While walking through a local bar, a Bridgeville police officer noticed small, white crack cocaine rocks underneath one patron’s barstool. After the patron was arrested and searched, police found a glass crack pipe and more crack rocks. A photo of an officer’s gloved hand holding the drugs and pipe made a splash on the department’s… [Read More]
Archives for August 2015
Can Anybody Fix The Traffic Nightmare on Route 50?
It’s no exaggeration to say that the intersection of Washington Pike and Route 50 is literally the 10th circle of hell. If Satan himself were promoted to Pennsylvania’s Director of Transportation, he would be hard-pressed to design a crueler traffic scenario than the one that residents of Bridgeville, South Fayette, and other communities suffer through daily…. [Read More]
Chicken Salad, Red Bull and Candy – Last Month in Bridgeville Shoplifting News
How good is the chicken salad at the Bridgeville Rite-Aid? Apparently, it’s good enough to steal, if you’re the 38-year-old Donora woman who was arrested for shoplifting a salad right around lunch time on July 15. In addition to the purloined poultry, the woman also stole Red Bull, chewing gum, peppermint breath mints, make-up, and… [Read More]
Parking Complaints Bring Swift Action for Baldwin Street Residents — Now What About the Rest of Bridgeville?
For at least 30 years, it has been illegal to park on the north side of Baldwin Street. And for 30 years, nobody really enforced that ordinance — until recently when police began putting warning tickets on cars illegally parked on Baldwin Street. At least a half-dozen residents and business owners showed up at Monday’s… [Read More]
Bridgeville Borough Council – August 10, 2015
If you weren’t at Monday’s borough council meeting, you missed a lively debate over parking on Baldwin Street. The discussion ended with council taking action to change some parking ordinances as they pertain to Baldwin Street. In the video, residents begin complaining around the 22:25 mark. Council starts changing ordinances at 44:30 in the video…. [Read More]
Lane Closure on McLaughlin Run Road Today Until 5 pm
McLaughlin Run Road will be restricted to one lane at the intersection with Ridge Road until 5 p.m. today (Friday), according to a Bridgeville Police Department’s Facebook update this morning. Also, if you live in Bridgeville and you’re not already following the Bridgeville Police Department on Facebook, you should go do so now.