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Man Jumps From Bridge After Chase, Mud Breaks His Fall
GLASSPORT (KDKA)- A man is in custody after surviving a 100-foot plummet off of a local bridge. Edwin Wylie-Biggs, 32, of Clairton, was so desperate to get away from police that he climbed a fence and...
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Chase Ends When Suspect Becomes Trapped In Creek
CASTLE SHANNON (KDKA) — A chase suspect had to be rescued this morning when he became trapped in a creek in Castle Shannon. It all started around 11 a.m. on Saw Mill Run Boulevard near Edgebrook...
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Business’s Elaborate Security System Captures Chase, Crash
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A police chase in the Strip District ended with a crash that caused significant damage to a business there, and a surveillance camera was rolling. It was 1 a.m. when an SUV came...
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4 Arrested After Leading Police On Chase From Carnegie To Washington Co.
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Four people were arrested in Washington County, after leading police on a chase starting in Carnegie. Police say it started with a routine traffic stop around 2:20 a.m. near the...
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Police Find Toddler In Father’s Car After High-Speed Chase
BEAVER FALLS (KDKA) — Ayende Crawford’s arrest two years ago was hard to forget. He was taken into custody as his girlfriend was giving birth to their daughter. Crawford, also known as Ayende Solomon,...
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Man Accused Of Leading Police On High Speed Chase With Guns And Baby In Car
ALIQUIPPA (KDKA) – Police have a suspect in custody after they say he led them on a high-speed chase in Aliquippa with a baby and guns in the car. Trent Humphries, 23, was only looking at a traffic...
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1 In Custody After Police Chase
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — One person was arrested following a police chase Tuesday evening that ended with a crash. The chase started around 6:30 p.m. in East Pittsburgh and ended on Jones Avenue in North...
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Woman Sentenced To 5-10 Years For Fatal High-Speed Chase
NEW CASTLE (KDKA) – A woman accused of leading police on a high-speed chase in Lawrence County that ended with the death of a police officer, was sentenced to prison Wednesday morning. Kylee Barletto,...
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Police Searching For Chase Suspect In Penn Hills
PENN HILLS (KDKA) — Police are reportedly searching for a suspect following a police chase and crash in Penn Hills. According to emergency dispatchers, it happened in the 2500-block of Main Street...
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Monessen Man Accused Of Leading Police On Chase Sought
CHARLEROI (KDKA) – Authorities are asking for help from the public in finding a chase suspect who they describe as dangerous and violent. Police say Shawn Patterson, 30, of Monessen, is a dangerous man...
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Ellwood City Man Arrested After Wild, 2-State Pursuit From N.H. To Mass.
SALEM, N.H. (AP) — An unruly driver zapped with a stun gun during a traffic stop yanked out the barbs, assaulted the officer and fled early Saturday, prompting a two-state pursuit that also led him to...
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Armed Driver Flees From Police, Crashes At Former Civic Arena Site
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A police chase ended with the armed suspect’s car smashing through a fence above the former site of the Civic Arena on Thursday evening. Authorities say it started around 8:30 p.m....
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Chase Leads Police From The Hill District To Bloomfield
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police and paramedics were called out after a chase through the city Friday evening. According to emergency dispatchers, the pursuit began near the Pittsburgh Police Zone 2 station...
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State Trooper Injured In Washington Co. Chase
CANTON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A Pennsylvania State Police trooper was injured during a chase Wednesday night in Washington County. According to State Police, it all started around 9 p.m. in North Franklin...
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Chase Suspect Wounded In Exchange Of Gunfire With Police
MONROEVILLE (KDKA) — A suspect was wounded during an exchange of gunfire with officers Wednesday evening after a police chase. Sources tell KDKA the man took off from Alpine Village in Monroeville with...
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Suspect Stable After Chase Ends In Exchange Of Gunfire With Police
MONROEVILLE (KDKA) – Police shot and wounded a man who led them on a 30-mile police chase from Murrysville to Bell Township Wednesday night. Joshua Jesse, 41, has been charged with four counts of...
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1 Dead After Chase Ends In Fiery Crash At North Side Church
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A stolen vehicle suspect is dead following a short police chase that ended in a fiery crash at a church on Pittsburgh’s North Side Friday night. The crash happened around 9:50 p.m....
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3 Facing Charges After Argument Leads To Gunfire, Chase On South Side
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Three men are facing charges after an argument, shooting and police chase early Saturday morning on Pittsburgh’s South Side. According to police, it all started in the 2200-block of...
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Suspect Dies After Chase, Shootout With Police
EAST HUNTINGDON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – State Police in Westmoreland County are looking into a high-speed chase and deadly shooting. The chase ended along South Quarry Road in East Huntingdon Township just...
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Police Seek W. Va. Man After High-Speed Chase Leaves 2 Adults, 1 Child Hurt
WASHINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) — State Police are looking for a man who they say led them on a high-speed chase through two states with a child in his vehicle. According to police, 27-year-old Terry Watson of...
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Police Chase Ends In Ross Twp., 2 In Custody
ROSS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Police have two people in custody after a high-speed police chase from Avalon to Ross Township on Wednesday afternoon. The chase reached up to 100 miles per hour at one point....
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Rifle-Wielding Suspect Killed By Police In Shootout On Rt. 51
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A rifle-wielding man was killed by police after a carjacking, shooting spree and exchanging gunfire with officers along busy Route 51 Monday morning. According to police, the...
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Terrified Witnesses Watch, Capture Cell Phone Video Of Route 51 Shootout
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — When one of Pittsburgh’s busiest and most congested roads turns into a full-blown crime scene, risk and danger take on whole new meanings. “Immediately, I knew something was wrong...
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D.A.’s Office To Oversee Investigation Into Route 51 Shootout
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It was a dangerous scene that put both police and the public in harm’s way. When it was all over, about 100 shell casings littered Route 51 and the suspect was dead. Pittsburgh...
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5 Teens Hurt When SUV Slams Into Wall In East Liberty
EAST LIBERTY (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Police are investigating a chase and crash that sent five teenagers to the hospital early Monday morning. Six teens, ranging in age from 13 to 16, were in the car...
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Parkway East Chase Ends With Deadly Crash In Oakland
OAKLAND (KDKA)- State police are conducting a full investigation into a pursuit that ended with a deadly crash in Oakland early Wednesday morning. An officer pulled over the suspects for a moving...
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Pittsburgh Police Chief Orders Review Of Police Pursuit Policy
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police Chief Cameron McLay has put out an order to rank and file officers and their supervisors regarding police pursuits. The order comes the day after a police pursuit...
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Two Men Arrested After Police Chase Through Several Westmoreland Co. Communities
HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP (KDKA)- Police have arrested two men from Jeannette for a police chase that spanned several communities in Westmoreland County. On Saturday, police noticed a stolen car at the...
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3 Arrested After Attempted Robbery, Car Chase
NORTH SHORE (KDKA) — Three men were arrested Tuesday afternoon for an attempted robbery that ended with a car chase and crash on the North Shore. Police say 22-year-old Aaron Lyons of Swissvale,...
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KDKA Investigates: Police Pursuits Called Into Question
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — High-speed police chases: are they worth it — especially when the stakes are so high and the risk to innocent human life is so great? The death of three innocent people Thursday in...
View ArticleMan Leads Police On Drunken Pursuit, Hitting Cars, Resisting Arrest
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A man led state police on a drunken chase on a busy Pittsburgh highway before resisting arrest Saturday evening. Pennsylvania State Police said in a press released that 27-year-old...
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Driver In Stolen Vehicle Reaches Dead End, Flips Car In West Mifflin
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Charges are expected to be filed against at least one of the people inside a stolen vehicle that crashed on an icy hillside in West Mifflin on...
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Robert Morris University Police Officer Struck By Car Of Fleeing Suspect
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – A Robert Morris University police officer was allegedly struck by the side-view mirror from the truck of a suspect who was fleeing on...
View ArticleAltoona Man Running From Police Dies In Rain-Swollen River
DUNCANSVILLE, Pa. (AP) – A man fleeing police has died after jumping into a rain-swollen river in Pennsylvania. Police responded to a report of a domestic dispute in Blair County on Wednesday when they...
View ArticleMan Arrested After Dangerous Police Chase In Washington County
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A man wanted for several warrants was arrested after a dangerous chase in Washington County. Police say the suspect was allegedly traveling the wrong way on Interstates 70 and 79....
View ArticleSuspect Rams Into Police Car During Chase, State Troopers Flown To Hospital
CORRY, Pa. (KDKA) – Multiple State Troopers were injured after a police chase in Erie County ended with a crash. On Twitter, Troop E State Police shared a photo of a State Trooper vehicle completely...
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Butler Police: Man Trying To Run From Police Crashes Truck Into Bowling Alley
BUTLER, Pa. (KDKA) – A man was arrested for allegedly leading Butler police on a chase before smashing into an occupied bowling alley and running away. According to Butler City Police, they saw a Dodge...
View ArticleOhio Police Pursuit Ends With Suspect Killing 13-year-old
EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — A police chase that began with a carjacking in Cleveland ended with a 15-year-old suspect striking and killing a teenage girl in a neighboring city, authorities said. The...
View ArticleWanted Man Crashes Car In Police Pursuit, Injuries 3
NEW CASTLE (KDKA) — A man who fled police during a traffic stop and crashed into a pole on Friday is now facing 12 different charges, according to the New Castle Police Department. Robert Clark, 23,...
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Driver Injured After Crashing Into 3 Parked Cars During Police Pursuit
NEW CASTLE (KDKA) — A traffic stop ended in a violent crash in New Castle, leaving one person injured. Police say they tried to pull the driver over at E. Reynolds Street and Cunningham Avenue around...
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