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Rare gold coin worth thousands of dollars found in Pittsburgh-area Salvation Army kettle
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A rare gold coin worth thousands of dollars was found in a Salvation Army kettle in Washington County.
They’re as much of our Christmas landscape as the Christmas tree. Salvation Army red kettles are manned by volunteers ringing a bell, asking for selfless giving during the holidays. One kettle in Washington was found to hold more than loose change this year.
“There was a dollar bill that was completely taped up and wrapped up,” Lt. Thomas Perez of the Salvation Army in Washington said.
It was Christmas Eve when someone walked by and slipped in a rare gold coin wrapped in a dollar bill. Inside the coin was a brief note saying the giver wanted to remain anonymous.
“They want to remain anonymous,” Perez said. “In the last four years, we’ve received a gold coin in our kettle basket.”
The donation happened at a Giant Eagle store in Washington. The coin, a Queen Elizabeth II coin, is valued at more than $2,700.
“What it says to me is that there is still hope for people out here in this world,” Perez said. “A lot of people have lost hope and think that the world is full of evil and there’s no more love and joy and compassion in this world. This shows me that there is compassion left in this world.”
Two people were injured in a shooting at a Kroger in Warren County, Ohio, police said on Friday night.
In a post on Facebook, the Hamilton Township Police Department said the shooting happened at the store on State Route 48 in Maineville.
Police said officers were called to the Kroger around 7:30 p.m. for a report of a shooting. At the scene, officers found two people with non-life-threatening injuries, but the extent of their injuries was not immediately released. CBS affiliate WKRC reported that Hamilton Township Chief of Police Scott Hughes said the two people were injured after someone shot into the store’s vestibule.
In an update just after 11 p.m. on Friday, Hamilton Township police said on Facebook that investigators made an arrest, saying “more info will be released later.” Police added after the shooting that there was no immediate threat to the public.
Law enforcement said the store will remain closed for the night, and the investigation continues. No additional information was released on Friday, with Hamilton Township police adding that more information will be released as it becomes available.
A West Deer Township woman captured video of an Amazon driver illegally passing a school bus on Saxonburg Boulevard, saying it’s not the first time it has happened.
“They act like it’s a racetrack,” Carley Gavulich said of Tuesday’s incident. “What if there was multiple children? What if you were to hit my child, anyone’s child?”
It felt too close to home for Gavulich. She was waiting for her son to come off the bus from Curtisville Primary Center when it happened on Tuesday.
“He actually was getting his new dirt bike delivered, so that’s why we were even recording,” she said.
She wanted to get his reaction to the dirt bike. Instead, the bus driver pulled up, and the Amazon Prime truck blew past the stop-arm.
“The Deer Lakes School District’s top priority is always the safety, security, and wellbeing of its students,” a spokesperson for the district said on Friday. “The District is aware of the situation and is taking all steps to address any concerns.”
A spokesperson for Amazon told KDKA it is looking into the incident and will take appropriate actions after a review.
“Amazon should hold him 100% accountable,” Gavulich said.
But whoever was driving is not the only person Gavulich believes needs a bus safety refresher. She said her husband has witnessed vehicles blowing by the stop-arm at least seven times.
Both are grateful that the bus driver saw the delivery truck coming and stopped her son from getting off.
“She is amazing, 100 percent props to her. If she would have let him off that bus, we would be having a different conversation,” Gavulich said.
The chief of the West Deer Police Department told KDKA that someone in the community had notified him about this. He added that all the district’s buses have cameras and that an officer will review the video and approve the violation.
That video from the bus has not come in yet, though, the chief said on Friday, adding that it can take a few days.
Two parents are facing charges after police say more than 60 teenagers were drinking at a large party in their Plum Borough home.
According to court paperwork, Ian and Corrine Dryburgh have been charged with endangering the welfare of children, corruption of minors, and furnishing liquor to minors stemming from the incident that happened at a home in Plum Borough late last month.
Police said that officers went to the home after receiving a tip about a large party involving high school aged children.
When officers arrived at the home, they found numerous teenagers, empty beer cans and empty seltzer cans, and multiple bottles of vodka.
The parents told police that a birthday party for their 17-year-old daughter got out of hand and that some kids has been kicked out, but more came and they didn’t know what to do.
According to the criminal complaint, officers said they had been called to the home two previous times for similar reasons.
Police said a total of 66 underage kids were at the home.
Court records show that both parents have been cited via summons and preliminary hearings are scheduled for mid-April.
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