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

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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.

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Police recover church bell stolen from Squirrel Hill

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

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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:

Notice of Privacy

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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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.