By OPP Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA- Meet Noah Samuel Cron and Aidan Andrew Harding. On September 27, 2024 Noah and Aidan were detained by the South Park Township Police Department. According to public records they were stopped by police due to a report of individuals spray painting the Green Man’s Tunnel on Piney Fork Rd. Upon arrival, an officer observed Noah and Aidan near a partially finished spray painted wall. Both were wearing latex gloves and were in possession of multiple spray paint cans. The nearly finished graffiti message written in red and blue spray paint read: BETTER DEAD THAN RED PATRIOTFRON. Both artists were charged with Criminal Mischief, Criminal Conspiracy, and Disorderly Conduct. At their Preliminary Hearing on January 8th, 2025 both were offered a plea deal down to a summary offense and a $550 restitution to be split between their coffers.

After the September spray painting adventure, Noah and Aidan were seen on December 7th standing on the Liberty Bridge donning masks and waving swastika flags. They both wore body cameras, black clothing, pepper spray, and shared a pair of gloves between them. They did Nazi salutes and shouted racist epithets at passing cars and bystanders. Everyday Pittsburghers shouted back and took pictures, many of whom took to social media to report their interactions/post pictures. It’s rumored that the pair ran away after being confronted by these angry passersby.

This bridge and the immediate area have been targeted for months with fascist propaganda from the groups Patriot Front (PF), White Lives Matter PA (WLM_PA), PAxAC (a neo nazi active club with links to Keystone United) and a group calling itself The Order of the Black Sun. This propaganda includes stickers, flyers, banners and graffiti. Often these groups post videos on social media sites as a recruitment tool. Reviewing these pictures and footage has led to a striking discovery.

It is believed that Noah and Aidan are both active members of the above mentioned groups who have been spreading their hateful messages throughout the Pittsburgh region.

In June of 2024, Brandon Cahall of the group WLM_PA and the Goyim Defense League (GDL) published a video of the stickering of a bike path adjacent to the stadium district on Pittsburgh’s north side. They hung WLM and PF stickers while wearing PF branded clothing. This established a link between Brandon and Patriot Front.

In August of 2024, Brandon again published a propaganda video of WLM_PA members distributing aid to white residents of a Pittsburgh area tent city located along a bike path near Colors Park. In this video, they attempted to conceal their identities. It is believed that Noah and Aidan were present at this callous publicity stunt. Paper grocery bags containing aid were labeled with PF stickers. By only distributing aid to white people they seek to sew division among the unhoused people who live and frequent this area.

Noah is also seen below in PF videos from “Network 16”. These photos showing Noah’s involvement with PF date back to 2023. Network 16 is the PF regional designation for Eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. Thomas Rousseau, founder and leader of PF, organizes his members based upon internally designated geographical regions. Each region has an insignia often displayed on a banner. The regions also have a highly structured chain of command and rigorous membership requirements. This is done in part to help the pyramid scheme that Rousseau has tricked his members into operating. For example, members are required to purchase branded gear and stickers all of which Rousseau profits off of. To ensure members are financially contributing they have required event attendance, where they must be wearing PF branded gear as well as perform propaganda distribution requirements. Purchased stickers are a huge part of this effort. Over the last few years, the purchasing requirements for propaganda have been eased to include stencils to be spray painted onto banners or into larger graffiti murals. It appears that Noah and Aidan were seeking to produce a Network 16 required propaganda mural when they were detained by the South Park Township PD in September.

Noah attended many of the WLM_PA and PF rallies in the last year and a half. Below are photos from Ohio, and Pennsylvania.

In the last two years, there has been a sizable uptick of racist propaganda around Western PA. The area has also seen monthly in-person flash mob style hate rallies from all of the groups mentioned above.  Along with Brandon Cahall, Noah Cron and Aidan Harding have been the energetic driving force in organizing a hate movement under different banners. Make no mistake about it- by using different group membership they are trying to appear to have larger numbers. They seek to not only sew fear but also to recruit from disaffected white youth.

According to public records, Noah lives on 3rd Ave in Seward, PA and Aidan lives on Glen Hayes Dr in Glenwillard, PA.  Aidan and Noah represent this younger generation that is being courted and captivated by tired washed up white supremacist grifters. These grifters point out many of the very real problems the youth face in our society and world. Through their propaganda they try to present a strong image of discipline and group acceptance. By blaming the world’s problems on race, religion, sexual orientation or gender they are really masking the true root of these problems. These leaders most definitely do not have the answers to solve the common problems facing the working class and in fact they do not want to. They seek to exploit divisions for personal power and monetary gain. Through unity, we can defeat these hate groups who seek to divide us.

Anyone with information regarding white supremacist organizing and activity in the Western PA region can send tips to Keystone Anti-Racist Action [email protected].