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Pa. Gov. Rendell Urges Ban on Assault Weapons in Wake of Pittsburgh Cop Killings
Surrounded by Pittsburgh officials such as Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and Police Chief Nate Harper, plus a dozen other mayors and state police officers, Gov. Ed Rendell urged Congress yesterday to re-enact a ban on the sale and possession of assault weapons, which criminals sometimes use to kill police.
April 15, 2009
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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
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Massacre in Pittsburgh: The Unthinkable Strikes Again
SWAT took up positions around the suspect’s brick house as the firefight raged. SWAT’s Lenco BEAR armored rescue vehicle withstood numerous bullet hits, including two very visible hits to the front windshield.
April 14, 2009
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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.
April 9, 2009
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Suspected Pittsburgh Cop-Killer Reportedly a White Supremacist
An Anti-Defamation League (ADL) investigation has revealed that Richard Poplawski, the man charged with killing three Pittsburgh police officers on April 4, 2009, was an increasingly troubled young man who exhibited growing rage against racial minorities, Jews, the government, and police.
April 9, 2009
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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.
April 8, 2009
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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.
April 8, 2009
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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.
April 7, 2009
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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.
April 6, 2009
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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.
April 6, 2009
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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
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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.
April 5, 2009
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