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Car crashes into Fifth Avenue building after high-speed chase

By Madeline Ward, Staff Writer • September 14, 2025

A stolen car fleeing police crashed into a Fifth Avenue building on Aug. 10, leaving its entrance temporarily condemned.

Pitt police issue crime alert after alleged sexual assault

By Rebecca Johnson, Editor-in-Chief • September 17, 2022

Pitt police issued a crime alert Saturday detailing a reported sexual assault in the 200 block of North Dithridge Street in Oakland.

Medical emergencies, mac-and-cheese mishaps and elevator rescues: Pitt dorms draw city services, but should the University help fund them?

By Punya Bhasin, Alexandra Ross, Emma Folts, and Charlie Wolfson • August 31, 2022

Pittsburgh public safety crews serve addresses regardless of tax status, but some high-call-volume locations — including dorms — don’t generate taxes to support them.

Police Blotter: Feb. 23 – March 3

By News Editors • March 3, 2022

Pitt police reported liquor law violations, criminal mischief and underage drinking citations in this week’s police blotter.

City police respond to male barricaded inside Oakland Court home

By Betul Tuncer, Assistant News Editor • March 2, 2022

City police responded Wednesday to an incident involving a male barricaded inside a home on the 100 block of Oakland Court. Police safely located the male at around 4 p.m., and closed streets have now reopened.