The Pitt News T h e in de p e n d e n t st ude nt ne w spap e r of t he University of Pittsburgh
January 22, 2016 | Issue 90 | Volume 106
Police investigate students after robbery ZoĂŤ Hannah and Dale Shoemaker The Pitt News Staff
What started out as a report of a home invasion Wednesday night in South Oakland has turned into a drug investigation involving several Pitt students. Pittsburgh police responded to a 911 call from the home of five students on Juliet Street around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Once there, police found Fox Chapel resident Aleksander Wojnaroski had broken into the house, threatened one of the roommates with an airsoft gun
and attempted to rob the students, according to the police report. After handcuffing Wojnaroski and one of the roommates, police swept the house, finding marijuana and multiple items of drug paraphernalia, the report said. Police have charged Wojnaroski, 18, with attempted burglary, robbery and using an airsoft gun to commit the crimes, according to the police report. Pittsburgh police Zone 4 commander Daniel Herrmann said officers would file arrest papers for some of the roommates after determining who owned the See Robbery on page 5
Police, locals prompt communication Taylor Mulcahey For The Pitt News
The Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety is looking to connect students with public safety officials through a new campus program. About 15 community members, police officers and members of the DeTroy Salvatore plays piano and sings late Thursday night in the WIlliam Pitt partment of Public Safety met at the Union. Kate Koenig VISUAL EDITOR
Jewish Community Center Thursday night in Squirrel Hill for the monthly PGH Zone 4 Public Safety Meeting. These meetings give officers and public officials the chance to communicate directly with members of the community and to give community members a chance to voice their concerns See Safety on page 3