Police

A private Facebook group where local police officers reportedly made racist and transphobic comments has drawn swift condemnation, with critics saying it…

In a private Facebook group called the Pittsburgh Area Police Breakroom, many current and retired officers spent the year criticizing chiefs who took a…

Emmitt Willis remembers the heat of the gun that had just fired a few inches from his back. He remembers waiting to see if he felt pain and fearing…

The Allegheny County Police Department will have a new superintendent next month, but the change comes too soon for critics who say the public should have…

Some horses working in Pennsylvania’s State Police mounted patrol unit could be retiring soon and the humans are recruiting possible replacements.“There…

Police must have probable cause as well as “exigent circumstances” in order to legally search a vehicle without a warrant, a divided Pennsylvania Supreme…

Harrisburg’s city government is adding 18 new jobs to its police department in 2021, 16 of which are meant for civilians. Mayor Eric Papenfuse proposed a…

Voters in the city of Pittsburgh will get to decide in November whether to give the Citizen Police Review Board more power. After a series of amendments,…

Video posted on social media that shows a Pennsylvania police officer with his knee on a man's neck while trying to restrain him has prompted protests and…

For the sixth week, Pittsburghers marched through the city for Civil Saturdays to protest police brutality.The weekly event is organized by Young, Black…