Mother alleges son brutalized by police
Jeremy Boren and Adam Brandolph, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review—The mother of a high school senior who performed for first lady Michelle Obama while she was in Pittsburgh in September says her son did not...
View ArticleFBI looking into CAPA student’s police beating claim
Rich Lord, Sadie Gurman and Dan Majors, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette—The chief counsel for the Pittsburgh office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation this afternoon confirmed that agents are looking into...
View Article‘Justice For Jordan:’ FBI Involved As Students March Downtown After Police...
WTAE—Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts High School students marched down Grant Street Tuesday morning, chanting “Justice For Jordan” in support of a classmate who was severely injured during a...
View ArticlePittsburgh City Council eyes more police oversight in proposals
Annual reports would be required Joe Smydo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette—Pittsburgh City Councilman Ricky Burgess on Tuesday introduced two more bills that he said are designed to improve public safety and...
View ArticleUpon Further Review
Charlie Deitch, City Paper—“Piece of junk!” Beth Pittinger hisses at her Hewlett-Packard computer through clenched teeth. Pittinger, the executive director of the Pittsburgh Citizen Police Review...
View ArticlePay Daze
Chris Young, Pittsburgh City Paper—Thanks to an agreement worked out between the city and the police union, three officers under investigation for allegedly beating a Homewood teen are getting paid...
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Chris Young, Pittsburgh City Paper—It’s been nearly a year since photos of Jordan Miles’ bruised and swollen face surfaced on local newscasts. Those wounds have healed, but as we approach the one-year...
View ArticleVideo/Podcast: Public testimonies in support of the Burgess Legislation
Bill 2010-0234, originally sponsored by City Council Member Ricky Burgess (Ninth District, ie. Homewood, where the incident happened), was created with input from community activists, young and old;...
View ArticlePodcast: Jordan Miles Controversy Affects Police/Community Relations
WDUQ—Many in the African American community think police were the ones breaking the law in January, 2010 when they beat and arrested Jordan Miles in Homewood. There are allegations of racial profiling...
View ArticleCops in beating case to go back on the beat
Lauren Daley, Pittsburgh City Paper—City officials announced today that three police officers accused of beating a Homewood teenager last year will be re-instated, now that the US Department of Justice...
View ArticlePittsburgh Post-Gazette: Justice Dept.’s decision in Jordan Miles case...
What will mend rift between police and community? Paula Reed Ward, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette—The news that the Department of Justice wouldn’t file charges against three Pittsburgh police officers accused...
View ArticleROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: “The Gammage Project: from Jonny to Jordan, what’s...
WHERE: Charity Randall Theatre, in the Stephen Foster Memorial, 4301 Forbes Ave. WHEN: January 23, 7:00 PM WHO: David Harris, Elizabeth Pittinger, Tim Stevens, Wayne Babish, and Attilio Favorini Sorry:...
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