The rhetoric is heating up between the Mayor’s administration and the Pittsburgh Police Officers’ Union.
Latest Headlines by Rick Earle
Target 11 broke the story Tuesday night that the city canceled contract negotiations set for this Thursday with the Police Officers’ union.
Target 11 Exclusive: Pittsburgh police officers told not to follow controversial traffic stop policy
Acting Pittsburgh police chief Tom Stangrecki issued an order this week advising officers to return to the practice of enforcing minor traffic violations, such as broken headlights or expired inspection stickers.
Two Pittsburgh Police Detectives have been placed on paid administrative leaving, pending an investigation by Allegheny County Police into the deadly shooting of a suspect wanted for killing a police chief.
Channel 11 News is launching a new series in cooperation with the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office called “Pittsburgh’s Most Wanted.”
Target 11 has confirmed that work crews clearing out a homeless encampment on the North Side last week didn’t realize that a homeless woman was still in a tent when they began the operation.
With the recent uptick in violence in the city of Pittsburgh, Target 11 Investigator Rick Earle has learned that the public safety department has made some changes in the response to shootings.
The Allegheny County district attorney said there is a critical problem in the way the county handles some criminal cases, specifically electronic monitoring.
After announcing that he plans to seek re-election, District Attorney Stephen Zappala spoke out Friday about the death of Jim Rogers, who died after a Pittsburgh Police officer hit him with a taser at least ten times.
Attorneys for Bowers and the federal government appeared at a status conference this morning.