Crime & Safety

Police Blotter: Soccer Punch Results in Apology

Gas odors, traffic citations and other recent police incidents.

A sports official who was punched in the face by a soccer player decided not to press charges after the boy apologized, reported. 

Police said Tyler Blake came to the station March 26 to report a fight that broke out at 8:30 p.m. March 25 at the Sewickley SporTrack during a soccer game between players from Keystone Oaks and Monaca.

Blake told police he attempted to grab one of the players from behind to pull him away and the player turned and punched him in the eye. Police said Blake had blackening and swelling on his eye and digital photos were taken as evidence.

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On March 26, police interviewed the teen who punched Blake. The boy explained that a player from the opposing team tackled and assaulted one of his teammates, so he tried to pull the player off his friend, police said. The boy thought a player on the other team had grabbed him from behind so he swung around and struck the person before realizing it was an official, police said.  

The boy told police he wanted to apologize to the referee so officers facilitated a call between the two. Blake decided not to press charges, police said.

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Sewickley Police also responded to the following recent incidents. Each incident reflects police records and is not an indication of guilt.

  • Police stopped a vehicle driven by Jatavus Smith of Pittsburgh at 5 p.m. March 26 on Route 65 at Boundary Street because the car didn’t have brake lights. Smith was issued traffic citations and the car was towed, police said.
  • Police responded March 27 to River Road in Haysville for a report of a male with a gunshot wound. Police found a man lying on the ground in a driveway next to his car with the door open. Police said the man had what appeared to be a gunshot wound to the head. State police and an ambulance arrived and the man was pronounced dead. Police said the investigation was turned over to state police.
  • Shortly before 3 a.m. on March 28, police stopped a car driven by Tacoria Revis of 24, of Ambridge, after the vehicle was seen drifting several times into the opposite  lane on Route 65. Revis was taken to Heritage Valley Sewickley Hospital for a blood-alcohol test. Police said the results are pending.
  • Police were dispatched at 10:30 a.m. March 28 to the 300 block of Ferry Street for a report of an odor of gas. Police learned the smell was coming from a vehicle belonging to Thomas Brunson that had been leaking gas, but the vehicle was no longer leaking, police said.
  • No one was injured following a two-car accident March 30 on Route 65 in the area of the Sewickley Bridge. Police said a car driven by Szu Chen, 35, of Coraopolis was stopped at a red light in the 600 block of 65 at Chestnut Street when her vehicle was struck from behind by a car driven by Rebecca Kopcie, 20, of Pittsburgh.


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