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Special Units
ACLU Sues Pittsburgh PD, Alleges G-20 Misconduct
At a news conference, ACLU officials said police used excessive force while making arrests, needlessly used pepper spray on people and shot them with non-lethal rounds filled with pepper spray.
September 20, 2010
Patrol
New Chief Takes Command of Pittsburgh PD
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto today swore in Scott Schubert to a permanent police chief role and promoted several others to high-ranking roles in city public safety offices.
February 17, 2017
Technology
Pittsburgh PD Uses Text Messaging During G-20 Protest
Part of the story of how the department kept protests from getting too unruly can be told by explaining a new text-messaging technology to share information about protester activities instantly within its own command structure, as well as with outside agencies.
September 30, 2009
Training
Pittsburgh Mayor Calls for 'Outside' Chief
Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl said Thursday he wants to hire a new police chief "with no relationships, with no ties, with really no history" related to the embattled department.
February 20, 2013
Patrol
Five Off-Duty Pittsburgh Cops Fired at Car
Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. said Friday that it's "way too early" to judge if Pittsburgh Police were justified when they opened fire on a crowded South Side street at the end of a car chase.
January 19, 2013
Special Units
Pittsburgh Ambush Trial: Poplawski Confessed In Phone Calls
Richard Poplawski admitted in phone calls to a friend and 911 dispatchers he was killing police officers at his home, witnesses testified Tuesday in his capital murder trial.
June 21, 2011
Weapons
Pittsburgh Police Aim to Add Rifles to Patrol Car Arsenals
The city has long considered providing rifles and shotguns to officers, but the measure took on urgency when a heavily armed man fatally shot three officers responding to a domestic disturbance April 4 in Stanton Heights, city Public Safety Director Michael Huss said.
April 29, 2009
Technology
Pittsburgh Police Department to Expand Use of Body Cameras
In a reversal of their position, Pittsburgh's top police officials will allow patrol officers to wear video cameras, even though it's illegal to record inside someone's home.
October 5, 2015
Patrol
Court Rules Pittsburgh Officers Can't be Required to Live in City
In an 18-page opinion, the Pennsylvania state Supreme Court on Monday ruled 6-0 in favor of the Fraternal Order of Police Fort Pitt Lodge No. 1, which won an arbitration award in 2014 allowing its approximately 870 officers to live within 25 air-miles of the City-County Building Downtown. Justice Debra Todd did not participate in the decision.
May 23, 2017
Weapons
PDS Carbine
Rock River Arms
Rock River Arms' new PDS (Piston Driven System) Carbine utilizes the company's new PDS system with a purpose-designed bolt carrier, adjustable gas piston, and over-the-barrel spring and guide rod arrangement.
October 30, 2010
Training
Pittsburgh Chief Wants Greater Diversity
Chief Nate Harper told KDKA he was disappointed the Pittsburgh Police Bureau had "no diversity in this last [academy] class," and promised more minorities and women in the next recruit class.
April 22, 2012
SWAT
Survival Lessons from Oakland and Pittsburgh
The lesson all of us must learn from the Oakland and Pittsburgh tragedies is to honor our fallen brothers in blue by doing whatever it takes to not only survive, or even to win, but to prevail.
April 14, 2009
Vehicle Ops
Calif. Bay Area PD to Mandate Carrying Tasers
The San Jose (Calif.) Police Department is expected to receive a shipment of 629 Tasers on Monday, enough to equip all officers on the force.
April 1, 2004
Technology
San Diego PD Solves Cases Using Carfax Investigative Tools
The San Diego Police Department (SDPD) has partnered with Carfax so that SDPD investigators get no-cost, dedicated access to vehicle information from Carfax at www.carfaxforpolice.com that helps them track vehicles of interest, solve crimes faster, and better protect their citizens.
October 19, 2015
Careers
Pittsburgh River Rescue Unit
The River Rescue Unit (RRU) responds to suicide attempts on the river, searches for and rescues lost and endangered swimmers, and makes sure boaters aren't breaking the law.
September 24, 2013
Vehicle Ops
Seattle PD's Vintage Patrol Car
Veteran Seattle PD Officer Jim Ritter responds to calls not with a modern patrol car but with a restored 1970 Plymouth Satellite cruiser. Read the full story here.
April 25, 2013
Patrol
Memorial Service Scheduled for Slain Pittsburgh Officers
The memorial service at 1 p.m. Thursday is expected to draw law enforcement officials from around the nation, the mayor said.
April 5, 2009
Special Units
Pittsburgh Officers Mourn Loss of K-9
Officers with the Pittsburgh (PA) Police Department are now mourning the death of a K-9 who had served that community for more than a decade.
October 7, 2020
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