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Pittsburgh is removing a requirement for new police recruits to earn 60 college credits before the first day of police academy training.
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Pittsburgh Police claim the drop in DUI arrests is only partly due to fewer people driving drunk. The Bureau argues the other issue is a lack of officers to carry out DUI patrols.
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On today’s episode of The Confluence: We speak to a member of Black Women for a Better Education about their reaction to the announcement of Pittsburgh Public Schools new superintendent; an investigation into how a city police officer invoked a little-known law to gain legal protection from a colleague that she alleges sexually assaulted her; and how did Squirrel Hill, and some of its streets, get named? Today’s guests include: Allyce Pinchback-Johnson, founding member of Black Women for a Better Education; Megan Harris, lead producer at City Cast Pittsburgh, and Rich Lord, managing editor of PublicSource.
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Pittsburgh Police Det. Amy Dice claimed hundreds of police officers would be terminated over the COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
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Pittsburgh Police 'very close' to making an arrest in fatal shooting outside Oliver Citywide AcademyAt a press conference Thursday, investigators said they've made progress in the investigation into the shooting that killed 15-year-old Marquis Campbell.
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On today’s episode of The Confluence: A decade after Duquesne City School District closed its middle school, eighth graders have been approved to return, we learn how the district is preparing; and after almost 30 years with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, the city’s police chief retired, taking a new job with the FBI, he reflects on his time leading the police force through the Black Lives Matter protests.Today’s guests include: Scott Schubert, retired Pittsburgh Police Bureau chief; Sue Mariani, superintendent of Duquesne City School District.
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Councilors moved Wednesday to hold off voting on a bill that would require officers to announce their reasoning for stopping a pedestrian before doing so.
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Schubert was named police chief by then-Mayor Bill Peduto in 2017 and served in that role for the first six months of Mayor Ed Gainey’s administration.
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An accreditation commission said the city's policy doesn't allow officers to perform their duties
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The unlikely pair launched The Hear Foundation Wednesday to work with communities to tackle gun violence and promote trauma-informed solutions.