NEW CASTLE — A woman was raped by a man who offered her a ride in his pickup over the weekend, and state police were trying to determine if the attack is linked to one earlier this month.

A 25-year-old New Galilee woman told police she accepted a ride about 11 p.m. Sunday and that the man drove her to a road, raped her and threw her from the vehicle.

A similar attack occurred early on June 6, police said.

PITTSBURGH — Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and the Allegheny County district attorney want to link surveillance cameras already in place and install others with special software to keep an eye on downtown and some high-crime neighborhoods.Video evidence can make it easier for police to solve crimes, District Attorney Stephen Zappala said.But others, including City Councilman Bill Peduto, don't want the network to turn into a Big Brother-type system. Peduto wants limits on who can view the videos and prevent the cameras from targeting specific institutions.There are already 70 video cameras downtown, and officials want to install 28 more.