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Police find male gunshot victim in Arlington after Shotspotter alert
Pittsburgh Police were sent to the 2200 block of Fort Hill Street for a Shotspotter alert around 1 p.m. on July 30. The responding Zone 3 officers initially found no evidence on Fort Hill Street....
Police seek help in locating missing man
Pittsburgh Police Special Victims Unit is seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing 78-year-old man. Willis Morris was last seen July 16. He is described as 5 feet 9 inches tall, around...
Suspect identified in shooting of man on Knox Avenue
Pittsburgh Police from Zone 3 responded to a Shotspotter alert for multiple rounds fired in the 80 block of Knox Avenue, followed by 911 calls for a person shot, just after 1 a.m. on July 22. When...
July 4 is busy for task force
On July 4, the Pittsburgh Fireworks Taskforce, with investigators from Pittsburgh police and fire departments, responded to 131 complaint calls regarding fireworks. After midnight there were 125...
Police ask for help finding missing man
Detectives with the Pittsburgh Police Special Victims Unit are asking for the public's assistance to help find a missing 27-year-old man. Nicholas "Niko" McPherson is described as 6 feet tall and...
Police investigate Saturday shooting on Mt. Washington
Pittsburgh police are investigating the shooting of a Mt. Washington man on Saturday night. Zone 3 police responded to a report of a man shot in the 100 block of Wyoming street around 10:30 p.m....
Man shot and killed on Brownsville Road
Pittsburgh Bureau of Police and Mt. Oliver Police responded to a ShotSpotter alert on the 700 block of Brownsville Road around 6:30 p.m. on Monday, May 11. Officers found a man with gunshot wounds to...
Vehicle crashes into W. Warrington Ave. building
Pittsburgh EMS, Fire, and Police responded to a report of a vehicle into a building in the 600 block of W. Warrington Avenue around 2 p.m. on May 2 When first responders arrived, they found a vehicle...
Police investigate shooting in the South Side Slopes
Police officers from Zone 3 responded to a Shotspotter alert for the 1400 block of Eleanor Street around 1 p.m. on Monday, April 27. Zone 3 officers came upon a man near the intersection of Eleanor...
Two shot on Arlington Avenue
Pittsburgh Police officers responded to a Shotspotter alert Monday, April 6 around 11:50 p.m. in the 3000 block of Arlington Avenue. Officers from Zone 3 responding to the alert found a vehicle stuck...
Pittsburgh Police receive grant to support trauma responsiveness in the field
The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police has received a donation from Allegheny Health Network (AHN) to provide city officers with life-saving hemostatic gauze, bolstering preparedness in response to traumatic injuries in the field. NuStat Tactical is a...
Crime rate drops in city
The City of Pittsburgh saw significant reductions in several key crime categories in 2019, most notably in homicides. Police officials credited the reductions to several factors, including excellent police work, a focus on community outreach and...
Crime rate drops over past five years in city
Crime rates dropped in Pittsburgh over the first quarter of the year, according to the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police's Crime Analysis Unit. Overall, Pittsburgh saw a 7 percent decrease in all crimes...
Trio arrested on bank robbery charges
A coordinated effort by the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, the Allegheny County Sherriff's Office and the FBI Violent Crimes Task Force has resulted in the arrest of three people on bank robbery...
Tarue Davis arrested for homicide in fatal shooting
Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Homicide Detectives have arrested Tarue Davis, 18, in connection with a fatal shooting at a convenience store along Brownsville Road. Davis now faces criminal homicide...
Mount Oliver home invasion ends in the death of an armed intruder
Mt. Oliver Police and paramedics were dispatched to an address in the 100 block of Sherman Avenue at approximately 5:17 a.m. on November 1 in response to a 9-1-1 call about a home invasion/burglary in progress. There they found Daniel Onan Johnson...
Police seek South Side bank robber
Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Violent Crimes Unit and Major Crimes Unit detectives are asking for the public's assistance in locating a suspected bank robber. The suspect, identified as Daryle Devlin,...
Beltzhoover man arrested over the weekend for Mt. Washington robbery
Zone 3 officers responded to a call Saturday night, Aug. 25, around 9 p.m., of an armed robbery at the Rite Aid in the 200 block of Virginia Avenue in Mt. Washington. Police determined an adult male...
Zone 3 community crime alerts for August 13-19
The following are the Part I crimes for the week of: August 13 - 19. Duquesne Heights (1911) - NTR (nothing to report). Mt. Washington (1903, 1914, 1915, 1807) Burglary – 400 blk. Ruxton St. -...
Zone 3 Part 1 Crimes for August 6-12
The following are the Part I crimes for the week of: August 6-12. Duquesne Heights (1911) - NTR (nothing to report). Mt. Washington (1903, 1914, 1915, 1807) Theft – 400 blk. Winton St. - 8/11/18...
Zone 3 community crime alerts for July 9-15
The following are the Part I crimes for the week of: July 9-15, 2018. Duquesne Heights (1911) Mt. Washington (1903, 1914, 1915, 1807) Stolen vehicle – Volk Rd & Kearsarge St. – between 7/7/18...
Arrest made in Mount Oliver bank robbery
Mount Oliver Police responded to a robbery at the Northwest Savings Bank on Brownsville Road on May 30, at approximately 3 p.m. The Mount Oliver Police requested the assistance of the Allegheny...
Police looking for suspect in robbery of Carrick bank
Pittsburgh Police robbery detectives are investigating a bank robbery in Carrick on May 16. Shortly after 9 a.m., police and detectives responded to the PNC Bank in the 2100 block of Brownsville Road. According to the police report, a male suspect...
Zone 3 community crime alerts for April 30 to May 6
The following are the Part I crimes for the week of: April 30 to May 6. Duquesne Heights (1911) – Nothing to report (NTR) Mt. Washington (1903, 1914, 1915, 1807) Theft – 200 blk. Lelia St. - betwe...
Police investigate South Side shooting
Pittsburgh Bureau of Police detectives are investigating a shooting that occurred in the South Side Flats neighborhood on Thursday, April 26. At just after 11 p.m., Zone 3 officers were sent on a...
