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Crafton Borough Police Department The Crafton Borough Police Department has a staff of 9 full time Officers and a part time secretary which serves the Boroughs of Crafton and Thornburg.

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Yesterday almost three hundred pumpkins were picked up from a pumpkin patch for our Crafton Community Carving taking pla...
10/20/2026

Yesterday almost three hundred pumpkins were picked up from a pumpkin patch for our Crafton Community Carving taking place this Sat and Sun at Crafton Park from Noon to 4pm both days

No Admission fee and we supply free pumpkins and carving tools. Help make our 1st Community Pumpkin Alley a success by stopping by and carving a pumpkin or two.

All carved pumpkins will be lit up and displayed on Halloween Night in Crafton Park for all to enjoy.

10/16/2026

TRAFFIC ALERT -CRAFTON

🚧 Brick Street Repair on Crennel Avenue
🚧 Construction Notice — Brick Street Repair on Crennel Avenue

Residents, please be advised that Cilenti Construction will be on site beginning Monday, October 19th to perform brick street restoration work on Crennel Avenue.

🗓️ Work begins: Monday, October 19th at 6:30 AM
⏱️ Estimated duration: 2 days — crews are expected to be completed and out of the Borough by Wednesday, October 21st.

⚠️ Delays are expected in the work zone. Please plan alternate routes and allow extra travel time when traveling through the area.

We appreciate your patience as we work to preserve and restore Crafton’s brick streets! 🙏

In todays Crafton Police news..during routine patrol a groundhog was observed imbibing on Ewing Road. The Officer was a...
10/15/2026

In todays Crafton Police news..during routine patrol a groundhog was observed imbibing on Ewing Road. The Officer was able to safely remove the jar and assist Mr Groundhog back the tranquility of other residents yards and / or wooded areas. He was warned that future behavior such as this could result in a citation for open containers.😬 He stated he was no relation to Punxsutawney Phil.

***UPDATE DOGS OWNER FOUND***Zero’s owner has been located.This dog was found on Emerson Ave. If this is your dog please...
10/09/2026

***UPDATE DOGS OWNER FOUND***

Zero’s owner has been located.

This dog was found on Emerson Ave.

If this is your dog please contact Crafton Police @ 412-921-2016 to pick up.

UPDATE EDWARD SKEVA HAS SAFELY RETURNED HOME AND IS GETTING THE HELP HE NEEDS FROM OUR A-TEAM RESPONSE UNIT. THANKS TO T...
10/08/2026

UPDATE EDWARD SKEVA HAS SAFELY RETURNED HOME AND IS GETTING THE HELP HE NEEDS FROM OUR A-TEAM RESPONSE UNIT.

THANKS TO THE ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN & RESCUE GROUP FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE AND EVERYONE WHO SHARED WHAT INFORMATION THEY COULD.

ACTIVE POLICE ACTIVITY IN CRAFTON

This is to serve notice that we have an active search team to include drones, K-9 and trained search team members who are wearing blue shirts labeled search and rescue as we search for the missing adult male. They will be in various locations throughout Crafton and Ingram so don't be alarmed. Our Officers are actively working with them to attempt to locate the male should he be anywhere in the area.

We appreciate you cooperation during this time to ensure they can access areas of concern or that need to be checked without issue.

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MISSING PERSON ALERT: ADULT MALE

Crafton Police are actively seeking information on the immediate whereabouts of Edward Skeva

Skeva was last seen at his residence at 66 Bradford Avenue on 10/6/2026 and left sometime around 0830 hrs . He left his wallet, phone, credit cards, and a note of apology to his sister who he lived with indicating he might not be in a good mindset. Recently he had experienced some financial hardship. Skeva does not have a car and there is no know direction of flight or specific place he might have gone.

Edward Skeva is 58 yrs old, W/M 6’2”, 225-230lbs with grey hair and unknown clothing description.

Anyone who has seen or might know of his whereabouts is asked to call Crafton Police via 911.

You can also call our Police station at 412-921-2016

We want to invite everyone to attend our Community Pumpkin Carving in Crafton Park on Oct. 24 & 25 from noon to 4pm both...
10/07/2026

We want to invite everyone to attend our Community Pumpkin Carving in Crafton Park on Oct. 24 & 25 from noon to 4pm both days. We supply the pumpkins and carving tools and you supply the imagination and designs. There will be some cool prizes awarded each day. This is designed to replace the traditional Pumpkin Alley on Duncan Avenue with (Kevin's blessing) to make it a more community involved display that will be done in Crafton Park. All carved pumpkins will be part of the Pumpkin Alley in the Park on Halloween Night. We want to see as many people there as possible so we will have a variety of designs to display Halloween night

See Flyer Below.

Update: Owner called Police and she is in route to pick up her dog ...for anyone curious dog's name is Snickerdoodle. ...
10/05/2026

Update: Owner called Police and she is in route to pick up her dog ...for anyone curious dog's name is Snickerdoodle. Another family reunited.
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This dog was found in area of Grandview Avenue around 0710 am. If you know the owner or this is your dog please contact the Crafton PD through 911 dispatch before 9am and after 9am you can call direct to the Crafton Police Station at 412-921-2016. The dog is being secured by a Crafton resident at this time.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by today to say hi, grab some free swag, check out our Police car and get a tattoo. It...
09/27/2026

Thanks to everyone who stopped by today to say hi, grab some free swag, check out our Police car and get a tattoo. It was great meeting so many new people and many other familiar faces.

See you out there!

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100 Stotz Avenue
Crafton, PA
15205

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+14129212016

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