No-Knock Warrants

Allegheny County Council's public safety committee held an "informational meeting" Tuesday about how it can prevent the use of no-knock warrants by county law-enforcement officers, who say they do not use the tactic.

On today’s program: Pittsburgh residents will have a chance to vote on whether to ban “no-knock warrants” from police, and the use of solitary confinement in jails; a local Bloomfield bookstore says it was used as a “bargaining chip” for a developer in the Strip District; and ahead of summer, two camp organizers are making plans to hold in-person and hybrid programs.

Activists are one step closer to asking local voters to curb the use of solitary confinement at the Allegheny County Jail and to ban no-knock search…

Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday introduced legislation that would ban no-knock warrants, a move that would inscribe in city law a ban on a…