Pittsburg, PA
Woman hinders arrest of Pittsburgh fugitive with multiple warrants, sheriff’s office says
A Pittsburgh man was arrested Friday along with his girlfriend, who authorities say tried to hinder his apprehension.
The Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office says Dereck Reeves, 23, has been a fugitive since December. They say he has bench warrants for probation violations on three cases involving drugs, firearms and an escape charge. He has another bench warrant for failing to appear in court and an arrest warrant out of Pittsburgh for indecent assault.
Detectives say they learned this week that Reeves was staying with his current girlfriend, Chanelle Ollison, at an apartment on 5th Avenue.
On Friday, they were surveilling the building and saw Ollison leave the apartment. Detectives stopped Ollison and asked her if she knew where Reeves was. She reportedly told them she didn’t and that no one was in her apartment because the heat wasn’t working. When asked if detectives could search her apartment, she refused.
Detectives applied for a search warrant but while waiting, they saw Reeves in a second floor window of the apartment. They then made entry and arrested him without incident.
Both Reeves and Ollison were taken to the Allegheny County Jail.
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Pittsburgh Regional Transit has started to install its ReadyFare vending machines as the agency prepares to roll out its new fare payment system.
PRT said it’s working to roll out its new ReadyFare system and has started to install the new machine at some of its light-rail stations.
The new machines recently were installed at PRT’s Gateway station in Downtown Pittsburgh.
PRT said that as it prepares to roll out the new system, current ConnectCard holders will receive a card in the mail with instructions on how to request a ReadyFare card.
The new ReadyFare cards will be able to be purchased at the new machines for $1.
PRT said that riders will be able to transfer any balances they have on a ConnectCard to the new ReadyFare cards using an online balance transfer form.
Pittsburg, PA
About 5 pounds of bees removed from Acrisure Stadium scaffolding ahead of Morgan Wallen concerts
Acrisure Stadium is buzzing with excitement ahead of the back-to-back Morgan Wallen concerts. Except it’s not the fans generating all the excitement — it’s about 5 pounds of honeybees.
The Fine Family Apiary in Monongahela said it was contacted on Wednesday about a swarm of bees clustered on the stage scaffolding. The apiary put the swarm in a “nuc box” and took them home before moving the bees into full-size equipment.
Owner Al Fine estimates the swarm weighed about 4 to 5 pounds and consisted of 12,000 to 15,000 bees. All said, it took less than two hours to get the job done.
Why do bees swarm?
Swarming is how honeybees propagate, Fine explained. According to Penn State Extension, during swarming, the queen and about half the workers leave their home to establish a new nest. The bees will form a temporary cluster, hanging out while scouts search the surrounding area for a more permanent home in hollow spaces like tree cavities or, occasionally, the walls of a home.
Swarms can stick around for several hours or days until they’re ready to move, Penn State Extension says. Meanwhile, the colony left behind is temporarily without a leader until a new queen is established.
With the swarm at Acrisure Stadium removed, Morgan Wallen’s show is ready to go on. The country music megastar will bring his I’m The Problem Tour to Pittsburgh on June 5 and June 6, along with multiple acts like Brooks & Dunn and Ella Langley.
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