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Thursday, January 3, 2013

Nearby: McCandless Police Charge Man With Stealing Jewelry Worth Thousands of Dollars

Brian James Flesher, of Pittsburgh, also is charged in a Moon Township burglary.

A 26-year-old Pittsburgh man charged with burglarizing a McCandless home and stealing jewelry worth thousands of dollars waived his preliminary hearing Wednesday before Magisterial District Judge William K. Wagner. Brian James Flesher is charged with felony counts of burglary and theft for the Nov. 26 burglary at a Perrymont Road home. The residents returned home that afternoon to find their rear kitchen door kicked open, according to the criminal complaint. They reported a jewelry box with $3,385 in jewelry was missing, police said. Detectives from Ross Township, Franklin Park Borough and Ohio Township questioned Flesher about a string of burglaries that included crimes in their respective jurisdictions, Lt. Donald J. O'Connor of the …

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Critz and Rothfus Will Compete in New 12th Congressional District

Incumbent Jason Altmire concedes after Critz captures the seat in Tuesday's Democratic primary.

Incumbent Rep. Mark Critz has won the Democratic nomination in a close primary that pitted him against incumbent Rep. Jason Altmire for the new 12th Legislative District, according to unofficial results. Altmire, 44, of McCandless, whose 4th District includes Sewickley, and Critz, 50, of Johnstown, Cambria County, were locked in a tight race to the finish for the chance to represent much of Western Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives. As of 10:50 p.m., Critz had received 29,643 votes to 25,206 cast for Altmire by voters in the sprawling district. "Congratulations to my colleague Congressman Mark Critz on his hard-fought and well-deserved victory in the primary. He has my full support as his campaign moves on to the fall," …

Paul

11:16 am on Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Ever try to get Jason Altmire or his office to reply to you about an issue important to his district or one he sat on committee for? If you weren't on the list of his Democrat campaign contributors you might as well have been trying to get a brick wall to respond. In my fifty years I've lived in several districts in and around Pittsburgh as well as other in different states and I can say say …   more ›

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