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Letter to the editor: What's involved in ICE "agreement'?
6+ hour, 23+ min ago (251+ words) Sheriff James Albert's agreement with U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Westmoreland County supposedly does not include reimbursement, according to his letter "Agreements vs. contracts for sheriff's department" (May 1, Trib Live). However, under President Trump's new DHS program, local law…...
Reserve suspends police officer accused of dating violence in Fla. , retail theft in Ohio Township
20+ hour, 11+ min ago (663+ words) A Reserve police officer first placed on administrative leave after being charged with dating violence in Florida is suspended without pay after being accused of retail theft at two stores in Ohio Township. Manuel George Pihakis, 36, of Pittsburgh has been…...
Cash, code words and contraband: Guards charged in Fayette prison drug ring
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (909+ words) State corrections officials have fired two jail guards they say ran a drug ring at a Fayette County prison, fueled by code words shared over jail phone calls and packages mailed from nonexistent addresses. Pennsylvania State Police said a former…...
Morning Roundup: Police investigate stabbing report in Sheraden; Butler home charred in Sunday fire
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (288+ words) Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, May 11: Pittsburgh police are investigating a possible stabbing late Sunday in the city's Sheraden neighborhood. Just after 11 p. m. , police were dispatched to the 3100 block of Kelvin Street for reports…...
Drones increasingly a necessary tool in policing, experts say
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (1504+ words) David King predicts that over the next decade, every police cruiser may come equipped with its own drone. His guess is arguably better than many. King is owner of Carnegie-based Steel City Drones, which he says is the largest drone…...
Scott L. Bohn: Good intentions, flawed policy in Allegheny County's police ordinance
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (686+ words) I am writing to express my strong opposition to the proposed ordinance concerning restrictions on face coverings and mandatory personal identification requirements for law enforcement officers within Allegheny County. While I appreciate the intent to promote transparency and maintain community…...
Northern Regional Police Department to expand current office space in Pine's municipal building
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (709+ words) A much-needed expansion and renovation of the Northern Regional Police Department in Pine, estimated at $13. 6 million, could start construction as early as this year. The multi-jurisdictional police department is headquartered in the township's municipal building off Pearce Mill Road. Staffing…...
Appeals court sides with Pittsburgh police sergeant who challenged transfer
4+ day, 36+ min ago (443+ words) A Pennsylvania appeals court on Thursday ruled in favor of a Pittsburgh police sergeant who claimed he was wrongly transferred out of his specialty unit as a form of discipline. Sgt. Brian Elledge, who served as the night shift supervisor,…...
Monroeville man taken into custody following standoff Thursday afternoon
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (201+ words) A Monroeville man was taken into custody after barricading himself inside his townhome for hours Thursday. Charges are pending against the 65-year-old resident, whose name has not been released. Allegheny County Police SWAT team responded to the 200 block of Blue…...
Pittsburgh officials push ban on ICE "commandeering" city property
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (536+ words) On the heels of an immigration raid in Pittsburgh this week that saw multiple workers detained, City Council on Wednesday advanced legislation to stop federal immigration officers from using some city property. "We don't want city property to be used…...