Bruce Alvarado, 40, of Clairton, was convicted on all counts by a jury in June after a nearly week-long trial, prosecutors said. Common Pleas Judge Meagan Bilik-DeFazio imposed the decades-long sentence Thursday.
Authorities said Alvarado fired six shots into a Monroeville police cruiser in November 2023, striking the officer in the wrist and leg. The officer was off duty for six months. Alvarado then fled across two counties before being caught in Allegheny Township.
He was found guilty of attempted murder of a law enforcement officer, assault of a law enforcement officer, aggravated assault, multiple firearms violations, fleeing or attempting to elude police, receiving stolen property, unlawful restraint, and recklessly endangering another person…