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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday,
July 8, 2008
Sheriff
WILLIAM P. MULLEN announces the arrest of Thomas Damarko, 33
years old, from the Carrick area of the City of Pittsburgh.
Damarko was being sought on a warrant filed by the
Pittsburgh Public School Police. These charges stem from an
incident that occurred on a school bus on 10/23/07. During
the alleged incident Damarko is accused of entering a bus
and assaulting a five ear old child. The victim alleged to
have teased Damarko’s child and made her cry. According to
the warrant, Damarko entered the school bus at the
intersection of Brownsville Road and McKinley Street and
punched the victim three to four times in the chest with a
closed fist. Due to the severity of these charges, Damarko
was featured on Comcast On-Demand as one of Allegheny County
Sheriff’s Office 20 Most Wanted.
This
morning at approximately 12:15 AM, Damarko surrendered o
Sheriff’s deputies reporting to their office. Damarko told
the deputies that he surrendered because a friend of hid
told him he was being featured on Comcast Fugitive Files and
contacted him. Damarko told these deputies that he thought
it would be better to turn himself in then have people
calling the Sheriff’s Office and tell the police where he
was.
Damarko
is being charged with Unauthorized School Bus Entry and
Simple Assault-Victim Under 12-Defendant 21 or Older.
Damarko will be held in the Allegheny County Jail without
bond until such time that he is brought before the Court of
Common Please to answer these charges
For any further information
please contact Sheriff WILLIAM P. MULLEN at 412-350-4700.
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
- MOST
WANTED FUGITIVE, WILLIAM LOWE, APPREHENDED -
June 19,
2008
Sheriff WILLIAM P. MULLEN announces that apprehension of
William Lowe, 36 years old, from the Homewood section of the
City of Pittsburgh. Lowe was wanted on two Criminal Bench
Warrants that were issued in March of 2008 for Bond
Forfeiture at Pre-Trial and Formal Arraignment. The
original charges were Aggravated Assault, Escape, Resisting
Arrest Recklessly Endangering Another Person, Theft By
Unlawful Taking, and Receiving Stolen Property.
Allegheny County Sheriff William Mullen credits a
partnership with Comcast to track down the county's 10 most
wanted fugitives.
A
viewer of "Fugitive Files on Demand" that features
photographs and descriptions of the most wanted fugitives,
telephoned a “tip” to a Sheriffs’ Deputy. The viewers “tip”
led Sheriffs’ Deputies to Homewood. Today at 10:30 a.m.
deputies did observe Lowe standing on Kelly Street. Lowe
led deputies on a foot pursuit through back yards and he was
apprehended on Forest Way.
Lowe will be arraigned on new charges of Aggravated Assault
on a Deputy Sheriff, and Resisting Arrest in connection with
the arrest today.
Lowe was taken to the Allegheny County Jail where he will be
held with out bond until such time he is brought before the
court to answer to these charges. For further information
please contact Sheriff Mullen at (412) 350-4711.
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
- FOUR MOST
WANTED FUGITIVES CAUGHT WITHIN 24 HOURS -
Wednesday,
May 28, 2008
Sheriff William P. Mullen announces the
apprehension of
four
of Allegheny County’s Most Wanted Fugitives, featured on
Comcast Cable’s Fugitive Files. Within the last 16 hours,
four of these individuals have either been caught or turned
themselves in. This morning, in the early hours, Penn Hills
Police responded to a disturbance call at a local gas
station. Penn Hills Police apprehended Fugitive
Eugene Jerome Graham
after he allegedly engaged in a fistfight with his brother,
where the disturbance call originated. Graham had three
active Criminal Bench Warrants that were issued after he
violated his bond conditions on the following charges:
Aggravated Assault (2 counts), Criminal Attempted Burglary,
Recklessly Endangering Another Person, Terroristic Threats
w/ Intent to Terrorize, Possession with Intent to Deliver (3
counts), Possession of a Controlled Substance, Harassment,
and Criminal Mischief. Sheriff’s Deputies lodged Eugene J.
Graham in the Allegheny County Jail.
At approximately 1800 hours, Sheriff’s Deputies
received a telephone tip from a Comcast viewer regarding
Fugitive
Ronald Richards.
At approximately 1830 hours, Sheriff’s Deputies and
Glassport Police responded to an apartment building located
in the 500 Block of Allegheny Avenue. Richards had two
active Criminal Bench Warrants that were issued after he
violated his probation on the following convictions:
Aggravated Assault, Disarming a Law Enforcement Officer,
Simple Assault, Driving Under the Influence (3 counts),
Terrorist Threats, Reckless Driving, and numerous other
vehicle code violations. Deputies apprehended Richards
expeditiously and without incident.
At approximately 1815 hours, Deputies received a
telephone call from Fugitive
Monica Brookins.
Brookins stated that she recently saw her photo on the Most
Wanted list, featured by Comcast. Brookins stated that she
could not stand the stress of knowing that her picture was
on the list and she stated that she wished to turn herself
in to Deputies. At approximately 1825 hours, Sheriff’s
Deputies arrived at the front entrance of Magee Woman’s
Hospital and took Brookins into custody without incident.
On Tuesday, Sheriff’s Deputies developed
information that Fugitive
Edward Charles Kelso
was staying in an apartment building near the intersection
of Chauncey Drive and Bedford Avenue in the Hill District
Area of the City of Pittsburgh. Kelso was wanted for
violating his Probation on the following convictions:
Possession with Intent to Deliver and Possession of a
Controlled Substance. Deputy Sheriff’s with the assistance
of the City of Pittsburgh Police went to this location early
this morning. The first attempt was unsuccessful. At
approximately 1900 hours, Zone 2 City of Pittsburgh Police
spotted Kelso entering the same building. The Officers
followed and successfully apprehended Kelso.
All four fugitives have been lodged in the Allegheny County
Jail without incident.
For any further information please contact Sheriff William
P. Mullen at
(412) 350-4700.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Sheriff William P. Mullen announces the
apprehension of Scott Peter Millington, 42, of Glassport.
Fugitive Millington was recently featured as one of
Allegheny County’s Ten Most Wanted on Comcast Cable’s
On-Demand. Millington has several active cases and has been
wanted since November of 2007 for failing to appear for
formal arraignment for charges that include Burglary,
Possession of a Controlled Substance (2 Counts), and Driving
Under the Influence. There were three active Criminal Bench
Warrants for fugitive Millington and he is on
probation/parole in both Washington and Westmoreland
Counties. Deputies received information from a Comcast
customer that the actor was taking refuge at a home located
in the 400 Block of Oregon Street in Glassport. Deputies
along with the assistance of Glassport Police, immediately
acted on this information. After Deputies surrounded the
residence, Millington attempted to escape through a rear
door. Millington was unsuccessful in his efforts as Deputies
at the rear of the house closed in and made the arrest.
Millington was taken into custody without incident and will
be lodged in the Allegheny County Jail.
Due to the astounding success of the Ten Most
Wanted list posted on Comcast’s On-Demand, Sheriff William
P. Mullen met with the management at Comcast and
collectively decided to create Allegheny County’s 20 most
wanted. These changes have already been instituted and can
be accessed at Comcast Cable’s On-Demand.
Saturday, May 3rd,
2008
Sheriff William P. Mullen announces the
apprehension of Michael Platania, 36, from the Wilkinsburg
area of Allegheny County. Platania was wanted after pleading
guilty to an array of charges stemming from a sexual
assault, that occurred in August of 2006, involving a girl
under the age of 16. Platania was scheduled to be sentenced
on Thursday morning, but failed to appear. Two Criminal
Bench Warrants were issued and Deputy Sheriffs immediately
began the search. Deputies searched several residences over
the past 48 hours and successfully located Platania at a
home in the 300 block of Ohio Avenue, in Clairton.
Michael Platania plead guilty to the following
charges: Rape --Forcible Compulsion, Indecent Deviate Sexual
Intercourse --Forcible Compulsion, Statutory Sexual Assault,
Endangering The Welfare of Children, Corruption of Minors,
Resisting Arrest, and Public Drunkenness. Michael Platania
has been lodged in the Allegheny County Jail and will remain
there until a new sentencing date is set by the Court of
Common Pleas.
For any further information please contact
Sheriff William P. Mullen at (412) 350-4700.
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Sheriff William P. Mullen
announces the arrest of William Kimble, 27, from the North
Side section of the City of Pittsburgh. William Kimble had
an outstanding Criminal Bench Warrant issued for charges of
DUI x2, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of
Marijuana, Driving Under Suspension, and Reckless Driving.
Kimble failed to appear at trial for these charges. On
Wednesday, April 23, 2008 around 6pm, Detectives with the
Allegheny County Sheriff’s Fugitive Squad went to 3600 block
of Harbison Avenue located in the North Side section of the
City of Pittsburgh to in an attempt to apprehend fugitive
William Carl Kimble. Kimble’s wife, Tina, was home when
Sheriff’s Deputies arrived however William Kimble was not.
As Deputies searched the residence for William, Deputies
discovered multiple illegal items lying in plain view,
including illegal drugs and drug dealing paraphernalia.
Deputies also discovered that Tina Kimble had an outstanding
non-support warrant from the Allegheny County Family
Division, Court of Common Pleas, for failing to appear for a
hearing regarding child support.
Approximately ten minutes
after our arrival, fugitive William Kimble, pulled into the
driveway of the Harbison Ave address, while Sheriff’s
Deputies were still inside. Detectives immediately
approached the car and apprehended fugitive William Kimble.
William Kimble was found in possession of pills, suspected
to be Methadone, that were not in a prescription bottle and
several thousand dollars of United States Currency. Due to
what Deputies found at the scene, Deputies determined that
it would be necessary to obtain search warrant for the
residence. Shortly thereafter, Deputies executed the search
warrant and the following items were recovered:
Approximately 5 ½ ounces of suspected powder cocaine,
approximately 8 ½ ounces of suspected crack cocaine, several
ounces of suspected marijuana, prescription
medications/pills, and multiple items of drug dealing
paraphernalia. Also recovered were several guns, including
rifles, shotguns, and two handguns. In addition to these
items, a car, two motorcycles, and a quad were also seized
during the search warrant execution. Both William and Tina
Kimble have been lodged in the Allegheny County Jail on
bench warrants and are awaiting new charges relating to the
items that were seized by Deputies. William and Tina Kimble
will each be charged with the following offences: Possession
With Intent to Deliver (2 counts), Possession of a
Controlled Substance (4 Counts), Criminal Conspiracy,
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
April 9. 2008
Allegheny County
Sheriff WILLIAM P. MULLEN announces the apprehension of Sean
Eberhardt, 33 years old, from the West End area of the City
of Pittsburgh. Eberhardt was wanted on a Criminal
Bench Warrant that was issued in March of 2008 for Bond
Forfeiture at Trail. The original charges were
Indecent Deviant Sexual Intercourse on persons less that 16
years of age, Statutory Sexual Adult, Endangering Welfare of
Children, Corruption of Minors and Indecent Assault on
persons less than 16 years of age.
Sheriff Mullen credits
a partnership with Comcast's cable television program
"Fugitive Files on Demand" which features photographs and
descriptions of Allegheny Counties most wanted fugitives.
A viewer of that program telephoned a "tip" to a detective
in the Sheriff's Office. The viewers "tip" led
Sheriff's Detectives to a residence on Steuben Street in the
West End. Today at 0700 hours, detectives were able to
grain entry into an apartment and apprehend Eberhardt.
The partnership
between the Allegheny County Sheriff's Office and Comcast
started a few weeks and it is already producing results.
This is the fourth arrest resulting from this project
in less than three weeks. The program is
available to all Comcast On-Demand customers with just a
click of their remote.
Eberhardt was taken to
the Allegheny County Jail where he will be held without bond
until such time he is brought before the court to answer
these charges. For further information please contact
Sheriff Mullen at 412.350.4711.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 8, 2008
Sheriff WILLIAM P. MULLEN
announces that apprehension of Shawon Marshman, 38 years
old, from the East Liberty area of the City of Pittsburgh.
Marshman was wanted on a Criminal Bench Warrant that was
issued in March of 2008 for Probation/Parole Violation. The
original charges were Indecent Assault on persons less than
13 yrs of age, Corruption of Minors, and Endangering The
Welfare of Children.
Allegheny County
Sheriff William Mullen credits a partnership with Comcast to
track down the county's 10 most wanted fugitives.
A viewer of "Fugitive Files
on Demand" that features photographs and descriptions of the
most wanted fugitives, telephoned a “tip” to a Sheriffs’
Deputy. The viewers “tip” led Sheriffs’ Deputies to Broad
Street in East Liberty. Today at 11:35a.m. these deputies
did observe Marshman standing on the sidewalk in close
proximity to where the viewer stated he would be.
The Partnership between
the Allegheny County Sheriffs’ Office and Comcast started a
few weeks ago and it is already producing results. This is
the third arrest resulting from this project in less than
three weeks.
The program is
available to all
Comcast
On-Demand customers with just a click of their remote.
Marshman was taken to
the Allegheny County Jail where he will be held with out
bond until such time he is brought before the court to
answer to these charges. Marshman will also be charged with
Failure to Comply with Registration of Sexual Offenders and
will be arraigned this evening at Night Court on this
charge. For further information please contact Sheriff
Mullen at (412) 350-4711.
March
27, 2008
Sheriff
WILLIAM P. MULLEN announces that apprehension of Christopher
Shuker, 27 years of age from Oakdale, Pennsylvania.
Shuker was wanted on two Criminal Bench Warrants that
were issued in July of 2007 for Probation/Parole Violation and
Absconded on two separate cases.
The original charges were Burglary, Theft By Unlawful
Taking, Access Device Fraud, Criminal Conspiracy, Theft, and
Receiving Stolen Property.
Allegheny
County Sheriff William Mullen credits a partnership with
Comcast to track down the county's 10 most wanted fugitives.
A viewer of
"Fugitive Files on Demand" that features photographs
and descriptions of the most wanted fugitives, telephoned a
“tip” to Deputies of the Allegheny County Sheriffs’
Office Fugitive Investigations.
The viewers “tip” led Deputies to Butler County.
Today at 2:40pm Detectives provided information to
Butler City Police who apprehended Shuker exiting a residence
on Euclaire Street in the City of Butler.
The Partnership between
the Allegheny County Sheriffs’ Office and Comcast started a
week ago and it is already producing results.
The program is available to all Comcast On-Demand customers with just a click of their
remote.
Shuker was taken to the
Allegheny County Jail where he will be held with out bond
until such time he is brought before the court to answer to
these charges. For
further information please contact Sheriff Mullen at (412)
350-4711.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
SHERIFF’S OFFICE TO ANNOUNCE NEW
INITIATIVE
IN
SEARCH FOR COUNTY’S MOST WANTED FUGITIVES
(PITTSBURGH,
PA) – Allegheny County Sheriff William Mullen will outline a
new effort with Comcast in his office’s continuing
investigation of fugitives during a press conference at 10:00
A.M. on Thursday, March 20 in Conference Room One of the
Allegheny County Courthouse.
Currently,
there are 10 fugitives on the Most Wanted List maintained by
the Sheriff’s Office.
For further information, please contact Chief Deputy
Joe Rizzo at (412) 350-4711
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
SHERIFF
MAKES FIREARMS LICENSE APPLICATIONS
** AVAILABLE
ONLINE
**
(ALLEGHENY
COUNTY, PA) – Allegheny County Sheriff William Mullen today
unveiled an online application system for County residents
applying for, or renewing a license to carry a concealed
firearm. Recognizing
the difficulties citizens encounter in traveling downtown to
apply for their permits, Sheriff Mullen instituted a process
that will allow applicants to submit required information with
the aid of a computer and the Internet.
The
application form is now available at the Allegheny County
Sheriff’s Office’s official website, www.sheriffalleghenycounty.com.
Users should click on the firearms link located at the top of
the homepage, where additional instructions are provided.
The Sheriff anticipates that this will alleviate any
burden previously placed on citizens while applying for
firearms permits.
“Due
to severe budgetary concerns, the Sheriff’s Office had to
regretfully limit operational hours in the firearms division.
We have been working hard to instate a solution that is
both fiscally responsible and more convenient for our County
residents. We are
pleased to offer this online application and will remain
committed to our duty of performing extensive background
checks on every individual applying for a license,” Sheriff
Mullen said.
The Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office Firearms
Division will continue to be open to the public Monday thru
Friday from 8:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M.
It is closed weekends and holidays.
For further information, please contact Sheriff William
Mullen at (412) 350-4711.
For
further information on this morning’s non-support warrant
sweep conducted by the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office,
please contact Sheriff William Mullen at 412-350-4711.
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