-safe that failed.

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Sat Dec 05, 2009

WTAE-TV

Wilkinsburg Police Seize 220 Pot Plants

Wilkinsburg police seized over 200 marijuana plants Saturday after receiving a tip about a grow house.

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Fri Dec 04, 2009

ThePittsburghChannel

Team 4: Court Paperwork Error Sets Rape Suspect Free

A Wilkinsburg man who was accused of kidnapping and raping a woman at knifepoint has been released from the Allegheny County Jail due to a paperwork issue that saw him spend more than a year in jail while no action was being taken on his case.

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Thu Dec 03, 2009

Blairsville Dispatch

Probe ordered in rape case dismissal

Allegheny County prosecutors said they started a criminal investigation into a paperwork glitch that led a judge to dismiss charges against a rape suspect, and today will appeal the judge's order to free the Wilkinsburg man.

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Wed Dec 02, 2009

Kdka.com

Wilkinsburg Man Accused Of Rape Released From Jail

Share + Dec 2, 2009 11:59 pm US/Eastern Click to enlarge 1 of 1 David Bradford, 30, of Wilkinsburg, was released from the Allegheny County Jail because a judge said the suspect's right to a speedy trial was violated.

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Tue Dec 01, 2009

WPXI

Investigators Believe Body With Gunshot Wound Was Dumped In Wilkinsburg 39 min ago

Police said a body was found in Wilkinsburg Monday morning. The medical examiner was called to the scene just after 9:30 a.m. The body was found along Princeton Boulevard, investigators said.

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Mon Nov 30, 2009

Kdka.com

Person Shot Near Elementary School In Wilkinsburg

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Body of slain man found in Wilkinsburg

A man was found slain this morning in Wilkinsburg. The body of Kristopher Campbell, 29, of Penn Hills was found around 7:30 a.m. by a passerby among the brush off Princeton Boulevard near Hill Avenue.

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ThePittsburghChannel

Wilkinsburg Driver Finds Man Shot Dead Near Ballfield

Police in Wilkinsburg were called to the intersection of Princeton Boulevard and Penn Avenue after the body of a man was found Monday morning.

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Sun Nov 29, 2009

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Faster ride: Pittsburgh's Better Bus plan deserves funding

One of the most frustrating commutes in the region can be the stop-and-start trip through Oakland to Downtown Pittsburgh, and one feature of the Port Authority's overhaul would offer a welcome alternative.

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Fri Nov 27, 2009

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Protesters appear Downtown to fight for UPMC Braddock

Adam Brandolph can be reached via e-mail or at 412-765-2312. Ways to get us About 30 people holding signs and distributing fliers outside UPMC's Downtown headquarters protested today against the health system's announcement that it would close its Braddock facility at the end of January.

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Thu Nov 26, 2009

PittsburghLIVE.com

Penn Hills star Christian decides on Michigan

Penn Hills cornerback Cullen Christian announced Tuesday that he plans to play for Michigan starting next fall.

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Tue Nov 24, 2009

WPXI

Vigil Held For Wilkinsburg Teenager

Family and friends gathered Monday night to remember a Wilkinsburg High School student.

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Mon Nov 23, 2009

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Deputies find fugitive in North Side home

Allegheny County sheriff's deputies last night located and arrested a fugitive wanted for sexually assauting a child who fled during a hearing earlier this week.

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Sat Nov 21, 2009

PittsburghLIVE.com

Wilkinsburg, Braddock Hills oppose plans to shut down UPMC Braddock

Elected officials in two east suburban communities approved formal resolutions opposing a plan by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center to close its hospital in Braddock.

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Thu Nov 19, 2009

ThePittsburghChannel

Fugitive Wanted On Charges Of Sexually Abusing Child

The Allegheny County Sheriffa TMs Office is searching for a fugitive wanted on suspicion of raping a child.

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WTAE-TV

Pittsburgh Man Guilty In Kidnap-Killing Of Teen Girl, Friend

A 26-year-old Pittsburgh man has been convicted of kidnapping and killing a 17-year-old girl and her friend after what prosecutors described as a failed ransom plot.

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Wed Nov 18, 2009

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Broken water line closes elementary school, students sent home

Classes were cancelled today for nearly 500 students at Wilkins Elementary School in Churchill because of a broken water line.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

Pittsburgh Tribune

Wilkinsburg fights adding adult inmates to juvenile facility

Wilkinsburg officials are fighting a company's request to house up to 108 adult inmates at what is a juvenile facility.

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

13 charged in $200K-a-month cocaine operation

Authorities broke up a cocaine ring which funneled more than $200,000 worth of the drug into Allegheny County each month, state Attorney General Tom Corbett said today.

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