EX-GIRLFRIEND OF MAN CHARGED WITH POLICE CHASE TAKES THE STAND

The ex-girlfriend of a man charged with leading police on a chase through Allegheny and Westmoreland Counties took the stand yesterday.  The Trib reports that Tiffany Haten of Monroeville told jurors yesterday that she tried calling and texting 40-year-old Bruce Alvarado to get her jeep and handgun back.  Prosecutors said he lead police on the chase using her vehicle and used her gun in the shootout that followed that injured an officer.  The trial is expected to continue today.