Pittsburg, PA
Pittsburgh, county leaders trying to shut down South Side bar, owner says
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A South Side bar owner says city and county leaders are looking to shut him down after a chaotic brawl seriously hurt a Pittsburgh police sergeant this weekend.
Security cameras caught the fight outside Oddballs over the weekend.
Sergeant Andrew Robinson has been with Pittsburgh police for 13 years. He oversees the South Side Entertainment Patrol. He tried to calm down a situation inside Oddballs this weekend and ended up in a fight that left him with a broken leg and ankle.
The South Side’s city councilperson is now calling for Oddballs to be shut down.
“I’m very appalled. I’m outraged that this establishment continues to behave this way. To invite a clientele where something like this could happen to our officer here,” says Bob Charland, District 3 councilperson.
The video shows a man in a shirt that had “security” on it and others dragging Robinson and a man fighting him back onto the sidewalk.
Other police officers soon rushed in.
He (Robinson) is like a brother to us. So, you are seeing your brother hurt, and if you watch the video, it looks like he tackles one of the people who pushed him down with a leg that is clearly out of place.”
Video shows Robinson holding onto 23-year-old Jonathan Morin, who was arrested and charged with aggravated assault. Police say the fight started inside the bar with a little pushing and shoving.
Councilperson Charland and other politicians are calling for the bar to be shut down.
“What we have done is called on the district attorney, LCE, the LCB, and Mayor Gainey’s Disruptive Properties Task Force to do something about this place. We would love to see it shut, but unfortunately, we don’t have the power to do that ourselves.”
Matthew Miklos and his parents own Oddballs.
He tells KDKA-TV that he got a call from Liquor Control Enforcement on Sunday. They said the district attorney’s office was looking to padlock the door.
He said they’ve spent $500,000 in security over the past four and a half years.
Miklos told KDKA-TV, “I do not know what else I can do besides rebranding the bar, but that will not solve these issues with the criminal element down in South Side. I am not the cause of the crime in the South Side or responsible for the actions of delinquents, and I am certainly not the only bar down there that caters to the crowd.”
KDKA-TV reached out to Mayor Gainey’s office for comment. His spokesperson told KDKA-TV, “The mayor is not available at this time.”
Police Chief Larry Scirotto also wasn’t available.
This Wednesday, there is a meeting with the bar owners, the district attorney, and other city and state agencies.
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Gas prices continue to sit near the $5 mark for the better part of the Pittsburgh region. Not only is it impacting people’s wallets, but it’s also hitting the bottom lines of first responders’ operations.
While gas prices are not impacting day-to-day operations, budgets are always tight, and if prices stay high, it could have some long-term impacts. First responders say they’ll still come when you call 911, so there’s no need to panic, but there is some concern behind the scenes.
“We can’t charge more for our services. The only way to weather the storm is to become more efficient,” Regional Emergency Support Quick Response Service director Mike Gallagher said.
RESQRS said gas is normally about $2,500 to $3,000 a month. From March to April, it was $5,500. The ambulance they wanted to get this year is now on hold as costs go up.
“It definitely has affected other parts of the business and how we operate,” Gallagher said over Zoom.
It’s the same for volunteer firefighters. Southern Allegheny Valley Emergency Services had its bill go from $300 to $400, up to $1,000 last month. This price spike was, of course, never anticipated when making the budget last year.
“It absolutely wasn’t. We just have to take money from other things and reprioritize,” SAVES fire chief Mike Daniher said.
Medic Rescue in Bridgewater, Beaver County, covers that county and takes patients to Wexford and Pittsburgh hospitals. They easily rack up hundreds of miles a day driving. Insurance doesn’t cover gas spikes, and fuel reimbursements are set from the prior year.
“I don’t see how it would be sustainable in the long term without some changes in financing,” Medic Rescue director of operations Bill Pasquale said.
An immediate impact for many services is putting new equipment on the back burner. While grants can be used for that, there’s no guarantee it’s accepted.
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Pittsburgh will have afternoon storm chances on Wednesday with gusty winds and lightning
It will be stormy this afternoon, and then cooler for the rest of the work week.
Temperatures then warm up with record-setting temperatures possible early next week. It’s going to be a busy stretch of weather. Let’s get right into it.
Rain chances today are low overall. The headline is the storm chance that occurs this afternoon. Gusty winds, frequent lightning, and isolated but intense downpours are expected as a narrow line of storms develops and rolls through Western Pennsylvania. The line of storms will be intensifying as it moves from the west to the east.
Right now, it looks like the storms will roll through between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.
By the time you see this blog, our best chance for morning rain should have come and gone. Rain totals will not be very impressive today; most will see less than 0.05 inches of rain.
That excludes rain coming from afternoon storms.
Afternoon storms could add another fifth of an inch of rain for those who see the most ‘intense’ cells sliding through their areas. Temperatures in the morning are in the 50s. We will quickly rise up to the mid-60s for temperatures this afternoon ahead of storms. Temperatures will then dip back down to the 50s for the rest of the day, with brisk winds coming in from the northwest at around 15 mph.
Thursday highs will only hit the mid-50s.
We stay cool through Friday morning. We’d have to worry about frost on Friday if it wasn’t for the cloud cover that’s expected. Friday highs will be near 70°. Saturday and Sunday highs are expected to hit the low 80s both days.
A perfect ‘storm’ of low humidity levels, plenty of sunshine, and a strengthening sun angle will allow us to potentially see record highs early next week. I have high temperatures in the 90s on both Monday and Tuesday next week.
The record high for Monday is 91°, and that is what I am forecasting for a high.
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