Steelers rookie faces felony charges after police chase through Pittsburgh's South Side

WPXI ^ | October 15, 2012

[rightwingintelligentsia]

PITTSBURGH — A Steelers rookie was arrested early Sunday morning after police said he led officers on a chase through Pittsburgh's South Side and crashed into several parked cars.

Channel 11 News obtained the criminal complaint against Alameda Ta’amu, a fourth-round draft pick from the University of Washington. The rookie nose tackle has been inactive for each of the Steelers' five regular season games.

The criminal complaint says police spotted a 2006 Lincoln Navigator going the wrong way on Fort Pitt Boulevard early Sunday morning, when the driver then crossed the Smithfield Street bridge and ran a red light as he turned onto East Carson Street. Police say the driver then crossed into opposing traffic, driving on the wrong side of the street for seven blocks, to pass several cars at a time on East Carson Street.

The criminal complaint said one officer dressed in full uniform yelled, “Police! Stop the vehicle.” That officer then said the driver, later identified as Ta’amu, swerved toward him and nearly ran him over. Two other officers said they also spotted the car and drewtheir guns as the Navigator came at them, but neither of them fired “due to the large number of pedestrians and motorists on the sidewalks and roadway.”

[j_k_l]

Rooneys have a rather 'interesting' history. They have INCREDIBLE control over their PR. They are well connected.

They are not saints and their team follows its owners.



Ambassador Dan Rooney and Patricia Rooney, President Barack Obama, President Mary McAleese, her husband Dr. Martin McAleese and First Lady Michelle Obama.

Dan Rooney was well paid for his support of Obama.

[goodtomato]

We use to call him “Turnpike Ernie”, lol.

[GregB]

Some of the Rooney’s are republicans..