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Tag: Pittsburgh Ambush
Vehicles
Armored Rescue Vehicles: Mobile Force Multipliers
Armored vehicles are a mobile force multiplier for law enforcement, and in this extremely violent era, they are essential equipment.
August 5, 2013
Patrol
10 Things Officers Want to Tell Dispatchers
Previously, POLICE Magazine shared some things that dispatchers always wanted officers to know. This time, the shoe is on the other foot, and we allow field units to give dispatchers some advice.
November 6, 2012
Patrol
Poplawski Gets Death for Killing 3 Pittsburgh Officers
A jury gave Richard Poplawski a death sentence for the ambush killing of three Pittsburgh Police officers two years ago. The panel of seven men and five women brought in from Dauphin County announced their decision at 6:59 p.m. Tuesday.
June 28, 2011
Patrol
Jurors Consider Death for Poplawski, After Guilty Verdict
Deputy District Attorney Mark V. Tranquilli urged jurors to give Richard Poplawski the death penalty for gunning down three Pittsburgh Police officers in a hail of gunfire at his home in April 2009.
June 26, 2011
Patrol
Poplawski's Vest Stopped Police Rounds
One of Officer Mayhle's eight, .40-caliber rounds was recovered from Poplawski's vest. Investigators also matched casings found inside the home with Mayhle's service weapon.
June 22, 2011
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
Patrol
Trial Begins In Killing of Three Pittsburgh Officers
Deputy District Attorney Mark V. Tranquilli told Dauphin County jurors he expected the trial to last about two weeks, and said the case was about "fallen heroes and potentially fallen heroes."
June 19, 2011
SWAT
Is Law Enforcement Entering a Deadly New Era?
The spike in duty deaths has occurred despite the many advancements in police training, equipment (particularly protective armor), and emergency medical trauma care. What does appear to be occurring is more and more criminals are showing an increasing willingness to engage police in armed confrontations.
March 31, 2011
SWAT
Pittsburgh Police Ambush: One Year Later
As in Oakland, Pittsburgh police have had a very rough year, grieving and recovering from the murders of three fellow officers. All the while, continuing to serve and protect the citizens of Pittsburgh as the professionals they are.
April 12, 2010
Patrol
Trial Date Set For Pittsburgh Cop Killer
The man accused of killing three Pittsburgh officers a year ago will be tried on a multitude of charges beginning Oct. 12 over the objections of the attorney assigned to defend him, an Allegheny County judge has ruled.
April 6, 2010
Special Units
NTOA Honors Pittsburgh SWAT Officers
The National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) honored the actions of the Pittsburgh SWAT unit that responded to an April ambush that resulted in the deaths of three officers at the hands of a heavily armed 22-year-old gunman.
September 16, 2009
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
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