Pittsburgh City Council
City Council weighing whether ShotSpotter is worth the cost.
Pittsburgh City Council is still waiting for information ahead of renewing an $1.2 million annual contract with ShotSpotter.
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Forward Township
Forward will pay more for police, but locks in two more years of coverage.
Forward approved an increase to its existing police contract with Elizabeth Township during a contentious Feb. 9 meeting that drew a packed audience of residents.
Allegheny County Council
Snow clearing, housing and public safety highlight county executive report.
Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato delivered her quarterly address to council on Feb. 10, detailing initiatives from 2025 and looking ahead into plans for this year.
Pittsburgh City Council
Pittsburgh police have quietly used cell phone surveillance software for seven years.
For seven years, Pittsburgh police have contracted with a service that offers continuous surveillance.
Pittsburgh City Council
Short-term rental regulations move forward after mass shooting at Airbnb on New Year's Day.
Short-term rentals are a problem in the city.
Pittsburgh City Council
UPMC donates $10 million for new ambulances, with state adding $1 million grant.
The Pittsburgh Emergency Medical Service (EMS) fleet is getting a $10 million shot in the arm from UPMC and another $1 million grant from the state.
Pittsburgh City Council
Council interviews Pittsburgh’s next chief of police.
As national unrest over mass deportations is increasing and Pittsburghers are in the streets expressing their views against them, Pittsburgh City Council took the next step in installing a new chief…
Pittsburgh City Council
Pittsburgh ponders plans to spend $20 million every year on new vehicles.
The continuing problems of broken down trucks and emergency vehicles may come to a slow roll in 2027.
Pittsburgh City Council
Some of O’Connor’s appointees need council’s OK.
For the sixth time in 10 years, council will vote on a new chief of police.
Allegheny County Council
County Council weighs whether to jump into jail fight.
Allegheny County Council is weighing whether to step into a fight over whether disciplinary actions at the Allegheny County Jail can be determined by a referendum.
Pittsburgh City Council
Anchor organizations named to “Stop the Violence.”
Council approved the first five anchor organizations for the Stop the Violence Fund.
Pittsburgh City Council
Stop the Violence money may be used for city trucks.
A proposed reduction in this year's Stop the Violence funding had community members speaking out for the program.
Allegheny County Council
Medical examiner expected to investigate all jail inmate deaths.
Allegheny County Council wants increased transparency regarding the deaths of incarcerated individuals.
Pittsburgh City Council
Emergency Medical Services looks to expand its training academy.
Emergency medical services (EMS) chief Amera Gilchrist said the city could use an in-house paramedic academy.
Pittsburgh City Council
Health and Safety workers reach out where the police can’t.
As the city tries to solve its fleet crisis, the Office of Community Health and Safety (OCHS) solved its own.
Pittsburgh City Council
Fire budget will not cover free smoke detector program.
While the image of city firefighters is of them rescuing residents from raging infernos, Fire Chief Darryl Jones said during a Nov. 20 budget meeting the real work is saving lives before the trucks…
Pittsburgh City Council
From horses to drones, city police use all available tools.
City police are flying into 2026 with nine new drones, and reaching back to the first days of policing with additional mounted officers.
Pittsburgh City Council
Police traffic ticket books may be a thing of the past.
City police need an automated system for traffic citations instead of the inefficient paper tickets it currently issues.
Pittsburgh City Council
City’s vehicle fleet barely limping along.
The inaugural fleet oversight report painted a picture of despair.
Pittsburgh City Council
Private vendor’s contract may be extended for city police promotions.
City council is planning to take up a measure to extend a contract with a private company to provide police lieutenant and sergeant selection services for next year.