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Saturday, January 5, 2013

Second Cranberry Homeowner Says Bullets Shot at New Years Eve Party Landed Near His Feet

Jonell Hart, whose home was one of two struck by bullets, says a slug also went through the armchair where he normally sits.

Another Cranberry resident whose home was hit by bullets shot off during a New Year’s Eve party in his neighborhood said one of the stray slugs landed right near his feet. “The ball drops at midnight and a couple seconds later there was debris falling around the house,” Jonell Hart said. Hart’s home was one of at least two homes in the Fernway plan hit by bullets just after midnight on New Year’s Eve. There were no injuries in the incident, which Cranberry Police continue to investigate. After police interviewed partygoers at the Robinhood Drive house where the shots were fired, Sgt. Chuck Mascellino said he expects charges to be filed next week. The guns were shot at the ground and in the air during the celebration, he said. Some of the …

Justin Smith

11:11 am on Tuesday, January 8, 2013

That's what happens when stupid rednecks have a party   more ›

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Police Investigating After Bullets Strike Cranberry Homes

A homeowner says she was terrified after shots fired during a New Year’s Eve celebration shattered glass in her bedroom and living room.

Cranberry Police continue to investigate after bullets stuck at least two homes in the Fernway plan on New Year’s Eve. Sgt. Chuck Mascellino said the shots were fired at the ground and in the air around midnight during a party at a home on Robinhood Drive in Cranberry. Some of the bullets went through the walls and windows of homes on Sherwood Drive and Lincolnshire Drive. No one was injured in the incident. “It was very fortunate,” Mascellino said. Renee Piroth, who lives in one of the houses struck by bullets, said she and her husband had just gotten into bed when she heard a loud boom. “We went out and checked and there was nothing, so we went back to bed,” she said. Moments later, the couple heard another loud boom—this one much closer…

Dale Redback

10:25 pm on Thursday, January 17, 2013

Disgusting. There's no reason to celebrate the New Year that way.   more ›

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