A man who tried to disarm a police officer as he was being discharged from a Greensburg hospital did so in an attempt to end his own life, his lawyer said. “My client grabbed the pistol to have the officer shoot him. He wanted to commit suicide by officer because
St. Bartholomew Parish’s Marian Hall in the tiny village of Crabtree has been turned into a temporary law enforcement training center through Friday. Some 74 Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Department deputies are using the hall for special scenario training by a security expert from Golden Seal Enterprises in Winchester, Va. Karl
A Greensburg policeman said the scene was frantic as he ran into the emergency room at Excela Health Westmoreland hospital in Greensburg upon hearing reports there was a man with a gun inside. “There were about 20 to 25 people all in hospital scrubs — hospital staff — running out,
A 30-year-old burglary suspect who injured his foot during a failed escape attempt as police arrested him Thursday in South Greensburg, is accused of attempting to grab an officer’s gun at a Greensburg hospital as he was discharged, according to court documents. Cory J. Lonsinger, who lists a Johnstown address,