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Attorney Casey White has seen youth violence surge. Since the North Hills native launched his career 13 years ago as a criminal defense lawyer in Pittsburgh, he has witnessed gun violence involving children and teens grow exponentially. He said he has never had as many juvenile clients in jail awaiting
Violent crime in Pittsburgh has been a talking point in recent years. There have been businesses that have closed because of it. Far too many lives have been lost to it, from children sitting in cars to women waiting for buses. Gun crimes have even happened at the most unexpected
Pittsburgh police plan next year to launch a new street crime team and hire a dozen people to respond to calls that don’t require an armed officer. The new street crime unit will be comprised of 18 officers, including two sergeants and a lieutenant. It will focus on reducing violent
The 18-officer Pittsburgh police unit will operate across the city starting Jan. 1, and its "sole charge" will be to focus on repeat gun violence offenders.
Sean Stumpf and Mike Slatcoff, detectives with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, received the city's Medal of Valor for helping to hunt and take down a fugitive who shot and killed...