Presentations on investigating complaints against public safety personnel kicked off the March 18 meeting of the Zone 3 Public Safety Council held at the Knoxville Library. In the first presentation, Erin Bruni of the Office of Municipal Investigations (OMI), said OMI has three functions: residency checks for city employees; public safety background investigations; and citizen […]
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Zone 3 Community Crime Alerts for July 9–15
The following are the Part I crimes for the week of July 9–15, 2018. Duquesne Heights (1911) / Mt. Washington (1903, 1914, 1915, 1807) Stolen vehicle – Volk Rd. & Kearsarge St. – Between July 7 at 11:55 p.m. and July 8 at 11:30 a.m. – Victim reported a gray Nissan Sentra was stolen. However, […]
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Brightening up Allentown
Artist Lucas Stock explains the elements in the final mural design that will appear on the front of the Caliguiri High Rise in Allentown. The Sprout Fund mural will feature images from Allentown’s past on the sides, with an old trolley climbing Arlington Avenue in the center. The mural also includes a river and mountains […]
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Meeting Concerns Possibility of Hilltop Crime Prevention Program
Councilman Jeff Koch has scheduled a Weed and Seed meeting for members of Hilltop communities on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 7:30 p.m. at the Potters House Cathedral, 430 Cathedral Ave. Council District 3 residents including those from Allentown, Arlington, Beltzhoover, Knoxville and Mount Oliver-City are welcome to attend. At 7 p.m., immediately preceding the Weed and […]
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Area Scouts Raise $100,000 by Selling Popcorn
Local Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts set a new record for popcorn sales in their 2006 fundraising drive, selling more than $102,000. The amount was reported by Luella Broe, popcorn chairperson for the Steel City District, Greater Pittsburgh Council, Boy Scouts of America. Council-wide, about $1 million was raised for Scouting. An awards celebration was […]
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City Witness Protection Program Provides Temporary Relocation Help
An overview of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police’s Witness Protection Program was the focus of the December meeting of Arlington’s 16th Ward Block Watch. The guests were police Detective Matthew Cornwall and Detective Marlease Porter. The meeting began with a short video on the program’s billboard campaign, in which pictures of victims of unsolved homicides […]
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Zone 3 Police Report Crime Decline in South Side
The Pittsburgh City Police led by Zone 3 Commander William Joyce were well-represented at the 16th Ward Arlington Block Watch meeting at St. Henry Church Hall on Jan. 12. Joyce introduced the new Zone 3 community problem-solving officers — Bob Miller and Eric Kroll — to the audience. Joyce said the “part one” crime statistics […]