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Newsby Staff WriterApril 10, 2009

Pittsburgh Honors Fallen Officers with Massive Funeral

Thousands of officers from across the country and Canada, wearing black bands over their badges, joined hundreds of Pittsburgh officers in mourning the three who were killed after answering the domestic call at 1016 Fairfield St.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 9, 2009

Crowd Mourns 3 Slain Pittsburgh Officers at Viewing

Law enforcement officials from as far away as Georgia gathered yesterday to pay tribute to three fellow officers killed in the line of duty over the weekend.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 9, 2009

Pittsburgh Dispatchers Receive Weapon Question Guide in Wake of Ambush Killings

"We're never gonna let this happen again. Not on my watch," county Emergency Services Chief Robert A. Full said yesterday in pledging that 911 employees will make every effort to uncover critical information that could save police officers' lives.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 8, 2009

Investigators Say Pittsburgh Cop Killing Suspect Shows No Remorse

Investigators said Richard Poplawski, 22, showed no remorse when describing the deaths of Officers Mayhle, Sciullo and Eric Kelly, who were all killed as they responded to a 911 call placed by Margaret Poplawski, the suspect's mother.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 7, 2009

Memorial Events Scheduled to Honor Fallen Pittsburgh Officers

As many as 1,000 law enforcement agencies from the U.S. and Canada are expected to participate in a Thursday procession and memorial for officers Paul J. Sciullo II, Eric Kelly and Stephen J. Mayhle, who were shot and killed Saturday while responding to a 911 call in Stanton Heights.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 7, 2009

Pittsburgh 911 Worker Didn't Tell Responding Officers that Poplawski Owned Guns

When Richard Poplawski's mother called 911 to ask that her son be removed from their home in Stanton Heights, she acknowledged that he had weapons. But that crucial piece of information never was relayed to the three Pittsburgh police officers who responded Saturday and were fatally shot.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 6, 2009

Read Criminal Complaint Filed Against Pittsburgh Cop-Killing Suspect

You can download a PDF of the actual criminal complaint by opening this article and clicking on this link.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 6, 2009

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.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 6, 2009

Affidavit Outlines Shootings That Left Three Pittsburgh Police Officers Dead

Richard Poplawski fired several shots into the body of a wounded Pittsburgh police officer during a siege Saturday that left three officers dead and a fourth wounded, a neighbor told police.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 5, 2009

Hundreds of Bullets Fired in Lethal Pittsburgh Shootout and Ambush

Here is a timeline of the incident this morning in Stanton Heights in which three Pittsburgh police officers were killed and another two were injured:

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