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Antisemitic fliers passed out in a park and placed on car windshields. Swastikas painted on the sides of buildings and etched into playground equipment. Bomb threats to synagogues. Slurs shouted at Jewish worshippers. The Anti-Defamation League documented all of those incidents in Pittsburgh during the last few months of last
Pittsburgh police welcomed a new recruit class on Monday.
Though some have voiced concerns that Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood is more dangerous, crime data from Pittsburgh police indicate violent crime there is decreasing. From January through June, the neighborhood saw eight aggravated assault charges, 21 simple assault charges and four criminal mischief charges, according to crime statistics provided by
A new report says Pittsburgh can afford to shed nearly 200 patrolling officers. Meanwhile, rank-and-file complain of chronic understaffing, and the department's new chief appears hesitant to make cuts.
Pittsburgh police say they issued dozens of citations over the weekend in the city’s South Side neighborhood amid efforts to curb violence and crime in the area. Police on Monday said they had “conducted focused enforcement to ensure public safety” along the East Carson Street entertainment district. With assistance from