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The third suspect in the assault and stabbing of Pittsburgh Steeler Michael Adams on South Side was arrested in Florida late last week. The details leading up to his arrest begin on Tuesday, June 11...

Pittsburgh police are asking for the public’s help in identifying suspects wanted in connection with a stolen wallet and credit cards. On May 20, 2013 at approximately 11 p.m., a report was taken from a walk-in complainant at the Zone 4 station...

Last Friday, June 14, Zone 2 police officers were sent to the Armstrong Tunnels at 6:45 a.m. for a robbery in progress. Upon arrival, officers spoke with a woman who reported she was walking across the 10th Street Bridge from South Side towards the D...

City police are looking for a trio of people who assaulted two women in the early morning hours of Sunday, May 26. While patrolling at 2:38 a.m., Zone 6 Officers were stopped at the intersection of 21...

A Hazelwood man has been arrested in the stabbing of a Pittsburgh Steeler in the early morning hours of June 1 on South Side. Steeler Michael Adams, 23, was stabbed twice during an attempted car-jacking near the intersection of East Carson and S....

On Friday, May 17 at 4:25 a.m., Zone 3 Police officers, assisted by Mount Oliver officers, responded to the 108 Zara Street for a 911 report of man shot. When officers and paramedics arrived they found 54-year-old Roger Griffin, unresponsive in the...

Recently, the Pittsburgh Police Bomb Squad was called out three times to examine suspicious devices on the South Side Slopes. At a little after 11 p.m. on May 9 the Bomb Squad responded to the 300...

On the afternoon of May 2, a passerby called 911 and saying they saw a white man in a white tank top breaking windows in a car parked near Saw Mill Run Blvd and Woodruff St. Zone 6 plainclothes detect...

The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Graffiti Task Force has cleared 14 cases valued at $17,000 and resulting in eight adult arrests, $12,200 was payable to the city. The task force finished with eight...

A nearly year-long investigation in Carrick by Pittsburgh police has resulted in the arrest of 43 individuals on drug related charges. Based on Carrick resident complaints, surveillance, and simple...

Pittsburgh Bureau of Police homicide detectives have charged two Overbrook men involved in a shooting in downtown Pittsburgh in the 300 block of Fifth Avenue on Friday, April 5. Hassan Howze, 22, was...

The Pittsburgh Police Robbery Squad has arrested Dale Richard Schaffer, 24, from the Uptown area in connection with the robbery of the PNC Bank – South Side Branch. On March 14, Mr. Schaffer is...

Five South Side residents were arrested over the weekend in a drug bust in the 2100 block of Larkins Way. On Saturday March 23, Zone 3 Plainclothes Detectives along with Zone 3 uniformed officers served a search warrant at the Larkins Way address....

Last week on March 14, two South Pittsburgh banks were held up within hours of each other. Shortly after noon, the First Niagara Bank - Mt. Washington Branch located in the 100 block Shiloh was...

The Pittsburgh Police Burglary Squad arrested Jason Hoffman, 33, and charged him with six burglaries in Mount Washington. At the time of his arrest Mr. Hoffman was incarcerated at the Allegheny...

A Beltzhoover man was one of three people arrested in Brookline for possession of narcotics. After a month-long investigation into complaints of illegal drug activity in Brookline, Pittsburgh Police N...

Last Thursday afternoon, February 28, police were called to the First National Bank on Wyoming Street in Mount Washington for a report of a robbery. Police spoke with the security guard who reported...

A South Pittsburgh woman was arrested last week in connection with a Shadyside bank robbery on February 14. An arrest warrant was issued for Robyn Marie Kitt, 34, of Antenor Ave. on February 20. Constables along with Zone 3 officers arrested her at...

A Bon Air woman has been was arrested and charged for her involvement regarding funds missing from the Municipal Courts Building. On November 16, 2012, Pittsburgh Police Support Services Supervisor discovered money missing from the Central Records...

Last week, on January 22, Zone 3 officers responded to the First National Bank on Wyoming Street in Mount Washington for a report of a bank robbery. The suspect entered the bank and went to a teller who told him to remove the scarf, which was...

Pittsburgh Police homicide detectives are conducting an investigation involving two young men who were shot in Knoxville on December 27 at approximately 2:48 p.m. Zone 3 officers responded to 911 reports of shots being fired in the area of Rochelle...

The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Robbery Squad is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect who is responsible for robbing the Aprimo Pizza Shop on December 4 at 9 p.m. The suspect...

Zone 3 Officers were called to the 50 block of Harwood Street at 6 a.m. to take a criminal mischief report on August 11. The officers were met by the victim who reported her car window and front...

Pittsburgh police are asking for help in identifying a suspect who had robbed a patron leaving Controversy, an adult club on West Carson Street. On September 15, Zone 3 Officers took a report from a man who stated he had been at the club the night...

Zone 1 Officers initiated a traffic stop last week on October 31 when they saw a black Pontiac Grand Prix with the driver side headlight burned out. The police approached the vehicle with one Officer...