Najeh's car stolen, wrecked

Police have arrested a man who they said stole a 1970 Chevrolet Impala from former Pittsburgh Steelers' running back Najeh Davenport when he left it running outside his Carrick house this afternoon.

Mr. Davenport told police that just before 1 p.m., he left his car running in the 200 block of East Meyers Street while he went inside to get something and when he returned it was gone.

Witnesses saw a man, later identified by police as Rodney Terrell Green, 22, drive off in the Impala and watched as Mr. Davenport chased after him in another vehicle.

Mr. Green sped from East Meyers toward Amanda Street in Mr. Davenport's car, hitting four parked cars, police said. With noticeable facial injuries, Mr. Green then got out of the Impala and ran down Amanda toward the Foodland on Brownsville Road, at which point Mr. Davenport called 911.

He and other witnesses were able to chase and stop him in the Foodland parking lot, where they held him until police arrived.

Mr. Green was taken to South Side Hospital before he was lodged in the Allegheny County Jail. Police said Mr. Green, who lives in the 200 block of East Meyers, is charged with four counts of accidents involving damage to unattended vehicles, theft and receiving stolen property.

(post-gazette.com)