Smith Township police investigate burglaries, vehicle-break ins, thefts in Washington County
PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR AT FOUR STARTS NOW. THANKS FOR JOINING US THIS AFTERNOON FOR PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS 4. I’M MIKE CLARK AND FOR ANDREW STOCKEY. I’M KELLY SASSO. HERE’S WHAT WE’RE WORKING ON AND A LOOK AT OUR TOP FOUR STORIES AT 4:00 TODAY. IT IS MAY AND WE ARE STILL DEALING WITH FROSTY CONDITIONS. IT IS EXPECTED TO DIP TOWARD FREEZING OVERNIGHT, WHICH COULD LEAD TO THOSE FROSTY CONDITIONS WHERE YOU LIVE. BECAUSE OF THAT, IT’S PROBABLY A GOOD IDEA TO BRING IN YOUR PLANS TONIGHT. LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS COULD BE ON THE VERGE OF A MERGER. WE ARE LEARNING THAT DUQUESNE, WEST MIFFLIN AND EAST ALLEGHENY ARE PART OF A FEASIBILITY STUDY BY THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE AMERICANS WHO WERE ON BOARD THAT CRUISE SHIP IMPACTED BY HANTAVIRUS ARE BACK IN NEBRASKA OVERNIGHT. ONE AMERICAN DID TEST POSITIVE. THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION IS ALSO CLOSELY MONITORING THE STATUS OF ALL OF THE PASSENGERS. A HISTORY MAKING DEAL FOR STEELERS KICKER CHRIS BOSWELL. ESPN IS REPORTING THIS AFTERNOON. HE HAS AGREED TO A FOUR YEAR, $28 MILLION CONTRACT EXTENSION. IT WOULD TIE THE RECORD FOR THE HIGHEST PAID KICKER IN NFL HISTORY. THOSE ARE YOUR TOP STORIES AT FOUR. TIME NOW FOR PITTSBURGH’S ACTION WEATHER AND METEOROLOGIST BRIAN HUTTON JUNIOR IS HERE. SO WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THE COLD, THE FROSTY CONDITIONS POTENTIALLY TOMORROW. BUT THE UPSIDE IS IT LOOKS LIKE WE’RE JUST A FEW DAYS AWAY FROM A REALLY BIG WARM UP. YES, WE ACTUALLY GET BACK TO FEELING LIKE MAY, EVEN JUNE GOOD, AS OPPOSED TO FEELING LIKE IT’S STILL MARCH OUTSIDE. WE DO HAVE TO GET THROUGH TONIGHT FIRST. SO WE HAVE A FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR LOCATIONS AROUND ALLEGHENY COUNTY, INCLUDING ALLEGHENY COUNTY. THEN A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT NORTH AS WELL. SO IF YOU ARE HAVE ANY PLANS OUTSIDE, YOU WANT TO PROTECT THOSE TONIGHT. WE ARE WATCHING, THOUGH, FOR RAIN AND STORMS ON WEDNESDAY. IT IS AN IMPACT DAY. RAIN SHOWERS WILL BE AROUND IN THE MORNING. ONCE THOSE SWING THROUGH, WATCH FOR THE CHANCE OF A FEW ISOLATED STORMS. THOSE WILL GET HERE BETWEEN ABOUT 2 OR 3 IN THE AFTERNOON AND THEN WE ARE, AS KELLY MENTIONED, FINALLY GOING TO WARM UP AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND. FREEZE WARNINGS. EVERYBODY IN PURPLE THAT’S ALONG AND NORTH OF 422, THE BLUE COLORS, A FROST ADVISORY, WHICH IS EVERYBODY ELSE EXCEPT FOR GREENE COUNTY AND WESTERN MONONGALIA COUNTY. TEMPERATURES ARE SITTING GENERALLY IN THE 60S. IT’S BEEN A COOL DAY, A HIGH OF 71. TODAY. WE START AT ABOUT 36. TOMORROW WILL BE NEAR 7068 ON WEDNESDAY. THOSE SHOWERS AND STORMS COOL AGAIN THURSDAY BEFORE THE WARMING STARTS ON FRIDAY. BUT NOTICE OUR LOW TEMPERATURES ARE DOWN INTO THE 30S AFTER TONIGHT. STARTING SATURDAY WAS 80. SO YES, MUCH BETTER. BACK TO NORMAL. TODAY WAS NICE, BUT IT WAS JUST A LITTLE FROST. YEAH, I THINK WE’RE ALL READY FOR THOSE CONSISTENT SHORTS. YOU KNOW, WE PULLED THEM OUT IN APRIL AND NOW IT’S LIKE WE’RE JUST CONFUSED. IT LOOKS LIKE THE SHORTS ARE HERE TO STAY. GOOD, GOOD, GOOD. SO GLAD TO HEAR IT. WE’LL SEE YOU IN JUST A LITTLE BIT. ALL RIGHT. WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR THE DUQUESNE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, WHICH SERVES STUDENTS IN GRADES K THROUGH EIGHT? THAT’S THE FOCUS OF A FEASIBILITY STUDY BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS 4 REPORTER KALEA GUNDERSON IS LIVE AT DUQUESNE WITH MORE ON WHAT’S AHEAD. KAYLEE. WELL, MIKE DUQUESNE CITY SCHOOLS DECLINED TO COMMENT ON THIS FEASIBILITY STUDY TONIGHT, BUT WEST MIFFLIN SUPERINTENDENT SAYS THAT ITS DISTRICT HIS DISTRICT, EXCUSE ME, IS A PART OF THIS STUDY. NOW, WEST MIFFLIN SUPERINTENDENT JEFFREY SOLES TELLS ME THAT HIS DISTRICT IS ONE OF FOUR LOCAL DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO GATHER INSIGHT ON COMMUNITY MEMBERS PERSPECTIVES OF POTENTIALLY MERGING WITH DUQUESNE CITY SCHOOLS. DUQUESNE HIGH SCHOOL HAS BEEN CLOSED SINCE 2007, WITH MOST OF WHAT WOULD BE THE DISTRICT’S HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ATTENDING WEST MIFFLIN OR EAST ALLEGHENY NOW. AND ALUMNI OF THE DISTRICT PASTOR AND COMMUNITY LEADER WHO WORKS DIRECTLY WITH YOUTH IN DUQUESNE. SHARING HIS REACTION TO THIS STUDY TONIGHT. I KNOW IT PRESENTS A MYRIAD OF CHALLENGES FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED, ESPECIALLY THOSE AT THE STATE LEVEL, BUT I THINK FROM A COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE, TAKING THE SCHOOL AWAY FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT’S BEEN HERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL FOR THE RESIDENTS AND THE STUDENTS ALIKE. AND WE KNOW THAT A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WILL BE TOURING THE DISTRICTS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THIS SURVEY IN THE COMING DAYS BEFORE THEY WILL MAKE A RECOMMENDATION. MIKE KELLY. WELL, KELLY, DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA WHEN THEY COULD REACH A FINAL DECISION ON THIS? WELL, ONCE THOSE SURVEYS WRAP UP AND THEY’VE DONE THEIR TOURS, WE ARE EXPECTING TO HEAR MORE IN JUNE. THAT’S WHEN THEY WILL TAKE WHATEVER THEY DECIDE TO LEGISLATORS. WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED AS THIS PROCESS PLAYS OUT. COVERING ALLEGHENY COUNTY TONIGHT IN DUQUESNE KALEA GUNDERSON PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR. HALEY. THANK YOU. NEW ON FOUR THIS AFTERNOON. ALLEGHENY COUNTY POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE DEATH OF A ONE MONTH OLD BABY IN PLUM. POLICE WERE CALLED TO OLD LEECHBURG ROAD OVERNIGHT. DETAILS ARE FEW AT THIS HOUR AND DETECTIVES ARE AWAITING RESULTS FROM THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER’S OFFICE. RIGHT NOW, AN HOURS LONG SWAT SITUATION IN PITTSBURGH, NEIGHBORHOOD CAME TO AN END WITH THE WOMAN IN CUSTODY AND HER EIGHT YEAR OLD SON SAFE. PITTSBURGH PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS SAY BRANDY JOHNSON HAD AN ACTIVE WARRANT AGAINST A FORMER PARTNER. LAST NIGHT, SHE ALLEGEDLY THREW A BRICK INTO HIS WINDOW, THEN BARRICADED HERSELF IN HER SON INSIDE THE APARTMENT AT THREE RIVERS MANOR ON RHINE PLACE. PITTSBURGH PUBLIC SAFETY SAYS BECAUSE A CHILD WAS INVOLVED, THE SITUATION BECAME MORE DIFFICULT. DEFINITELY HEIGHTENS THINGS. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IT WAS HELPFUL. LIKE I SAID, WITH THE USAGE OF THE DRONES, TO BE ABLE TO SEE THAT THE CHILD WAS PROBABLY, YOU KNOW, IN HIS BED. SO IT GIVES THEM A LITTLE BIT OF, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT OF CALM, A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A PLAN. NOW IN CUSTODY, JOHNSON WILL BE FACING NEW CHARGES. PITTSBURGH POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A STABBING THAT HAPPENED LATE LAST NIGHT. AROUND 11:00, OFFICERS FOUND A MAN STABBED ON KELVIN STREET IN SHERIDAN. THEY SAY HE WAS NOT COOPERATING AND WOULD NOT TELL POLICE WHERE HE WAS STABBED. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL IN STABLE CONDITION. NO WORD THIS AFTERNOON ON ANY ARRESTS. OVERNIGHT, A CRASH KNOCKED OUT POWER NEAR ANTHONY STREET IN MOUNT OLIVER BOROUGH. YOU CAN SEE HERE A BROKEN POWER POLE IN THE STREET WIRES DOWN AT ABOUT 130 THIS MORNING, ABOUT 200 DUQUESNE LIGHT CUSTOMERS WENT WITHOUT POWER. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND A CHILD IS RECOVERING FROM A CRASH IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. DISPATCHERS TELL US A CAR FLIPPED WHEN IT HIT A POLE ON HENDERSON AVENUE IN CHARTIERS TOWNSHIP. IT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 9:00 LAST NIGHT. THAT CHILD WAS FLOWN TO THE HOSPITAL. ANOTHER PERSON WE KNOW WAS ALSO TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. IN JUST EIGHT DAYS, MORE THAN 200 TECHS WALK OFF THE JOB AT BUTLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. THEY ISSUED A STRIKE NOTICE BACK ON FRIDAY AFTER TEN MONTHS OF NEGOTIATIONS HAVE NOT RESULTED IN WHAT THEY HAD HOPED WOULD BE THEIR FIRST UNION CONTRACT. WE ARE READY TO NEGOTIATE. WE ARE READY TO GET THIS DONE. THE QUESTION NOW IS WHETHER INDEPENDENCE HEALTH SYSTEM IS READY TO DO THE SAME. OUR NEWSROOM REACHED OUT TO INDEPENDENCE HEALTH TO RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON THE MATTER. MEANWHILE, COMING UP ON 5:00, MORE OF THE QUESTIONS THESE WORKERS ARE ASKING AND WHY THEY SAY THIS NEGOTIATION IS MORE THAN JUST ABOUT WAGES. ALSO ALL NEW THIS AFTERNOON. IT IS A MAJOR LINK THROUGH SCHENLEY PARK. FOR A LONG TIME IT HAS BEEN CLOSED TO CARS. NOW THERE IS A PUSH TO CHANGE THAT. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR REPORTER SHELDON INGRAM JOINS US LIVE FROM SCHENLEY PARK WITH OUR STORY. SERPENTINE DRIVE, RIGHT? YEAH. SERPENTINE DRIVE RUNS THROUGH SCHENLEY PARK AND IS BOUND TO GENERATE A LOT OF ATTENTION BECAUSE THE SQUIRREL HILL HISTORICAL SOCIETY WANTS IT REOPENED AND IS BOUND TO GENERATE A LOT OF DEBATE AT A PUBLIC HEARING. NOW, SERPENTINE DRIVE WAS ALWAYS OPEN TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC BEFORE IT SHUT DOWN ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO FOR REPAIRS. BUT DURING THAT TIME, IT WAS STILL ACCESSIBLE TO PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS. TODAY, SOME SQUIRREL HILL RESIDENTS WANTED TO REMAIN CLOSED TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC. HOWEVER, THE SQUIRREL HILL HISTORICAL SOCIETY WANTS IT REOPENED TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC AND MEMBERS OF THE GROUP STARTED A PETITION DRIVE TO REQUEST A PUBLIC HEARING. HAD POLICEMEN AND PARK RANGERS TELL US THAT THAT EMERGENCY RESPONSE TIME IS CUT. IT’S IT’S I’M SORRY, IT’S DELAYED BY HAVING THIS ROAD CLOSED AND THEY HAVE TO TAKE THESE DETOURS. SHELDON, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT THIS. ANY RESPONSE YET FROM CITY COUNCIL? WELL, THIS SITS IN THE HEART OF THE CITY COUNCIL. DISTRICT FIVE, REPRESENTED BY BARB WARWICK. WE SPOKE WITH HE A LITTLE BIT LATER, AND SHE’S GOING TO TELL US WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH REGARD TO THIS MATTER BEING TAKEN TO CITY COUNCIL AND PERHAPS A PUBLIC HEARING COVERING PITTSBURGH IN SQUIRREL HILL. SHELDON INGRAM PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. 17 AMERICANS AND A BRITISH NATIONAL WHO RESIDE HERE ARE BACK ON U.S. SOIL AFTER DISEMBARKING FROM THAT CRUISE SHIP, WHICH HAS HAD CASES OF HANTAVIRUS ON BOARD. WE NOW KNOW ONE IS IN A BIOCONTAINMENT UNIT IN NEBRASKA. AROUND THE WORLD THERE ARE NOW TEN TOTAL CONFIRMED AND PROBABLE HANTAVIRUS CASES, ALL OF THEM FROM THAT SHIP, INCLUDING ONE AMERICAN AND ONE FRENCH PASSENGER WHO GOT OFF THE SHIP YESTERDAY. ABC’S ALEX STONE REPORTS. TODAY, HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE INSISTING THE RISK TO THE PUBLIC IS LOW. WE HAVE THIS UNDER CONTROL AND WE’RE NOT WORRIED ABOUT IT. PRESIDENT TRUMP ECHOING THAT CONFIDENCE IN THE HANTAVIRUS WILL NOT SPREAD TO A WIDER POPULATION. WE THINK WE’RE IN VERY GOOD SHAPE. WE’RE VERY CAREFUL. AND NEBRASKA HAS DONE A FANTASTIC JOB. ONE AMERICAN CITIZEN IS NOW IN THE BIOCONTAINMENT UNIT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER. THAT PERSON TESTING POSITIVE FOR HANTAVIRUS AFTER DISEMBARKING THE SHIP. 15 OTHERS ARE IN A QUARANTINE UNIT IN NEBRASKA BEING WATCHED FOR SYMPTOMS. ALL FLOWN BACK TO THE UNITED STATES AFTER BEING ON BOARD THE MV JOHN DIAS. THERE’S A STRUCTURE IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT NO ONE POSES A PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT. THOSE 15 AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA WHO ARE IN QUARANTINE HAVE NOT TESTED POSITIVE, AND THEY COULD DECIDE IN THE COMING DAYS TO GO HOME TO WATCH FOR SYMPTOMS. A CDC OFFICIAL TELLS ABC NEWS THEY WOULD FIRST BE ASSESSED AND WOULD NOT FLY HOME ON A COMMERCIAL FLIGHT. A COUPLE FROM THE SHIP ARE ALSO AT EMORY UNIVERSITY IN ATLANTA. ONE HAS SYMPTOMS OF HANTAVIRUS. INITIAL GENETIC TESTS NOW CONFIRM THE HANTAVIRUS ON THE CRUISE SHIP IS THE KNOWN ANDES VARIANT AND RULE OUT ANY RELEVANT MUTATIONS, ACCORDING TO SPAIN’S HEALTH MINISTER. LET ME BE CRYSTAL CLEAR THE RISK OF HANTAVIRUS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC REMAINS VERY, VERY LOW. TODAY, THE SHIP’S CAPTAIN THANKED THE CREW AND GUESTS FOR WHAT HE CALLED AN EXTREMELY CHALLENGING FEW WEEKS AT QUARANTINE UNIT IN NEBRASKA IS DESCRIBED BY DOCTORS THERE AS BEING LIKE A HOTEL. WHILE THE BIOCONTAINMENT UNIT, MORE LIKE A HOSPITAL. ALEX STONE, ABC NEWS, LOS ANGELES. WELL, FOR YOUR MONEY NOW. AND OIL PRICES ARE CLIMBING IN RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT TRUMP’S APPARENT REJECTION OF IRAN’S LATEST PROPOSAL TO END THE CONFLICT. RIGHT NOW, HE WANTS TO SUSPEND THE FEDERAL GAS TAX FOR AN INDEFINITE AMOUNT OF TIME IN AN EFFORT TO BRING DOWN GAS PRICES. NOW, THIS PLAN WOULD REQUIRE APPROVAL FROM CONGRESS, AND THAT’S A STEP LAWMAKERS HAVE DECLINED TO TAKE IN THE PAST. THE PRESIDENT ADDRESSED THIS AT THE WHITE HOUSE THIS MORNING WHILE TAKING QUESTIONS FROM REPORTERS. LISTEN. HOW LONG ARE YOU GOING TO SUSPEND THAT TAX FOR? UNTIL IT’S APPROPRIATE. YEAH. MR. PRESIDENT, IT’S A IT’S A YOU KNOW, IT’S A SMALL PERCENTAGE, BUT IT’S A YOU KNOW, IT’S STILL MONEY. NOW, HERE ARE THE LATEST GAS PRICES ACCORDING TO TRIPLE A. PITTSBURGH IS PAYING ON AVERAGE $4.91 A GALLON OF REGULAR. THE CURRENT NATIONAL AVERAGE SITS AT 452 A GALLON. TRIPLE A SAYS A GALLON OF DIESEL RIGHT N
Smith Township police investigate burglaries, vehicle-break ins, thefts in Washington County
Updated: 8:17 PM EDT May 11, 2026
Washington County officials are asking for the community’s assistance with an ongoing investigation involving a string of vehicle break-ins and other suspicious activity. VIDEO: Top stories on Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 The Smith Township Police Department said in a social media post that on May 10, shortly after midnight, they were called to several residences throughout Burgettstown and Langeloth for a burglary, vehicle break-ins, thefts, and suspicious activity.Residents and business owners are being asked to check their vehicles, businesses, residences, garages, and report any missing, stolen, or damaged items.Police also ask anyone with surveillance camera footage that appears to have captured anything suspicious to share it by email to Patrolman Tyler Evans at evans@smithtownship.org. View the post here for the latest information: Smith Township Police Department. Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.
SLOVAN, Pa. —
Washington County officials are asking for the community’s assistance with an ongoing investigation involving a string of vehicle break-ins and other suspicious activity.
VIDEO: Top stories on Pittsburgh’s Action News 4
The Smith Township Police Department said in a social media post that on May 10, shortly after midnight, they were called to several residences throughout Burgettstown and Langeloth for a burglary, vehicle break-ins, thefts, and suspicious activity.
Residents and business owners are being asked to check their vehicles, businesses, residences, garages, and report any missing, stolen, or damaged items.
Police also ask anyone with surveillance camera footage that appears to have captured anything suspicious to share it by email to Patrolman Tyler Evans at evans@smithtownship.org.
View the post here for the latest information: Smith Township Police Department.
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