PA - Matthew Almond Pistelli, 54 - Accused of Theft of a One Ton Church Bell - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County - 12 February 2023

[Richrd]

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23 March (Lower) Court Date

Trib Live:

Pittsburgh man charged in theft of church bell

A Pittsburgh man faces criminal charges in connection with the theft of a 1,000-pound church bell. Matthew Pistelli, 54, was arrested Monday night by Pittsburgh police plainclothes detectives in connection with the Feb. 12 theft of the bell from Turner Cemetery in the Squirrel Hill/Greenfield...

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CBS News:

Man arrested, charged with stealing 2,000-pound church bell from Squirrel Hill cemetery

A man was arrested after a 2,000-pound church bell was stolen from a Pittsburgh cemetery last month and later found dumped on the side of the road.

www.cbsnews.com

Police recover church bell stolen from Squirrel Hill

A stolen church bell that weighs approximately 2,000 pounds has been recovered by Pittsburgh police.

www.cbsnews.com

Some PA Court DocketS:

https://ujsportal.pacourts.us/Report/MdjDocketSheet?docketNumber=MJ-05003-CR-0001183-2023&dnh=1VHIzDIdlHBWSXRuNBQLtw%3D%3D

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https://ujsportal.pacourts.us/Report/MdjCourtSummary?docketNumber=MJ-05003-CR-0001183-2023&dnh=1VHIzDIdlHBWSXRuNBQLtw%3D%3D

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CCTV = Closed Circuit Tele-Vision
Ton = 2,000 Pounds

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[WingsOverTX]

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23 March (Lower) Court Date

Trib Live:

Pittsburgh man charged in theft of church bell

A Pittsburgh man faces criminal charges in connection with the theft of a 1,000-pound church bell. Matthew Pistelli, 54, was arrested Monday night by Pittsburgh police plainclothes detectives in connection with the Feb. 12 theft of the bell from Turner Cemetery in the Squirrel Hill/Greenfield...

triblive.com

CBS News:

Man arrested, charged with stealing 2,000-pound church bell from Squirrel Hill cemetery

A man was arrested after a 2,000-pound church bell was stolen from a Pittsburgh cemetery last month and later found dumped on the side of the road.

www.cbsnews.com

Police recover church bell stolen from Squirrel Hill

A stolen church bell that weighs approximately 2,000 pounds has been recovered by Pittsburgh police.

www.cbsnews.com

Some PA Court DocketS:

https://ujsportal.pacourts.us/Report/MdjDocketSheet?docketNumber=MJ-05003-CR-0001183-2023&dnh=1VHIzDIdlHBWSXRuNBQLtw%3D%3D

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https://ujsportal.pacourts.us/Report/MdjCourtSummary?docketNumber=MJ-05003-CR-0001183-2023&dnh=1VHIzDIdlHBWSXRuNBQLtw%3D%3D

Google™ Supplements & Updates:

Church Bell Stolen - PA - Google Search

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CCTV = Closed Circuit Tele-Vision
Ton = 2,000 Pounds

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From the 2nd source:
Squirrel Hill's Brown Ames Church bell, which was cast in 1908, was stolen from the Turner Cemetery. Police later located the 115-year-old bell along Parkwood Road in the city's St. Clair neighborhood....

The bell is now safe and sound, though it's missing the yoke and there's a small slice in the side.

It has since been taken to an undisclosed location and church trustees said it's either going to get a permanent display stand at the cemetery or play a part in a new church parishioners want to build.

2000 pounds! Was the perp drunk or what?

 

[Richrd]

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15 May (Lower) Court Date

https://ujsportal.pacourts.us/Report/MdjDocketSheet?docketNumber=MJ-05003-CR-0001183-2023&dnh=1VHIzDIdlHBWSXRuNBQLtw%3D%3D

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[Richrd]

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27 June (Upper) Court Date

https://ujsportal.pacourts.us/Report/MdjDocketSheet?docketNumber=MJ-05003-CR-0002481-2023&dnh=VB3%2B28WAHchTcqX8ZvKP7A%3D%3D

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[musicaljoke]

From the 2nd source:
Squirrel Hill's Brown Ames Church bell, which was cast in 1908, was stolen from the Turner Cemetery. Police later located the 115-year-old bell along Parkwood Road in the city's St. Clair neighborhood....

The bell is now safe and sound, though it's missing the yoke and there's a small slice in the side.

It has since been taken to an undisclosed location and church trustees said it's either going to get a permanent display stand at the cemetery or play a part in a new church parishioners want to build.

2000 pounds! Was the perp drunk or what?

Maybe not drunk. According to the link above, he used a fork lift and a trailer. That must have been a bit of work.
At least he stole something interesting!

 

[worm]

This site never fails to surprise me. Do scrapyards take something like this without question? Was he planning yard decor? I have to have a permit just to take cans to be recycled so I’m lost on this dude’s intentions.

 

[Richrd]

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Restitution Paid-In-Full

Case Dismissed

Corrected Docket:

https://ujsportal.pacourts.us/Report/MdjDocketSheet?docketNumber=MJ-05003-CR-0001183-2023&dnh=1VHIzDIdlHBWSXRuNBQLtw%3D%3D

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[LordMo]

Maybe not drunk. According to the link above, he used a fork lift and a trailer. That must have been a bit of work.
At least he stole something interesting!

I like to place my faith in the power of the human spirit to overcome, but maybe I've misplaced it because I never meant to place that faith into operating a forklift while drunk to steal a church bell.