McDonald Man Arrested On Multiple Charges
Officers with the McDonald Police Department say Raymond Bertovich III was arrested Monday on a warrant for recklessly endangering another person and possession of instruments of crime. Police say they executed the warrant at Bertovich’s home in the 400 block of Fannie Street, where they found two .9 mm pistols, several hundred rounds of ammunition, drug paraphernalia indicating marijuana cultivation and use, unknown pills, documents, fake urine and “prohibited offensive weapons.” They say three other guns were reportedly seized, including an AR-type rifle, a 12-gauge shotgun and an AK47 rifle. Police say charges for firearm and drug violations are pending. Authorities say the investigation is the result of Bertovich firing a rifle and shotgun from his back deck early on New Year’s Day, when the department received multiple calls about the incident, but a responding officer wasn’t able to make contact. Bertovich is being held in the Allegheny County Jail on ten-thousand-dollars bond.



