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Cops: Man angry baby wasn’t named for him killed ex, grandma

15 months for inmate who sent Obama threats to wrong address

<p>BELLE VERNON &#8212; A western Pennsylvania will appear before a federal magistrate on charges he robbed two banks and a store and eventually told police he did so because he needed the money to kill his ex-girlfriend and flee the state.</p><p>Rostraver police have said 34-year-old Stephen Gaza IV, of Masontown, &#8220;openly admitted&#8221; that was his motive after he was charged by them with robbing a PNC Bank branch there on June 11.</p><p>Federal prosecutors have since taken over the case and indicted Gaza last month in that robbery. He&#8217;s also charged with robbing a Kmart on June 7 and a United Bank on June 15, both in Uniontown.</p><p>Gaza&#8217;s defense attorney didn&#8217;t immediately return a call for comment. His initial appearance in a Pittsburgh federal courtroom is set for Wednesday afternoon.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By The Associated Press</p></bylineMeta></div>

Police: Robbery suspect said he needed money to kill ex