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<\/p>\nChild, 3, hospitalized after being struck by vehicle in Pittsburgh<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWE HAVE THE RECAP FROM DAY ONE OF TESTIMONY AHEAD. PITTSBURGH\u2019S ACTION NEWS FOUR AT FIVE STARTS NOW. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR PITTSBURGH\u2019S ACTION NEWS FOUR AT 5:00. I\u2019M SHANNON PERRINE, I\u2019M ANDREW STOCKEY. AFTER A MISSING TEEN WAS FOUND HALFWAY ACROSS THE STATE, A MAN IS NOW CHARGED. POLICE SAY THAT MAN LURED A 14 YEAR-OLD GIRL TO LEAVE HER WHITEHALL HOME WITH HIM. OUR YASMINE RODRIGUEZ HAS BEEN DIGGING INTO THIS STORY. SO, YASMINE, FIRST QUESTION. HAS ANYBODY INDICATED HOW THIS 14 YEAR OLD VICTIM IS DOING. SHANNON. YEAH, THE CHIEF TELLING ME JUST MOMENTS AGO THAT SHE IS OKAY AND SHE\u2019S SAFE BACK HOME HERE IN WHITEHALL. NOW, IT WAS JUST THIS MORNING, WHITEHALL POLICE ANNOUNCED THOSE CHARGES AGAINST 27 YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER JONES, WHO THEY SAY TRAVELED A LITTLE LESS THAN 300 MILES FROM HIS HOME IN NANTICOKE, PENNSYLVANIA. THAT\u2019S OVER ON THE EASTERN PART OF THE STATE TO OVER HERE TO WHITEHALL AND TAKE THAT 14 YEAR OLD BACK TO HIS HOME. IT WAS ON SUNDAY THAT 14 YEAR OLD RILEY ANDERSON WAS REPORTED MISSING. HER MOTHER TOLD POLICE SHE WAS LAST SEEN ON MAY 2ND, ACCORDING TO A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT. RILEY\u2019S MOTHER TOLD INVESTIGATORS THAT INFORMATION AS TO WHERE RILEY MAY BE WAS POSSIBLY ON HER IPAD. THAT\u2019S HOW POLICE LEARNED SHE WAS COMMUNICATING WITH JONES THROUGH AN APP. THEY\u2019D BEEN COMMUNICATING SINCE MAY 1ST. MESSAGES REVEALED THE TWO WERE SENDING SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MESSAGES AND PLANS TO MEET. IN ONE MESSAGE, SHE REVEALED SHE WAS ONLY 14 YEARS OLD, TO WHICH JONES REPLIED HE, QUOTE, PREFERS INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS WITH CHILDREN THAT AGE. JONES THEN BEGAN TO MAKE PLANS FOR HER TO STAY AT HIS HOME, EVEN DETAILING WHAT CLOTHES TO PACK AND WHERE SHE WOULD BE STAYING IN HIS HOUSE. JONES EVEN EXPLAINED A COVER STORY THAT HE\u2019S HER FATHER WHEN STAYING WITH HIM. THESE MESSAGES, ON TOP OF FACIAL RECOGNITION, TRACED JONES TO HIS HOME IN NANTICOKE, PENNSYLVANIA, WHERE POLICE SAY THEY FOUND THE TWO. HE WAS THEN IMMEDIATELY TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. NOW, WE DID LEARN THIS AFTERNOON THAT HE IS STILL IN LUZERNE COUNTY JAIL, BUT HE IS EXPECTED TO BE EXTRADITED BACK HERE TO ALLEGHENY COUNTY. ALLEGHENY COUNTY IN WHITEHALL. YASMIN RODRIGUEZ, PITTSBURGH\u2019S ACTION NEWS FOUR. YASMIN, THANK YOU. LET\u2019S TURN TO PITTSBURGH\u2019S ACTION WEATHER RIGHT NOW. THE RADAR SHOWING SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS AS WE SPEAK, BUT MORE IMPACTS WILL COME OVERNIGHT. WE\u2019RE JOINED NOW BY OUR CHIEF METEOROLOGIST, MIKE HARVEY, TO GET YOU READY FOR TOMORROW\u2019S IMPACT DAY. WHEN DOES THE IMPACT FIRST BEGIN? WELL, THE WIDESPREAD RAIN IS GOING TO ARRIVE AS WE GET INTO THE VERY EARLY MORNING HOURS JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. AND THAT WILL LAST PROBABLY 7:00 IN THE MORNING BEFORE WE SEE SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS THAT WILL BE MOVING INTO THE AREA RIGHT NOW. MOST OF THAT WIDESPREAD RAIN UP TOWARDS THE CLEVELAND AND AKRON AREA, AND THAT IS GOING TO EVENTUALLY WORK ITS WAY ACROSS WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. BUT THAT\u2019S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN UNTIL WE GET INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OR UP AROUND MIDNIGHT, INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. RIGHT NOW, IT\u2019S JUST A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS DOWN TOWARDS ELDERTON FORD CITY, KITTANNING COULD SEE A BRIEF HIT OF RAIN AND ALSO UP TOWARDS MERCER GROVE CITY IN CLINTON COULD SEE SOME OF THIS AND RIGHT NOW IT IS NEAR THE NEWCASTLE AREA AND THESE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE UP TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST. NOW, BY THE TIME WE GET TO ABOUT TWO 3:00 IN THE MORNING, IT WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE REGION. THAT WILL LAST UNTIL ABOUT 7:00 IN THE MORNING. AND THEN AS WE GO THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY, WE WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS, BUT MOST OF IT IS GOING TO BE OVER BY SEVEN, 8:00 IN THE MORNING. RIGHT NOW, VERY WARM, 72 DEGREES. IT\u2019S BREEZY OUT THERE. GUSTS TO 22MPH. MUCH COOLER TOMORROW. AFTER THAT, RAIN MOVES THROUGH WITH A COLD FRONT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 50S THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE DAY, WITH A HIGH OF 60 ON WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY. ALSO COOL. WE\u2019RE LOOKING AT A HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 59 DEGREES. ONLY A STRAY SHOWER POSSIBLE, SO MOST LOCATIONS WILL BE DRY AND WE\u2019LL KEEP IT DRY ON FRIDAY AS WELL. A LITTLE BIT WARMER, HIGH OF 64 DEGREES. ALL RIGHT. THANKS. MEDICS RUSHED FOUR PEOPLE, INCLUDING A FIREFIGHTER, TO THE HOSPITAL FROM A HIGH RISE FIRE IN BRIDGEVILLE. FIRST RESPONDERS WERE CALLED TO THE BRIDGEVILLE TOWERS JUST AFTER FOUR IN THE MORNING. STARTED ON THE EIGHTH FLOOR. ONE RESIDENT ON THAT FLOOR SAYS HIS NEIGHBOR WAS BADLY BURNED. GOT BURNED ON HER FACE, DOWN ON HER RIGHT HAND. HER RIGHT LEGS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. SHE TRIED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. SHE COULDN\u2019T PUT THE FIRE OUT. I TRIED TO HELP HER OUT. I COULDN\u2019T HELP HER OUT. THIS EVENTUALLY GOT UPGRADED TO THREE ALARMS. SOME TENANTS SHELTERED IN PLACE, WHILE OTHERS WERE EVACUATED FROM THE BUILDING. MOST RESIDENTS WERE ALLOWED BACK INSIDE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THOSE EIGHT FLOOR RESIDENTS, THE FIRE MARSHAL IS NOW INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE. TWO ANOTHER FIRE IN FAYETTE COUNTY. SKY 4 PITTSBURGH\u2019S ACTION NEWS CHOPPER OVER WEST CRAWFORD DRIVE IN CONNELLSVILLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. NOT TOO MUCH VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING. WE\u2019RE WORKING TO LEARN IF ANYONE WAS HURT. A WORKER HELPED PUT OUT A HOUSE FIRE IN PITTSBURGH\u2019S HIGHLAND PARK NEIGHBORHOOD. IT WAS EXTREMELY HOT. JUST FIRE EVERYWHERE, SMOKE ROLLING OUT. THE FIRE BROKE OUT IN THE BASEMENT OF A HOME ON PORTLAND STREET AROUND NOONTIME. LONNIE STEWART SAYS HE WAS WORKING ON THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE WHEN IT STARTED. I RAN, LOOKED IN THE BASEMENT AND IT WAS JUST ENGULFED IN FLAMES. I RAN AND I GRABBED THE WATER HOSE AS FAST AS I COULD AND CALLED 911, LAID THERE WITH THE WATER HOSE, SPRAYING IT UNTIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. I REALLY BELIEVE IF I DIDN\u2019T SPRAY IT FOR 15 MINUTES STRAIGHT, IT WOULD JUST ENGULFED. THE WHOLE HOUSE WOULD HAVE BEEN GONE. HE SAYS HE STARTED TO SEE SMOKE AFTER PLUGGING AN EXTENSION CORD INTO AN OUTLET IN THE BASEMENT. OFFICIALS HAVE NOT PROVIDED AN OFFICIAL CAUSE, BUT NO ONE WAS HURT. A WESTMORELAND COUNTY MOTHER ON TRIAL IN THE DEATH OF HER FIVE YEAR OLD SON. IT HAPPENED IN 2023, AND TODAY THE TRIAL BEGAN. PROSECUTORS SAY THE CRIME CENTERS AROUND ACCUSATIONS OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT. WESTMORELAND BUREAU REPORTER ED DIORIO WAS IN THE COURTROOM FOR TODAY\u2019S PROCEEDINGS AND NEW AT FIVE. HE\u2019S BREAKING DOWN SOME OF THE TESTIMONY. ED. THIS IS A HEARTBREAKING CASE. WHAT HAPPENED IN COURT TODAY. SHANNON. THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE A LONG TRIAL, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, WITH THE SEVERITY OF THIS CASE. AND THERE ARE GOING TO BE AT LEAST 30 WITNESSES WHO ARE EXPECTED TO TESTIFY AGAINST LAUREN MALOBERTI IN HER TRIAL. WE STARTED HEARING FROM THEM AFTER OPENING ARGUMENTS TODAY. I\u2019M NOT SURE THE COMMONWEALTH KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED TO LANDON. IT\u2019S A COMPLICATED SITUATION. IN JANUARY OF 2023, FIVE YEAR OLD LANDED. MALOBERTI WAS TAKEN TO A H N HEMPFIELD UNRESPONSIVE. HE HAD SEVERE BRUISING ON HIS HEAD, FACE, ARMS, LEGS AND BACK. HE DIED THREE WEEKS LATER. THE WOMAN WHO ADOPTED HIM, LAUREN MALOBERTI, WAS CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL HOMICIDE IN CONNECTION TO HIS DEATH. TUESDAY WAS DAY ONE OF TESTIMONY IN HER TRIAL. HER ATTORNEYS CLAIMED PROSECUTORS CAN\u2019T PROVE ANYONE KILLED LANDEN, LET ALONE THEIR CLIENT. THE FACTS OF THIS CASE ARE COMPLICATED, BUT THEY ARE NOT STRAIGHTFORWARD BY ANY MEANS. THE MOTHER OF LAUREN\u2019S HUSBAND AT THE TIME, JACOB, WAS ONE OF THE EIGHT WITNESSES WHO TESTIFIED TODAY. SHE SAID TO THE JURY, QUOTE, LAUREN WAS AN AMAZING MOTHER TO CADEN, BELLA AND LILLY. SHE WAS LOVING TOWARDS THE OTHER KIDS, BUT NOT LANDON. THEY\u2019RE TAKING EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO TRY TO TELL EVERYONE HOW BAD OF A MOTHER LAUREN WAS, AND PAINT THIS PICTURE OF HER, AND IT\u2019S JUST NOT THERE. LAUREN JACOB CARED FOR SIX KIDS, INCLUDING LANDON, AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH. ERICA D\u2019ALESSIO, WHO USED TO BABYSIT LANDON, TESTIFIED THAT LAUREN TOLD HER LANDON FELL BEFORE BEING HOSPITALIZED. SHE THEN TOLD JURORS, QUOTE, I EXPECTED MORE. A SLIP AND FALL ISN\u2019T ENOUGH FOR A KID NOT TO WAKE UP. WE MIGHT NOT HAVE A KILLER HERE. IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN FALSE ACCUMULATION OF FALLS. WE\u2019RE GOING TO HEAR FROM EXPERTS, AND THERE\u2019S ANOTHER CODEFENDANT, TOO. IT\u2019S NOT ON TRIAL HERE. THAT CODEFENDANT MENTIONED THERE IS JACOB ALBERTI, THE HUSBAND AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH TO LAUREN. HE IS EXPECTED TO TESTIFY AGAINST LAUREN AT SOME POINT IN THIS TRIAL, AND HE WILL BE TRIED SEPARATELY AT A LATER TIME. COVERING WESTMORELAND COUNTY TONIGHT IN GREENSBURG AT DIORIO, PITTSBURGH\u2019S ACTION NEWS FOUR AT. THANK YOU. WELL, PITTSBURGH POLICE TAKE A MAN INTO CUSTODY AFTER HE BARRICADED HIMSELF INSIDE A GAS STATION IN NORTH OAKLAND. IT ALL STARTED ABOUT 430 IN THE MORNING AT THE GAS STATION ON CRAIG STREET. PUBLIC SAFETY TELLS US THE MAN HAD A WOODEN STAFF WITH A METAL TIP, AND HE LOCKED HIMSELF IN AN EMPLOYEE ONLY AREA. THEY SAY HE DAMAGED MULTIPLE PIECES OF COMPUTER EQUIPMENT. POLICE EVENTUALLY TOOK HIM INTO CUSTODY AND TOOK HIM TO THE HOSPITAL FOR EVALUATION. CHARGES WILL BE FILED AFTER HE IS RELEASED. BREAKING NEWS AS PITTSBURGH\u2019S ACTION NEWS 4 CONTINUES TO BRING YOU UPDATES ON THE CONTROVERSY IN THE BANKSVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT\u2019S RIGHT. SOME RESIDENTS ARE PUSHING BACK AGAINST A PROPOSED TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AT THE FORMER FOP BUILDING. NOW THEY\u2019RE PRESENTING THEIR CONCERNS TO CITY LEADERS. AND WE\u2019VE GOT PITTSBURGH\u2019S ACTION NEWS FOUR REPORTER MARCIE CIPRIANI. SHE\u2019S THE ONLY REPORTER IN THAT MEETING TODAY. SHE\u2019S JOINING US LIVE WITH THIS INFORMATION. WHAT\u2019S THE VERY LATEST ON THIS CONTROVERSY? MARCY? WELL, SHANNON, THE PLANNING COMMISSION ACTUALLY TOOK A VOTE JUST A SHORT TIME AGO AFTER A TWO HOUR MEETING, AND THEY VOTED 4 TO 2. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF MEMBERS THERE THAT ABSTAINED. THEY VOTED 4 TO 2 TO RECOMMEND THAT CITY COUNCIL DOES NOT APPROVE THIS FACILITY. THE FACILITY IS CALLED DISMISS CHARITIES, AND THEY ARE HOPING TO BUY THE BUILDING IN BANKSVILLE AND TURN THAT INTO A REENTRY FACILITY FOR FEDERAL OFFENDERS. NOW, WE HEARD FROM DISMISS IN THERE, AND THEY SAY THEY WILL HOUSE 104 FEDERAL INMATES, AND THEY SAY THEY WILL HAVE 24 HOUR SECURITY. BUT THEY ALSO ADMITTED THAT THE SYSTEM ISN\u2019T PERFECT. THEY TALKED ABOUT IF A RESIDENT TAKES OFF FROM THE FACILITY, THAT THEY WILL HAVE 30 MINUTES TO SEE IF THEY CAN FIND THEM BEFORE REPORTING THAT TO POLICE OR REPORTING THAT TO CREATE A SEARCH. NOW, THAT, OF COURSE, WAS ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT A LOT OF THE RESIDENTS OF BANKSVILLE WHO SHOWED UP TO THE MEETING WERE AGAINST. WE ACTUALLY HEARD FROM 11 TODAY. SOME OF THEM VIRTUALLY SOME OF THEM IN PERSON. AND THEY REALLY TALKED ABOUT WHAT THEY SAY IS A FEAR IN THEIR COMMUNITY FOR THIS FACILITY. AND EVERY ONE OF THEM WAS OPPOSED. AND EVERY ONE OF THEM ASKED COUNCIL TO SAY NO, TO NOT BRING THIS FACILITY IN. AND THEY ACTUALLY TALKED ABOUT THAT 30 MINUTE TIME FRAME. THEY SAID IN THAT 30 MINUTES, ONE OF THESE INMATES WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE THEIR WAY TO A DAYCARE CENTER OR A SCHOOL, WHICH ARE ALL ABOUT A MILE AWAY. SO ONCE AGAIN, THIS WAS A TWO HOUR MEETING. LOTS OF RESIDENTS FROM BANKSVILLE TALKING TO THE COMMISSIONERS, WHO THEN ALSO QUESTIONED PEOPLE FROM DISMAS CHARITIES. ULTIMATELY RECOMMENDING 4 TO 2 THAT CITY COUNCIL DOES NOT ALLOW THIS FACILITY TO TAKE OVER THAT FOP BUILDING. NOW, OF COURSE, CITY COUNCIL HAS THE FINAL CALL HERE. SO THE NEXT STEP WILL BE FOR THIS TO GO BEFORE CITY COUNCIL. BUT FOR RESIDENTS OF BANKSVILLE, TODAY WAS CERTAINLY A VICTORY. COVERING ALLEGHENY COUNTY FROM DOWNTOWN PITTSBURGH. MARCIE CIPRIANI PITTSBURGH\u2019S ACTION NEWS FOUR. MARCI. THANK YOU. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SUSPENDING PIRATES MANAGER DON KELLY AND RELIEF PITCHER CHRIS DEVENSKI OVER AN INCIDENT LAST WEEKEND. THE LEAGUE SAYS DEVENSKI INTENTIONALLY THREW AT REDS FIRST BASEMAN SAL STEWART DURING THE BUCS BLOWOUT WIN ON SATURDAY. KELLY WILL SERVE A ONE GAME SUSPENSION TONIGHT.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Child, 3, hospitalized after being struck by vehicle in Pittsburgh<\/p>\n
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\t\tEditorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\tA three-year-old child was taken to the hospital after Pittsburgh police said they were struck by a vehicle Tuesday night. VIDEO: Top stories on Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 Pittsburgh police said they were called to the 400 block of Mount Pleasant Road just before 8 p.m. following reports of a child being struck by a vehicle. Upon arrival at the scene, a three-year-old boy was found with injuries to his leg. He was conscious and alert. The boy was taken to the hospital in stable condition. Authorities said the driver stayed on the scene and told police that children were playing in the area and were running onto the road when the incident occurred.No charges are expected to be filed at this time. Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tPITTSBURGH \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n A three-year-old child was taken to the hospital after Pittsburgh police said they were struck by a vehicle Tuesday night. <\/p>\n VIDEO: Top stories on Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 <\/p>\n Pittsburgh police said they were called to the 400 block of Mount Pleasant Road just before 8 p.m. following reports of a child being struck by a vehicle. <\/p>\n Upon arrival at the scene, a three-year-old boy was found with injuries to his leg. He was conscious and alert. <\/p>\n The boy was taken to the hospital in stable condition. <\/p>\n Authorities said the driver stayed on the scene and told police that children were playing in the area and were running onto the road when the incident occurred.<\/p>\n No charges are expected to be filed at this time. <\/p>\n Download the WTAE app<\/a> to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters<\/a> to get breaking news in your inbox.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Child, 3, hospitalized after being struck by vehicle in Pittsburgh WE HAVE THE RECAP FROM DAY ONE OF…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":80658,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[900,894,3646,2586,5855,6111,32249,4800,73,75,74,206,2581,11538,82560,10555,6967,420],"class_list":["post-184893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-action-news","tag-allegheny-county","tag-authority","tag-block","tag-child","tag-hospital","tag-mount-pleasant-road","tag-p-m","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-news","tag-police","tag-scene","tag-stable-condition","tag-three-year-old-boy","tag-top-story","tag-vehicle","tag-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184893","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=184893"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184893\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=184893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=184893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=184893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}