Police identify teen following e-bike incidents in Center Township
WHAT TO EXPECT AS ORGANIZERS DOUBLE DOWN ON SECURITY MEASURES. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR THIS MORNING STARTS NOW. GOOD MORNING. IT’S 9 A.M. I’M YASMIN RODRIGUEZ. WE WANT TO KICK THINGS OFF WITH PITTSBURGH’S ACTION WEATHER METEOROLOGIST JILL SZWED CERTIFIED MOST ACCURATE FORECAST. WE’VE SAID IT BEFORE, PRETTY BUSY WEEKEND AND THE WEATHER IS GOING TO HOLD UP, RIGHT? WE LIKE TO SEE THAT, ESPECIALLY AS THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKENDS WE’VE BEEN DODGING SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS THE REGION. NOT THE CASE THIS WEEKEND. THAT’S NOT TO SAY THE SKIES WON’T OPEN UP BRIEFLY. MAYBE AT YOUR HOUSE WITH A POP UP SHOWER OR STORM CHANCE THIS AFTERNOON, BUT FOR THE MOST PART, WE KEEP IT DRY THIS WEEKEND. LOVE TO SEE IT, ESPECIALLY AS WE HEAD INTO FATHER’S DAY TOMORROW. BUT IT’S SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. I’M TRACKING A SOAKING RAIN THAT PROMPTS THAT IMPACT DAY, AS MONDAY LOOKS TO BE PRETTY SOGGY FROM START TO FINISH. NOT THE CASE RIGHT NOW. WE’VE GOT LOTS OF SUNSHINE. TAKE A LIVE LOOK OVER THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH. WINDS GOING TO PICK UP A BIT AS WE GO OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS. NO SUPER STRONG GUSTS LIKE WE DEALT WITH A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, BUT CERTAINLY A LITTLE BIT OF A BREEZE GUIDING IN SOME CLOUDS AND ALSO A VERY SMALL SHOWER CHANCE AS TEMPERATURES WILL CREEP UP INTO THE MID TO UPPER 70S FOR US. COULD SEE A FEW OF THOSE SHOWERS DEVELOPING AS EARLY AS 11:00 THIS MORNING. THAT’S GOING TO BE PRIMARILY NORTH OF THE CITY. THEN WE SHIFT THAT FOCUS A LITTLE FARTHER TO THE SOUTH, BUT I THINK MOST OF US WILL GET THROUGH THE DAY A OKAY, IF YOU HAPPEN TO CATCH ONE OF THOSE SHOWERS, IT’S GOING TO MOVE THROUGH FAST. YOU’LL BE ABLE TO GET BACK TO YOUR FUN OUTSIDE AS WE GO THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY TO YOUR FOUR DAY FORECAST. 80 FOR FATHER’S DAY WITH INCREASING CLOUDS TOMORROW. AGAIN, WE’RE DRY UNTIL THE RAIN HITS MORE THAN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MONDAY IS GOING TO BE A WHOLE DIFFERENT STORY. RAINS AROUND FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. IN FACT, SOME OF THAT RAIN IS GOING TO BE HEAVY AND STEADY AT TIMES AS THINGS WILL SLOWLY DRY OUT INTO THE AFTERNOON. CLOSER. LOOK AT THE HOUR BY HOUR PICTURE FOR MONDAY, PLUS THOSE RAINFALL TOTALS THAT’S COMING UP IN YOUR CERTIFIED MOST ACCURATE FORECAST. JILL. THANK YOU. NEW THIS MORNING PITTSBURGH POLICE FILE CHARGES AGAINST A MAN ACCUSED OF ROBBING AND SHOOTING A MAN IN HOMEWOOD LAST MONDAY, ACCORDING TO A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT. THE VICTIM WAS AT A BUS STOP ON FRANKSTOWN AVENUE WHEN 24 YEAR OLD ASIA SUDDUTH JONES ALLEGEDLY ASKED TO TAKE A PICTURE USING HIS PHONE. JUDITH JONES ALLEGEDLY GRABBED THE VICTIM’S HANDGUN FROM HIS POCKET. THE VICTIM TOLD POLICE THAT THEY BEGAN TO TUSSLE, AND THE COMPLAINT SAYS JONES ALLEGEDLY FIRED ONE SHOT IN THE AIR BEFORE SHOOTING THE VICTIM IN THE SHOULDER AND CHEST. JUDITH JONES FACES CHARGES INCLUDING ATTEMPTED HOMICIDE, ROBBERY AND AGGRAVATED ASSAULT. TWO PEOPLE WERE INVOLVED IN A MAJOR CRASH ON GRAND AVENUE LAST NIGHT IN DOWNTOWN PITTSBURGH. IT APPEARS THAT A CAR HIT A MEDIAN AND ROLLED OVER ON ITS SIDE. CREWS HAD TO OPEN THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE AS THEY RESCUED THOSE TWO PEOPLE FROM INSIDE. OFFICIALS SAY BOTH PEOPLE WERE EVALUATED ON SCENE BY MEDICS AND RELEASED. POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE CRASH. A BUSY NIGHT FOR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS SAY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE UNDER 18 WERE IN MARKET SQUARE FIGHTING AND BEING DISORDERLY. AROUND 10:00 LAST NIGHT, POLICE HAVING TO USE PEPPER SPRAY TO DISPERSE THE CROWDS. THREE OFFICERS WERE EXPOSED TO THE SPRAY DECONTAMINATED AT THE SCENE AND EVALUATED. OFFICIALS TELL PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR THEY ARE WORKING TO GATHER MORE DETAILS AND WILL SHARE UPDATES WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE. POLICE IN MCKEES ROCKS ARE ADDRESSING A RECENT UPTICK IN WHAT THEY CALL TEEN TAKEOVERS, ILLEGAL GATHERINGS AND TRESPASSING. IN A POST ONLINE, OFFICIALS SAY OFFICERS HAVE BEEN CALLED TO SEVERAL VACANT PROPERTIES WITH 30 TO 50 YOUNG PEOPLE RUNNING WHEN THEY ARRIVE. ADDING THAT A LOT OF THESE TAKEOVERS, QUOTE, UNFORTUNATELY LEAD TO VIOLENCE AND CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. THEY’RE ASKING THAT PEOPLE ORGANIZE PARTIES LEGALLY BY GETTING PERMITS, AND HAPPENING NOW IN ALIQUIPPA, POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR A SECOND SUSPECT ACCUSED OF VIOLENTLY ASSAULTING AN OLDER MAN LAST MONDAY. INVESTIGATORS SAY THE ALLEGED ATTACK HAPPENED AFTER THE VICTIM CONFRONTED THE TWO MEN, WHO WERE TRESPASSING ON HIS PROPERTY. POLICE SAY 27 YEAR OLD AMIR MASON, THE MAN SEEN HERE ON YOUR SCREEN, THREATENED AND HIT THE VICTIM WITH A GUN BEFORE MASON AND ANOTHER SUBJECT, 20 YEAR OLD BENJAMIN RIDLEY JUNIOR, ASSAULTED HIM. POLICE SAY THE VICTIM SUFFERED SERIOUS FACIAL INJURIES AND LOST SEVERAL TEETH. WHILE RIDLEY IS IN CUSTODY, MASON IS WANTED ON CHARGES INCLUDING AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AND ROBBERY. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON HIS WHEREABOUTS IS ASKED TO CONTACT ALIQUIPPA POLICE. NEW THIS MORNING, THREE ALLEGHENY COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENTS HAVE FORMALLY AGREED TO MERGE INTO ONE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THE MERGER ON SOCIAL MEDIA, SAYING THE NEW QUAKER VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT NOW CONSISTS OF THEIR DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS THE ONES IN BIG CREEK AND FAIR OAKS. THE DEPARTMENT SAYS ALLEGHENY COUNTY ISSUED THE DISTRICT A NEW STATION NUMBER AND RUN CARD FOR DISPATCH TO BE USED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES, ADDING THAT RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO DISPATCH OR EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROCEDURES. THIS MERGER IS EXPECTED TO BE FINALIZED BY EARLY FALL OF THIS YEAR. JUNETEENTH CELEBRATIONS CONTINUE TODAY WITH THE GRAND JUBILEE PARADE STEPPING OFF THROUGH DOWNTOWN PITTSBURGH STARTING AT 11 THIS MORNING. THIS IS THE PARADE ROUTE. IT BEGINS AT FREEDOM CORNER IN THE HILL DISTRICT AND TRAVELS THROUGH CENTER AVENUE INTO POINT STATE PARK. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR REPORTER ED DIORIO IN DOWNTOWN WITH A CLOSER LOOK AT THE FESTIVITIES UNDERWAY. THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH’S JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION IS BACK THIS WEEKEND, AND IT IS BACK DOWNTOWN. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY ENJOYED EVERYTHING THE FESTIVITIES HAVE TO OFFER, BUT THEY’RE ALSO CELEBRATING BLACK BUSINESS. IN THE MEANING BEHIND JUNETEENTH. JUNETEENTH IS NOT A BLACK HOLIDAY. JUNETEENTH IS AN AMERICAN HOLIDAY, SO YOU WANT TO COME DOWN. SHOP THE VENDORS, ENJOY THE CELEBRATION. JUNETEENTH IS HERE. IT’S ALIVE. AND WE’RE JUST HAPPY, EXCITED TO BE HERE. ANOTHER YEAR AFTER JUNETEENTH WAS HELD IN MELBOURNE PARK LAST YEAR, WHILE MARKET SQUARE WAS BEING RENOVATED. 2026 SAW THE CELEBRATION RETURN BIGGER THAN EVER. THE ANNUAL RECOGNITION OF EMANCIPATION INCLUDED DIVERSE CUISINE, WARDROBES AND MUSICAL ACTS. WITH CLOSE TO 75,000 PEOPLE EXPECTED TO CELEBRATE THROUGHOUT THE CITY THIS WEEKEND, THEIR PRESENCE HELPS MANY BLACK OWNED VENDORS IN AND AROUND THE STEEL CITY. MY BUSINESS HAS GROWN THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. I’M ABLE TO PURCHASE A FOOD TRUCK, SO NEXT YEAR WE’LL BE HERE IN THE FOOD TRUCK. IT’S REALLY NICE TO MEET DIFFERENT PEOPLE, PEOPLE FROM ALL DIFFERENT WALKS OF LIFE AND DIFFERENT PLACES. IT’S AMAZING. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR. FOR A FULL LIST OF JUNETEENTH EVENTS HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND. WE’LL HAVE A LINK AT WTAE.COM. THE BAY BRIDGE IS CLOSED TO TRAFFIC RIGHT NOW UNTIL NOON. THAT’S BECAUSE THE PITTSBURGH RUN AND WALK FOR EPILEPSY IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. THE FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT FUNDRAISES FOR PEOPLE AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THE CONDITION. IT BEGAN AT EIGHT AT PNC PARK AND THE FIRST EVER SOUTHSIDE STREET FEST KICKS OFF TONIGHT, SIX BLOCKS ALONG BUSY EAST CARSON STREET WILL BE FILLED WITH MUSIC, FOOD AND VENDORS FOR THE SERIES OF NIGHTTIME BLOCK PARTIES THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, STARTING TONIGHT AT 9:00. THIS STRETCH OF EAST CARSON WILL BE SHUT DOWN BETWEEN 12TH TO 18TH STREET. GATES OPEN AT TEN. THE PARTY RUNS UNTIL 2 A.M. LOCAL BUSINESSES TELL US THEY’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO A BOOST IN BUSINESS. IT’S GOING TO BE HOPEFULLY JUST A SUPER WHOLESOME, HIGH VOLUME, BUSY EVENT THE WHOLE SUMMER, BRINGING US A LOT OF BUSINESS. THE SOUTHSIDE HOSPITALITY PARTNERSHIP SAYS THE GOAL OF THIS EVENT IS TO REINTRODUCE THE PUBLIC TO A FUN AND SAFE SOUTHSIDE. THE ENTRY POINT WILL BE RUN BY PRIVATE SECURITY GUARDS, AND ORGANIZERS SAY SECURITY IS A TOP PRIORITY. WE WANT EVERYBODY TO COME DOWN. WE JUST DON’T. WE WANT PEOPLE TO JUST BEHAVE PROPERLY AND. AND THAT’S IN THE INTEREST OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT’S IN THE BUSINESS INTEREST OF THE BUSINESS AND IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY. AND PUBLIC SAFETY HAS MADE A TREMENDOUS INVESTMENT DOWN HERE TO MAKE THIS WORK. TONIGHT IS JUST NIGHT ONE. THE SOUTHSIDE STREET FESTIVAL RUN EVERY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT UNTIL SEPTEMBER 12TH. TODAY, MONSTER JAM RETURNS TO ARKANSAS STADIUM. MORE THAN 300 TRUCKLOADS OF LOCAL DIRT HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO TRANSFORM THE STADIUM INTO A TRACK. IT’S REALLY A DREAM COME TRUE FOR ME. YOU KNOW, I GREW UP, YOU KNOW, WITH MOTORSPORTS BACKGROUND AND DOING SOME OFF ROADING RECREATIONALLY, A LITTLE RACING HERE AND THERE. AND NOW TO BE ABLE TO COME OUT AND JUST HAVE FUN EVERY WEEKEND FOR A JOB, IT’S, IT’S REALLY IS A DREAM COME TRUE. THE FUN BEGINS THIS AFTERNOON WITH A PIT PARTY AT 1230. THE MAIN EVENT TAKES PLACE TONIGHT AT FIVE. NOW TO THE WORLD CUP. THE U.S. MEN’S SOCCER TEAM IS ON TO THE ROUND OF 32. AFTER DEFEATING AUSTRALIA IN THEIR SECOND MATCH. IT’S THE FIRST TIME THEY’VE REACHED THE KNOCKOUT STAGE WITH THE GAME LEFT TO PLAY. IT’S ALSO THEIR FIRST BACK TO BACK WINS IN 96 YEARS. ABC’S CHRISTIANE CORDERO HAS THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM SEATTLE. THE U.S. MEN’S SOCCER TEAM IS MOVING ON TO THE KNOCKOUT STAGE AFTER A DECISIVE TWO NIL VICTORY AGAINST AUSTRALIA. JUST 11 MINUTES IN. THE STARS AND STRIPES GOT ON THE BOARD AFTER A CROSS FROM FOLARIN BALOGUN LED TO AN OWN GOAL BY AUSTRALIA’S DEFENSE. TEAM USA ALEX FREEMAN ADDED ANOTHER GOAL IN THE 43RD MINUTE TO PUT THE AMERICANS UP FOR GOOD. IF SOMEONE SAID BEFORE THE TOURNAMENT, YOU KNOW, TWO GAMES AND YOU’D BE FREE TO THE KNOCKOUTS, I THINK WE ALL WOULD HAVE TOOK IT. SO, YOU KNOW, WE’RE DELIGHTED IT’S OUR TURN. FANS ECSTATIC. AMAZING. AWESOME. BEAUTIFUL. IT’S NOT FOOTBALL. IT’S CALLED SOCCER. IT WAS INCREDIBLE TO WATCH OUR GUYS COME OUT THAT EARLY AND GET A DOMINATING LEAD. IT’S LIKE A HUGE RELIEF. THE TEAM WAS WITHOUT STAR PLAYER CHRISTIAN PULISIC, WHO WAS SIDELINED WITH A CALF INJURY. IT’S UNCLEAR IF HE’LL PLAY IN THE TEAM’S FINAL GROUP STAGE MATCH AGAINST TURKEY ON THURSDAY. HE’S A FANTASTIC PLAYER. YOU KNOW THE QUALITY AND THE LEADERSHIP HE GIVES US. YOU KNOW HE DIDN’T HAVE HIM TODAY BUT I THINK HE SAW WERE STILL CAPABLE TO GO OUT THERE AND YOU KNOW, GET A RESULT AND PUT IN A PERFORMANCE. AND THEN THERE WAS THIS MOMENT TOWARDS THE END OF THE GAME, WHICH YOU RARELY SEE THE REFEREE GETTING TENDED TO BY A MEMBER OF THE AUSTRALIAN TEAM AND LINESMAN. AFTER GOING DOWN WITH WHAT APPEARED TO BE A CRAMP. CHRISTIANE CORDERO, ABC NEWS, SEATTLE. AND FANS PACKED FNB STADIUM TO WATCH THAT AMERICAN VICTORY ON THE BIG SCREEN YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. ANOTHE
Police identify teen following e-bike incidents in Center Township
Updated: 1:07 PM EDT Jun 20, 2026
UPDATE: Officials said the teen in this incident has officially been identified, the Center Township Police Department said in an updated post on Saturday. It is unclear if the teen will face charges. Read the previous information below. PREVIOUS: A Western Pennsylvania police department is asking residents for help in identifying a teen who they said ran from officers on an e-bike and has been riding around the area recklessly. VIDEO: Top stories on Pittsburgh’s Action News 4, June 20The Center Township Police Department said in a social media post that it has received multiple complaints about the reckless operation of an e-bike throughout the township. Photo: From Center Township Police DepartmentIn addition, police said the e-bike’s operator, an unknown juvenile, ran from officers while an attempt was being made to stop them on Center Grange Road on June 19. Police said they attempted to stop the rider around 10:22 p.m. Authorities said they are asking for help identifying the teen so they can contact their parents or guardians regarding the incidents. “If you recognize the individual or have any information that may assist us, please contact the Center Township Police Department by private message or by calling the department,” officials said in the post. “We appreciate the community’s assistance in helping keep our roadways, parks, and neighborhoods safe for everyone.”Looking for more news in your area | Subscribe to the WTAE YouTube Channel
CENTER TOWNSHIP, Pa. —
UPDATE:
Officials said the teen in this incident has officially been identified, the Center Township Police Department said in an updated post on Saturday.
It is unclear if the teen will face charges.
Read the previous information below.
PREVIOUS:
A Western Pennsylvania police department is asking residents for help in identifying a teen who they said ran from officers on an e-bike and has been riding around the area recklessly.
VIDEO: Top stories on Pittsburgh’s Action News 4, June 20
The Center Township Police Department said in a social media post that it has received multiple complaints about the reckless operation of an e-bike throughout the township.
Center Township Police Department
Photo: From Center Township Police Department
In addition, police said the e-bike’s operator, an unknown juvenile, ran from officers while an attempt was being made to stop them on Center Grange Road on June 19.
Police said they attempted to stop the rider around 10:22 p.m.
Authorities said they are asking for help identifying the teen so they can contact their parents or guardians regarding the incidents.
“If you recognize the individual or have any information that may assist us, please contact the Center Township Police Department by private message or by calling the department,” officials said in the post. “We appreciate the community’s assistance in helping keep our roadways, parks, and neighborhoods safe for everyone.”
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