August 2018 - test-neighbhorhood@test.highlandparkpa.com

For Sale: CordaRoy's Queen Convertible Bean Bag
by Katharine Yates 07 Aug '18

07 Aug '18

Product information here - https://cordaroys.com/collections/queen/products/queen-convertible-bean-bag…. We've had it for 6-8 weeks so it's still in good shape. We received it as a gift, but unfortunately it just takes up too much space in our apartment. It would be perfect in a teenager's room or playroom or something. Retails new for around $300; we are asking $50 OBO. Note that we do have a dog, so there'll be dog hair on the cover (which is machine washable). I can send a picture if interested. Thanks, Katie

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Hard-to-Recycle and Household Chemical Collectionsn
by Lori Kasenter 07 Aug '18

07 Aug '18

The Hard-to-Recycle and Household Chemical Collection events are coming up soon. Pittsburgh Magazine provides links on their website: http://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/Best-of-the-Burgh-Blogs/The-412/August-20… From the website: The household chemical collection will be at Boyce Park’s Four Seasons Ski Lodge in Plum on Aug. 18. Collections for hard-to-recycle items such as laptops, DVD players and video game consoles will be held on Aug. 25 at the Century III Mall in West Mifflin and on Oct. 6 at Settlers’ Cabin Park. See the article for more details or visit http://prc.org/fallcollections2018/ for more info. Note: CFL bulbs are taken at the hard-to recycle events! http://prc.org/cfl-recycling/

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removal of moldy rugs
by lea blumenfeld 07 Aug '18

07 Aug '18

Hi. Does anyone know of reliable, reasonable folks who would remove waterlogged, possibly moldy, rugs from a basement room? thank you

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Arborist Services in Pittsburgh
by Maggie Graham 07 Aug '18

07 Aug '18

Hi neighbors! We at Tree Pittsburgh have seen a lot of questions from folks about recommending arborists or folks to come cut down trees, especially with all the storms we've had this summer. While that's not something Tree Pittsburgh does (we don't work on private property), we do recommend that you find someone who is a Certified Arborist through the International Society of Arboriculture. Locally, our Certified Arborists should be members of the Pennsylvania Delaware Chapter <https://www.penndelisa.org/find-an-arborist> of the ISA. You can read more about finding arborists on our website: https://www.treepittsburgh.org/resource/how-to-choose-an-arborist/. We also get questions about who to call when you see a damaged tree, or if you see someone vandalizing trees, etc. The answer is usually 311, but not always. You can find a fairly comprehensive list of situations (questions and answers!) on our website: https://www.treepittsburgh.org/resource/who-to-call-when/. Lastly, a plug for volunteers! If you're interested in volunteering with Tree Pittsburgh check out our calendar at www.treepittsburgh.org/events. Thanks to all of our Highland Park Tree Tenders who work hard to organize tree care events and keep the neighborhood looking beautiful. Maggie Graham -- Maggie Graham Communications Coordinator Like Us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/TreePittsburgh> Follow Us on Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/TreePgh> 412.781.TREE (8733) www.treepittsburgh.org 5401 Butler Street 2nd Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15201

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Nanny Share in Highland Park (Looking for a Mama + Baby)
by Brittany Miller 07 Aug '18

07 Aug '18

My husband and I have a 9 month old baby who we were looking to share our nanny with since the baby he’s been doing the share with is headed to daycare 👶👶 I now have two days (Tuesday and Friday) I can split with a mama + baby. Our nanny would like to keep the babies +/- 3 months of age of one another (so between ages 6 months to 1 year) but there might be some flexibility. We'll need a mama to commit to 6-7 hrs on Tuesdays and/or Fridays (if you could do one day vs the other, we might be able to make that work, too). If you know of someone or might be interested in sharing with this little dude, please let me know or PM me ASAP! The share would begin September 4 🙂 - Brittany, Bret and Jack

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what does it take to please some people?
by r higgs 06 Aug '18

06 Aug '18

Robert Higgs Uplife Financial Solutions 412-Hello Neighbors now allow me to say this, when we propose to give bids or do work for any resident in this great community we are very ethical and honest and also more respectful then most contractors now there are people even complaining about the time that we get them a bid and most peope that have worked with me can agree, me and my crew treat people with the upmost respect and we do everything possible to make sure that our clients are satisfiedpeople can be very cruel making remarks such as our group is more fitted for smaller jobs well just for the record for the person that said that we do complete rehabs for East Liberty Development and have done sizeable jobs for many of residents in highland park can someone please speak up about this well to all of our satisfied clients we thank you sincerely but as we said nothing you do can satisfy some people they are very inconsiderate Thank you SincerelyRobert Higgs412-758-3306758-3306 | | Virus-free. www.avast.com |

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For sale: Push mower
by Christopher Tracey 06 Aug '18

06 Aug '18

Works well. $15. We no longer have grass to mow, hence the sale. - Chris

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Re: Traffic calming needed on Heberton hill
by Joy 06 Aug '18

06 Aug '18

Followup: I spoke with our city councilperson and did research. We CAN act to calm Heberton speeding. We CAN get speed bumps (technical term, "speed cushions"). *Now is the time to act!* There's a new person in charge of this department, she has authority, she is ready to act. What I learned: 1. Deb Gross is very aware that more and more people are going faster and faster on Heberton hill 2. Waze and GPSs a factor. More cars shortcutting through to suburbs. 3. Fresh paving. Newly paved streets = more speeding by both neighbors and cars cutting through. 4. The lane markings were not redone after paving. Plus which, no 25mph signs, no Children at Play signs. 5. *Speed bumps are NOT a problem for emergency equipment or snow plows.* Actions: 1. GET ATTENTION. Heaviest paper trail gets fastest action. - *Write to Deb Gross's office, voice your concerns, demand speed bumps on Heberton Hill, demand an electronic speed tracking sign be placed on Heberton Hill, demand speed calming. Act now, the office is assembling documentation.* Use this email: Emily Bell, Constituent Relations Manager: emily.bell(a)pittsburghpa.gov or call: 412-255-2140 - Call 311, report speeding. - Call 311, demand speed limit signs, speed bumps. Remember: speed bumps are NOT a problem for emergency equipment. - Call 311, report city work trucks speeding. City trucks: frequent speeders. - Call 311, report school buses speeding. - Call school bus companies and report speeding bus numbers (buses also a problem) 2. Measures we could take meanwhile to create awareness - There is one electronic mph tracker sign ("traffic minder") available in our district. Besides requesting it from Deb Gross, *we could buy our own* as a group. - Chalk "25 MPH" hugely onto the pavement on sunny days - Try orange cones down middle of hill. Anyone have some? - order & put up 25MPH and Children Playing signs on our own - set up a table, wave, pass out cookies iced with "25," thank drivers for slowing down (I am actually frustrated enough to do this) - I'm open to any ideas to get attention and create awareness. I'll circulate with information at our block party. Joy

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Fatal vs. Living Fabric: Last call for registration
by Bucci, Gabrielle 06 Aug '18

06 Aug '18

*Last call for registration* Join Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh-East Liberty on Thursday, August 9 at 6:30 pm for Fatal vs. Living Fabric: Discussion and Ethical Fashion Presentation with Tereneh Idia. Tereneh will present on her design approach with Idia'Dega that collaborates with women artisans from the Oneida Indian Nation and the Maasai of Olorgesailie, Kenya. She will also discuss how consumers can help reduce the hazards of fashion pollution. Several outfits from the Idia’Dega collection will also be featured and available to try on during the presentation. Call 412.363.8232 to register or for more information. Click here<https://www.carnegielibrary.org/event/fatal-vs-living-fabric-ethical-fashio…> to register online. [cid:34cf9e62-045c-4046-a4bc-cb04706141a2] Gabrielle Bucci Adult Services Librarian Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh East Liberty 130 S. Whitfield St. Pittsburgh, PA 15206 412.363.8232

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FW: Zone 5 Weekly Crime Report: Week of July 30th - August 6th
by Monica Watt 06 Aug '18

06 Aug '18

Please find this week’s report below. t regards, Monica Monica Watt President Elias/Savion Production Studios 625 Liberty Avenue | 24th floor Pittsburgh, PA 15222 O: 412.642.7700 | F: 412.642.2277 | C: 412.980.4208 E: monica.watt(a)elias-savion.com<mailto:monica.watt@elias-savion.com> | W: www.elias-savion.com<http://www.elias-savion.com/> From: Pittsburgh Police Zone 5 <jason.lando=pittsburghpa.gov(a)mail198.atl121.mcsv.net> On Behalf Of Pittsburgh Police Zone 5 Sent: Monday, August 6, 2018 2:15 PM To: Monica Watt <monica.watt(a)elias-savion.com> Subject: Zone 5 Weekly Crime Report: Week of July 30th - August 6th [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/87ce8f25ff95a7f203c76c0ab/images/47662b23-df3…] Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Zone 5 Police Station Community Crime Update [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/6f6b2a5ae720a87b39ee27856/images/b280f956-f3b…] Week of July 30th - August 5th [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/6f6b2a5ae720a87b39ee27856/images/24d93bf7-caf…] [https://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/icons/social-block-v2/color-facebook-48.png]<https://facebook.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6f6b2a5ae720a87b39ee278…> FRIEND ON FACEBOOK<https://facebook.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6f6b2a5ae720a87b39ee278…> [https://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/icons/social-block-v2/color-twitter-48.png]<http://> FOLLOW ON TWITTER<http://> [https://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/icons/social-block-v2/color-link-48.png]<https://facebook.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6f6b2a5ae720a87b39ee278…> VISIT OUR WEBPAGE<https://facebook.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6f6b2a5ae720a87b39ee278…> Homewood / East Hills 7/29/18 Stolen Vehicle - 7200 block Frankstown Avenue, 10:00 AM. Victim came to Zone 5 and reported that her loaner vehicle had been stolen the previous day. The vehicle is a 2018 white Ford Focus (PA dealer plate K47146K), on loan from Day Automotive. Victim stated that she went into the One-Stop Shop to buy food and play the lottery, leaving the car running and unlocked. When she returned, the vehicle was gone. (145734) 7/30/18 Aggravated Assault - 7900 block Tacoma Street, 8:46 PM. Officers responded to a report of an unconscious male and arrived to find a shirtless male victim on the ground, bleeding from the head. Officers observed a brick laying on the ground nearby. Officers began to render aid and called for paramedics. A witness who stopped by the scene told officers that he saw a young male strike the victim in the head with the brick. The suspect is a black male, 14-18 years old, 5'7," 140 Lbs. The male was on a bicycle and fled the scene after the assault. The victim was taken to UPMC Presbyterian for treatment. (145947) 7/31/18 Theft from Vehicle - 900 block N. Homewood Avenue, 11:50 AM. Victim is a delivery driver and was dropping items off at the Homewood One-Stop Shop. While inside the store, a witness informed the victim that someone was stealing items from his truck. The victim found that a box containing (30) cartons of cigarettes had been stolen. (146321) 8/4/18 Stolen Vehicle - 7300 block Frankstown Avenue. A 2011 glacier blue Yamaha Raider 1900 motorcycle (PA plate 1962J) was stolen. (149624) 8/5/18 Fatal Overdose - 7300 block Kelly Street, 9:20 AM. Officers responded to a report of a 41 year-old male down and arrived to find paramedics on scene. Medics pronounced the male dead shortly after arriving at the scene. The victim's girlfriend indicated that he was known to use heroin on occasion and a neighbor came over and attempted to administer Narcan unsuccessfully, prior to EMS arrival. (149874) 8/5/18 Overdose - Frankstown Avenue & Sterrett Street, 1:50 PM. Officers responded to a 62 year-old male who overdosed on heroin. Firefighters were first on scene and administered Narcan, reviving the male. He was taken to UPMC Presbyterian for further treatment. (149990) Larimer / Lincoln-Lemington 8/2/18 Burglary - 1000 block Larimer Avenue. Victim returned home to find forced entry to her rear door. The house was in disarray and a laptop was missing. (148096) 8/3/18 Burglary - 1200 block Paulson Avenue. Victim arrived home to find the cords to his XBox hanging out of his living room window. He found his front door ajar and his house ransacked. An XBox appears to be the only thing taken. (148542) Bloomfield / Garfield / Friendship 7/29/18 Theft from Vehicle - 300 block S. Millvale Avenue. A pink wallet containing credit cards was stolen from an unlocked vehicle overnight. (145909) 7/30/18 Theft from Vehicle - 5400 block Broad Street, 3:30 AM. Victim told officers that he happened to be looking out his window when he saw an unknown male open the driver's side door of his vehicle. The victim went outside to confront the male, at which point he saw the suspect was trying to enter his neighbor's car. The victim yelled at the suspect, who ran away. The suspect is a black male, dark complexion, unknown age, 5'6", 170 Lbs. (145562) 7/30/18 Burglary - 5300 block Mossfield Street, 3:15 PM. Officers responded to a burglary-in-progress and arrived to find the homeowner's son at the scene and the back window shattered. Items inside the home were disturbed but it was not known what, if anything, had been stolen. (145723) 7/31/18 Theft from Vehicle - 300 block S. Pacific Avenue. Victim's vehicle was ransacked and change was stolen. No signs of forced entry. (146299) 7/31/18 Stolen Vehicle - 300 block S. Aiken Avenue. Victim reported that his 2009 dark blue Kia Spectra (PA plate KST-7094) was stolen overnight. (146441) 7/31/18 Stolen Vehicle - 5300 block Penn Avenue, 12:20 PM. Victim was working at a job site nearby and returned to find his 2008 blue Dodge Ram pick-up truck had been stolen. Officer Sullivan was able to retrieve surveillance camera footage from a nearby camera that showed (3) black males, approximately 15 years old, dressed in basketball shorts and t-shirts, enter the vehicle and drive off. A few hours later, Officer Sullivan was on her way to another call when she passed the stolen truck on Mossfield Street. When she turned around and attempted to stop the vehicle, the (3) males jumped out and fled on foot. Several officers converged on the area and all of the young men were soon in custody. The driver was identified as a juvenile male, 15, of Garfield, and he was arrested. The 15 and 16-year old occupants were released to their parents. (146340) 8/3/18 Shots Fired - 5000 block Cypress Street, 9:54 AM. Officers responded to multiple reports of a male chasing after another male while shooting at him. Responding units converged in the area and spoke with several witnesses who stated that they saw a black male in a white tank top and red shorts chasing after a white male, firing a gun at the male as he pursued him. Witnesses indicated that the pair ran towards South Winebiddle on Cypress Street. Officers checked the surrounding streets for nearly an hour as well as all nearby hospitals and never located the suspect or any shooting victim. One neighbor on Cypress Street did sustain bullet damage to their home but thankfully nobody inside was injured. Detectives are reviewing city camera footage in an effort to investigate exactly what transpired. (148434) 8/4/18 Theft from Vehicle - 200 block Edmond Street. A wallet and a men's Invicta watch were stolen from a vehicle overnight. No signs of forced entry. (149224) 8/4/18 Theft from Vehicle - 200 block Roup Street. A spare key was stolen from an unlocked vehicle overnight. The car itself was not taken. (149196) 8/4/18 Robbery - 5200 block Penn Avenue, 5:15 AM. A 22 year-old victim reported that she was walking to work when she was approached by a group of (5) black males and (1) white female. The group demanded money from her, then knocked her to the ground and assaulted her before fleeing with her cell phone and credit cards. The female sustained minor injuries in the assault. A neighbor who witnessed the attack called 911 and stayed with the victim until police arrived on scene. (149103) East Liberty / Highland Park 7/30/18 Theft from Vehicle - 800 block N. Sheridan Avenue. Victim reported that his cell phone was stolen from his unlocked vehicle overnight. (145473) 8/1/18 Theft from Vehicle - 5800 block Rippey Street, 3:51 AM. Victim awoke this morning to find that someone entered her unlocked car overnight and stole a small amount of cash. Security camera footage showed (3) black males, ages 15-18, pulling on door handles of cars on the street. The males entered the victims vehicle and fled with the money. (146867) 8/2/18 Theft from Vehicle - 100 block S. Highland Avenue, 1:04 AM. A security guard witnessed two suspects inside the victim's black Honda. The two males fled upon seeing the guard. The owner of the vehicle was located and indicated that nothing had been taken. (147506) 8/3/18 Stolen Vehicle - 600 block Chislett Street. A 2018 gray Jeep Compass (PA plate KDM-6696) was stolen overnight. (148377) Morningside / Stanton Heights / Waterworks 8/3/18 Theft from Vehicle - 4200 block Coleridge Street. Victim found his vehicle ransacked and his credit cards missing. No sign of forced entry. (148479) 8/4/18 Burglary - 6900 block Greenwood Street. Victim is in the process of moving and is not currently staying at the residence. She arrived to find that someone entered the home and stole a TV and (2) window A/C units. Victim believes her ex-boyfriend committed the burglary based upon a conversation the two had a short time before the crime. (149308) Crimes listed in the above report include: Homicide, Aggravated Assault, Robbery, Burglary, Arson, Stolen Cars, Thefts from Vehicle, and Overdoses. We do not list information for car accidents, retail theft, harassment, minor assaults, etc. [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/6f6b2a5ae720a87b39ee27856/images/9ca56548-0f5…] [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/6f6b2a5ae720a87b39ee27856/images/8e120912-9a6…] This Week's Notable Arrests [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/6f6b2a5ae720a87b39ee27856/images/8e120912-9a6…] 7/30/18 8:28 AM 7500 block Susquehanna Street Arrestee: Marcus Dawayne Allen, 20, of Homewood Summary: Officers responded to a report of a burgundy Hyundai blocking a caller's garage and arrived to find Allen sitting in the vehicle. The vehicle was in the system as stolen and Allen was also wanted on an outstanding warrant out of Wilkinsburg. He was arrested and the vehicle was returned to its owner. (145480) 7/30/18 5:39 PM Frankstown Avenue & Enterprise Street Arrestee: Shakihya Ruffin, 20, of Larimer Summary: Officers conducted a traffic stop for a vehicle code violation and found that one of the occupants, Shakihya Ruffin, was wanted for robbing the WesBanco Bank on Lowrie Street in the Northside on 7/27/18. Officers took her into custody without incident. (143437) 8/2/18 5:20 PM Frankstown Avenue & Brushton Avenue Arrestee: Juvenile male, 14, of Knoxville (Pittsburgh) Summary: Officers were on patrol along Kelly Street when they noticed a male on foot chasing after a dark blue Chevrolet Cruze. As the Chevy passed the officers, they observed that the driver appeared far too young to drive. The officers quickly turned around and ran the license plate, which confirmed the vehicle was stolen. Officers turned on their lights and siren to stop the vehicle but it immediately turned the corner and wrecked into a parked car. Three teens jumped from the vehicle and ran away but were soon apprehended by responding officers who converged on the scene. The driver of the stolen car was 14 years-old. He was placed under arrest. Shuman Center would not admit the juvenile to their facility so he was returned to his mother after processing. (147613) [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/87ce8f25ff95a7f203c76c0ab/images/03c9e5d8-4a2…] [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/87ce8f25ff95a7f203c76c0ab/images/47662b23-df3…] [https://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/icons/social-block-v2/dark-forwardtofriend…]<mailto:your@email.com> ZONE 5 COMMANDER JASON LANDO<mailto:your@email.com> [https://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/icons/social-block-v2/dark-forwardtofriend…]<mailto:your@email.com> ZONE 5 COMMUNITY OUTREACH TEAM<mailto:your@email.com> Our mailing address is: Pittsburgh Police Zone 5 Station 1401 Washington Blvd Pittsburgh, PA 15206 (412) 665-3605 Want to change how you receive these emails? 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