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A former Pittsburgh police commander violated police policy, state and federal wiretapping laws, and two constitutional amendments when he stashed body-worn cameras in patrol cars last fall to secretly record more than a half-dozen of his own officers, a lawsuit filed this week alleges. Matthew Lackner, 50, a Mt. Lebanon

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(The Center Square) – Pittsburgh’s recent decision to reroute early morning emergency calls comes one year after the mayor planned to triple police presence downtown.

Police Chief Larry Scirotto announced that during the earlier morning hours there will be fewer officers on staff and lower priority calls will get sent to a telephone reporting unit rather than a person.

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Retired Pittsburgh Police Commander Matthew Lackner, 50, has been charged on four felony counts for allegedly recording other officers using department-issued body cameras.

Authorities say a now-retired Pittsburgh police commander has been charged with using police-issued body-worn cameras to illegally record other police officers last year. Former Zone 2 Commander Matthew Lackner was

Certain lower-priority emergency calls in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, will be redirected to the police bureau's Telephone Reporting Unit as of Monday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A now-retired Pittsburgh police commander has been charged with using police-issued body-worn cameras to illegally record other police officers last year, authorities said. Allegheny County police said they were asked in October to investigate after a body-worn camera was found hidden in an unmarked Pittsburgh police vehicle. Investigators later determined that multiple […]

Certain lower-priority emergency calls in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, will be redirected to the police bureau's Telephone Reporting Unit as of Monday.