Joe Smydo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette—The Pittsburgh police department must receive additional public scrutiny, city council was told Thursday, to avoid continued erosion of trust in the police in some of the city’s most vulnerable neighborhoods.
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Community groups seek more information on police behavior
Homewood teen’s lawsuit seeks Pittsburgh officers’ removal
Brian Bowling and Bobby Kerlik, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review—A Homewood teenager who filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city and three Pittsburgh police officers wants a judge to take the officers off the street.
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Dowd demands city to release report on Jordan Miles arrest
Sadie Gurman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette—Councilman Patrick Dowd says the city’s investigation into a high school student’s claims that three police officers beat him in January is complete, and Mayor Luke Ravenstahl is needlessly withholding its findings from the police chief.
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Pittsburgh’s St. Patrick’s Day parade leaves ‘em smiling
Rick Wills/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review—Rain and a threat of floods did not put a damper on Pittsburgh’s St. Patrick’s Day parade Saturday.
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