Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, Oct. 3:
Fire engulfs school bus in East Hills
Just after 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, a school bus in the East Hills neighborhood broke out into flames near Sunrise Avenue and Fairlawn Street, said Pittsburgh Public Safety.
The driver, the only one on the bus at the time, called 9-1-1 reporting that smoke had begun pouring into the bus. When officers and the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire arrived, the bus was fully engulfed in flames. The driver was able to get out of the vehicle before the fire spread.
No students were on board at the time and no injuries were reported.
The Fire Investigation Unit determined the cause of the fire to be mechanical. Sunrise Avenue was closed in both directions between Fairlawn street and Remington Drive during the investigation.
Penn Hills man arrested in Brookline
A Penn Hills man who was reportedly wanted since January, was taken into custody on Tuesday, said the Allegheny County Sheriff’s office.
Sofion Moore, 32, of Penn Hills, had bench warrants issued for his arrest in January. The sheriff’s office said the first warrant involves his failure to show for a status conference on a case involving firearms charges and the second is for a probation violation on a case involving burglary.
Moore also has an active warrant for an escape charge after walking away from Renewal Inc., a non-profit organization in the field of drug and alcohol addiction rehabilitation, in December 2023.
County detectives narrowed down Moore’s location to an address on Bellaire Place in Brookline. When detectives arrived at the address earlier today, they reportedly found Moore hiding underneath a table in the dining room of the residence.
Moore was arrested without incident and transported to the Allegheny County Jail.
2 men accused of breaking into unlocked cars, stealing items
Two men are facing charges after they allegedly broke into unlocked cars and stole items in multiple communities.
Carnegie police said last week, multiple unlocked cars in the Rosslyn Heights area and Carnegie Borough were broken into.
On Oct. 1, police obtained two arrested warrants for Cody Cosentino, 33, and Chandler Cosentino, 20. Both are charged with three counts of receiving stolen property and criminal conspiracy.
Police said both men were caught in possession of stolen property on Sept. 25. Two days prior, Chandler was arrested on a warrant from Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver County for criminal attempt, criminal trespass/simple trespasser, loitering and prowling at nighttime and criminal attempt, theft from a motor vehicle.
Chandler was also previously charged in July for stealing from cars in Carnegie and fleeing from police. Officers also found money, heroin and suspected Xanax in his possession.
Police said Cody was arrested Wednesday afternoon after being spotted at the Getgo in Carnegie. Police are still looking for Chandler. Anyone who sees him is asked to contact the Carnegie Police Department or the police department serving the area where they are seen.
Haley Daugherty is a TribLive reporter covering local politics, feature stories and Allegheny County news. A native of Pittsburgh, she lived in Alabama for six years. She joined the Trib in 2022 after graduating from Chatham University. She can be reached at hdaugherty@triblive.com.