June 26th, 2007
Ms. Hinton acknowledged Pittsburgh Police Officer Steve Mescan and announced that he would be presenting a presentation on the SWAT team; The CPRB is in receipt of 203 complaints since January; Ms. Pittinger announced the impending departure of Mr. Thieman from his...
May 25th, 2007
Facts: An anti-war demonstration occurred in Shadyside. Several officers and a Sergeant from Zone 4 were on-scene for crowd control. The nature of the protest changed, and a window of a Marine office was broken. The Sergeant confronted a person who was taking pictures...
May 22nd, 2007
PITTSBURGH CITY COUNCIL PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, the Citizen Police Review Board is an independent agency set up to investigate citizen complaints about improper police conduct and is comprised of seven unpaid members appointed by the City Council and the Mayor; and,...
April 24th, 2007
Mr. Carrington acknowledged a recent article published in the Chicago Defender featuring the CPRB and conveyed compliments on behalf of the Board to the staff for a job well done; CPRB Interns – 3 law students from the University of Pittsburgh School Of Law are...
March 27th, 2007
78 complaints have been received as of 3/23/07; Police Commander Catherine McNeilly filed a federal whistleblower lawsuit against Mayor Ravenstahl, Chief Harper, and the City, protesting that an alleged disciplinary demotion was actually a retaliatory act for her...
