PITTSBURGH
A third man has pleaded guilty to reduced charges and been fined for trespassing at Heinz Field the morning after attending a wedding reception there in May.
Adil Minocherhomjee, 22, of La Jolla, Calif. pleaded guilty to defiant trespass and disorderly conduct and was fined $300 plus $137 in court costs for each count.
Two other men with Minocherhomjee have already pleaded guilty to reduced charges in the incident May 23.
Police say the men are Steelers fans and decided to sneak into the stadium to take pictures of themselves on the field.
The suspect's attorney thanked the Steelers for not opposing the plea to reduced charges.
A rare Civil War-era sword discovered by an eagle-eyed collector is going to the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum.A Pittsburgh newspaper said a Civil War memorabilia collector discovered the cavalry saber at an antique shop.Museum curator Michael Kraus told the paper that the collector recognized its potential importance, and he sold it to the museum for what he paid for it.Kraus wouldn't give an exact figure but indicated the item cost several thousand dollars.The name of the collector wasn't released.
A firefighter will spend three years on probation for stealing from colleagues who were drawn away from the fire station by false alarms he phoned in. Thirty-two-year-old Vincent Manzanella says he was addicted to painkillers and stole the money to buy heroin and crack cocaine that he eventually started using as a result.Allegheny County prosecutors says Manzanella knew how to include specific details when he called 911 that would result in all trucks and firefighters leaving the station where he stole the money in April 2009.Manzanella was on workers' compensation at the time, but had a pass key.His attorney said the job injury led to the addiction to the painkillers and, eventually, the other drugs.Manzanella pleaded guilty and was sentenced Thursday.
Mayor Luke Ravenstahl wants to raise parking rates in city-owned garages and metered spaces to make them more attractive to lease to a private firm.Ravenstahl wants to use a lump sum payment for the 50-year lease he seeks to bolster the city's pension fund, which needs a $200 million infusion, and to wipe out $100 million in debt held by the city parking authority.Ravenstahl said daily rates at city garages range from $6 to $13.75, while private garages range from $12 to nearly $18.Raising the rates for the 18,000 city owned parking spaces would bring them in line with private garages, and make them more attractive for a company to lease.Ravenstahl hopes to award the lease by September so he can meet a state deadline to prevent a state takeover of the city pension fund.
