Man Arrested In Shooting Death In Hill District

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Pittsburgh police arrested a man late Thursday in connection with the shooting death of a man with gang ties last week in the Hill District.

Jay Morrison, 37, is scheduled to be arraigned today on charges of criminal homicide and a firearms violation in the killing of Harold Cabbagestalk, 40.

Morrison was arrested about 11:35 p.m. at Lady Di’s bar in Homewood based on a lead from the U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force, Pittsburgh police major crimes unit Lt. Daniel Hermann said in a press release.

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Cops Nab Person Of Interest In Wilkes-Barre Shooting

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WILKES-BARRE, PA — Jordan Stevens, a person of interest suspected in a Sept. 13 shooting near Boulevard Townhomes Apartments, was arrested Wednesday night, according to a press release from the U.S. Marshals Service.

Stevens, 27, was wanted by the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole for breaking parole. He was named a person of interest four days after the shooting that wounded Alexander Torres Silva and killed Christopher Narainasami.

Read more:  http://www.timesleader.com/news/local-news/863003/Cops-nab-person-of-interest-in-Wilkes-Barre-shooting

Fairgrounds Square Mall Sells At Auction For $13.6 Million

Editor’s note:  Hopefully somebody can turn Fairgrounds Square around.  It needs some TLC.

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Co. today bought the

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Fairgrounds Square Mall for $13.6 million, pending judicial approval.

The mall is expected to remain open and continue to operate.

An attorney for the trustee was the only bidder at the sale, performed by the U.S. Marshal Service in Philadelphia, said Patrick Ennis, supervisory criminal investigator civil unit for the marshals.

The mall was scheduled for marshal sale after GP-Fairgrounds Square LP, the mall owner, failed to meet its financial obligations.

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