Public Safety
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Police ask for assistance in Mt. Oliver shooting
The Allegheny County Police Department's Homicide Unit responded to a request for assistance in Mount Oliver on August 7. County 911 was notified of a shooting in the 100 block of Locust Street. First responders found an 18-year-old male victim shot...
Arrest made in shooting of Allentown teen in May
On Friday, June 25, Pittsburgh Police detectives and the U.S. Marshals Western Pa. Fugitive Task Force arrested Clinton Miller, 18. He was wanted for the shooting death of 17-year-old Izeyah Clancy...
County police seek help in identifying suspects in Mt. Oliver shooting
Allegheny County detectives are asking for the public's help to identify suspects in a shooting on Brownsville Road in Mt. Oliver on May 19 at 12:12 a.m. Mt. Oliver Police first responded to the 500...
County police make arrests in the abuse of three children
Officers of the White Oak Police Department responded to a disturbance call at the Francis McClure Elementary School on Longvue Drive on May 5. There, the officers learned an 11-year-old boy was...
EMS, fire, and police responded to a car over a hillside in South Side Slopes
Pittsburgh EMS, Fire, and Police responded to a call for a vehicle over the hillside in the 2800 block of Patterson Street around 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 29. When first responders arrived, they...
Police on lookout for bears after South Pittsburgh sightings
Pittsburgh Police Zone 3 officers responded to calls for several sightings of a black bear in the early morning hours of April 7. Officers spotted a bear once on Groveland Street in Overbrook, on...
Man found shot after Allentown Shotspotter alert
In the early afternoon of April 7, Pittsburgh Police responded to a Shotspotter alert for the 800 block of E. Warrington Avenue. After arriving on scene, the officers were notified of a gunshot...
Carrick shooting
Pittsburgh Police from Zone 3 responded to a 911 call for a gunshot heard in the 400 block of Linnview Ave. in Carrick just after 12:30 a.m. early on March 27. There, police found a woman with a...
Man shot on South Side Flats
Pittsburgh Police responding to a Shotspotter alert in the 1500 block of Bingham Street of South Side Flats on Monday found a male gunshot victim in the 1400 block of E Carson Street. The victim ran...
Police arrest man in Knoxville after ShotSpotter alert
Zone 3 police responded to a ShotSpotter alert in the 100 block of Zara Street around 9:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 17. The officers saw a man fleeing as they arrived on scene and observed him force his...
Missing Knoxville man located
Pittsburgh Police say William Faulk of Knoxville has been located and is safe. Mr. Faulk had been missing since November 11....
Three killed, one wounded in shootings on Beltzhoover Avenue
Pittsburgh Bureau of Police officers responded to a report of multiple shooting victims on Beltzhoover Avenue near Edgemont Street around 9:10 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31. Zone 3 officers found four...
Mt. Oliver shooting investigated
The Allegheny County Police Department’s (ACPD) General Investigations Unit is assisting the Mt. Oliver police in investigating a shooting on Friday, Oct. 16. County 911 was notified of a shooting in the 1700 block of Arlington Ave. First...
Unoccupied delivery truck rolls down hill into a home on Mount Washington
Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire 27 Engine and Pittsburgh Police from Zone 3 responded to a vehicle that had crashed into a home in the 100 block of Virginia Avenue around 5 p.m. on October 15 The driver of...
Man shot and killed in Mt. Oliver
The Allegheny County Police Department’s Homicide Unit responded to a request for assistance in Mount Oliver on Friday, Sept. 25. At approximately 3:10 a.m., County 9-1-1 was notified of a shooting in the 1700 block of Arlington Avenue. First...
Four stabbed in Allentown
Pittsburgh Bureau of Police officers responded a report of a female who was assaulted on the 900 block of Excelsior Street around 6:15 p.m. on September 25. Zone 3 officers located two women stabbing victims, who appear to have stabbed each other,...
Man struck by train in South Side
Pittsburgh Police, Fire, and EMS responded to a report of a man struck by a train on the railroad tracks behind S 13th and Breed streets around 2:55 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 20. First responders found the man near the tracks with a wound to his head....
Man arrested after reported hostage situation
Zone 3 Police officers responded to a reported hostage situation at a residence on the 200 block of Suncrest Street around 4:15 p.m. on August 27 The officers attempted to make contact with two...
Police make arrest in Mt. Washington homicide
Federal law enforcement officials have made an arrest in the June 11 slaying of Edgard Fumbula in Mt. Washington. US Marshal’s in Florida arrested Damian Schott, 24, of Mt. Washington on Aug. 26. Schott faces charges of criminal homicide,...
Man grazed by bullet on Brownsville Road in Carrick
Zone 3 Police officers responded to reports of a person shot in the 1900 block of Brownsville Road around 2 a.m. on August 25 When responding officers arrived on the scene, they found a male victim...
Man shot on Anthony Street in Mt. Oliver
Allegheny County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is assisting the Mt. Oliver Police in the investigation of a shooting on Anthony Street in the borough. At approximately 3:40 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 24, 9-1-1 was notified of a shooting in the 200...
Man shot in Mt. Oliver
The Allegheny County Police Department's General Investigations Unit responded to a request for assistance in Mt. Oliver at approximately 7:30 a.m. on August 17. County 911 was notified of a shooting incident in the 200 block of Locust Street....
Woman arrested, dog shot in Allentown
While responding to a call of people shooting paintballs in Allentown, Zone 3 officers noticed a woman with a warrant for her arrest on Saturday, Aug. 8. The woman became combative with officers when...
SWAT call in Carrick
Pittsburgh Police responded to E. Agnew Street in Carrick on August 6 for a call of a dispute. The Zone 3 officers were met by a man who stated his neighbor pulled out a firearm during a dispute...
City's pre-arrest diversion program for low-level crimes will begin in Zone 1
The City of Pittsburgh and CONNECT have been awarded funds to develop and implement a public health-focused, pre-arrest diversion program for people who commit low-level crimes stemming from...
