Monday, March 4, 2013
Forest Hills police blotter items from last week also include a vehicle fire and a lost bank card.
Forest Hills police found themselves dealing with several dog-related issues last week. About 12:51 a.m. Feb. 27, a resident of the 200 block of Forest Hills Road reported that a dog in the neighborhood had been barking for 45 minutes. Upon arrival, an officer found the white-and-black bluetick coonhound outside. The officer advised the owner of the complaint and the dog was taken inside. The same day, a black lab mix with no tags was found by a resident in the 100 block of Avenue L about 9:20 p.m. The owner was located on Sumner Avenue and the dog was returned. A resident of the 300 block of Lenox Avenue reported on Feb. 25 that his black Labrador retriever went missing about 10 a.m. The dog answers to "Katie." About 5:24 p.m., a woman …
Thursday, January 10, 2013
The dog might have left the park with an unknown couple.
A blind, white husky dog named "Angel" was lost in Frick Park on Thursday, Jan. 10. He might have been seen leaving the park with a tall man and a woman wearing a green coat. Anyone with information is asked to call 412-657-8345. _______________________ "Like" Forest Hills-Regent Square Patch on Facebook. | Follow us on Twitter. | Sign up for our daily email newsletter.
Friday, January 4, 2013
One car was parked on Avenue L, the other on Pacific Avenue, when the thefts occurred Dec. 30.
Thieves broke into two cars on Dec. 30 in two adjacent neighborhoods in Forest Hills. An Irwin resident called Forest Hills police at 8:38 a.m. after someone broke into her car while it was parked on Avenue L. The thief or thieves threw a cement block through the car's window to gain entry. The woman told police that they took her purse but left the wallet with money, credit cards and several hundred dollars worth of gift cards in the car. Her purse was found a few doors down and all the belongings were tossed out but nothing appeared to be missing. After a better check of the car, the woman said she also was missing a pair of $1,000 earrings. There also was damage the front windshield of the car, the armrest, the controls on the center …
Monday, March 5, 2012
A Mt. Lebanon family found their collie-shepherd mix in Beechview after she ran away six months ago.
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
- Mike Jones
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Monday, March 5, 2012
When Jami Estabrook’s beloved dog named Molly escaped from her Mt. Lebanon home last August, she did everything in her power to find her. Estabrook scoured the area in her car, put up 400 “Lost Dog” fliers from Bridgeville to Bethel Park and even knocked on doors to see if her collie-shepherd mix with long black hair was wandering around their neighborhoods. Despite numerous close calls and apparent sightings between Mt. Lebanon’s Rec Center and St. Clair Hospital, she could never catch up with the elusive Molly. Even one of her traps only turned up an angry raccoon. But after six months of searching, she never gave up hope that her dog would appear alive. Then, the day after posting one last bit of information on her Facebook page, she …
Friday, December 30, 2011
A happy ending to a lost doggie tale.
- VOLUNTEERS IN THE NEWS
- Zandy Dudiak
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Friday, December 30, 2011
Emma, the dog that has been missing since Monday, has been returned—and she also has a new name, Ella. She was captured in a humane trap on Thursday evening on Marbury Road in Churchill and returned to her owner, Adam Gaynor, who had just adopted Ella and her sister on Monday. "Her leash became tangled with her sister's," said Sandy Reech of Track A Pet Pittsburgh. "While trying to untangle them, she got loose." Reech, along with Deb Jugan and Peggy Buckley, who are also involved with Track A Pet Pittsburgh, were instrumental in helping Ella find her way home to her owner. Track A Pet, which helps find lost pets, has two humane traps and had just purchased the second one. "My husband Jim and I had the new trap and transported it to Forest…
Pat Aiello
11:59 am on Saturday, December 31, 2011
There is a special place in heaven for all of you good folks. Your kind hearts and dedication to helping God's four-legged children is wonderful. May you all have a blessed and healthy New Year. Pat Aiello more ›