Top 10: Places to jaywalk in Oakland
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
April 5, 2019
We at The Pitt News say get the goobermint out of our crimes of convenience! Here are the top 10 places to jaywalk in Oakland.
Opinion | Our police deserve better mental health care
By Jeremy Wang, Assistant Opinions Editor
April 2, 2019
Police in America faced a deadly year in 2018 with 144 line of duty deaths. Far less attention is paid to police suicides, which are just as deadly.
Downtown protests against Rosfeld verdict focus on change, solidarity
By Neena Hagen, Senior Staff Writer
March 25, 2019
A jury acquitted Rosfeld Friday after only four hours of deliberation, which drew peaceful protesters to the Hill District neighborhood less than 24 hours later.
GALLERY: Rosfeld verdict protest
By Hannah Heisler, Bader Abdulmajeed, and Thomas Yang
March 23, 2019
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Jury finds Rosfeld not guilty in Rose shooting case
By Brian Gentry and Emily Wolfe
March 22, 2019
Michael Rosfeld, a white former Pitt Police officer, was found not guilty of the June 19, 2018 shooting of black 17-year-old Antwon Rose Friday evening.
Michael Rosfeld charged with homicide in Antwon Rose killing
By Christian Snyder | Editor-in-chief
June 27, 2018
Michael Rosfeld, the 30-year-old East Pittsburgh police officer from Penn Hills who fatally shot 17-year-old Antwon Rose on June 19, has been charged with one count of criminal homicide, according to court documents filed Wednesday morning. Rosfeld turned himself at City Court on Wednesday at 6:30 a.m. and was granted an unsecured $250,000 b...
Editorial: Patience required in Antwon Rose case
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
June 27, 2018
Antwon Rose, a 17-year-old black Woodland Hills student, was shot by a white East Pittsburgh police officer, Michael Rosfeld, on the evening of June 26. Since then, coverage of ensuing protests has been extensive — as has speculation surrounding the two parties involved. What is known to be true is...
GALLERY: The Week in Antwon Rose Protests
By TPN Staff
June 26, 2018
June 21, 2018 Early Afternoon—Protesters gathered outside the Allegheny County Courthouse in the second major protest against police brutality after Antwon Rose Jr's death on June 19, 2018. Rose Jr and two others were in a car suspected of involvement in a drive-by shooting Tuesday evening. Rose Jr...
Unarmed 17-year-old fatally shot by East Pittsburgh police
By The Pitt News Staff
June 21, 2018
A police officer from the East Pittsburgh Police Department shot and killed Antwon Rose, a 17-year-old Woodland Hills High School student, the night of Tuesday, June 19. Rose was unarmed at the time he was shot. East Pittsburgh is located near the Monongahela River to the southeast of Pitt...
Photos: Blacks Lives Matter and Never Again protest
By Thomas Yang | Visual Editor
March 31, 2018
“What to we want? Gun control! When do we want it? Now!” “No justice, no peace. No racist police.” Each of those chants are common refrains heard in countless protests around the country. But Saturday, a group a high school students organized a protest — called #NEVER AGAIN X #BLACKLIVESMATTER...
Pitt police use Taser on woman
By Rachel Glasser | News Editor
December 5, 2017
Pitt police deployed a Taser on a woman who fled from UPMC Presbyterian Monday morning. A video aired on WTAE shows the woman wearing a hospital gown walking along Forbes Avenue in the direction of traffic on the road. Pitt police shouted at her to stop moving, but she continued to walk. A University...
Editorial: Port Authority police on trains would be a wreck
By The Pitt News Editorial Staff
November 28, 2017
Even though many Pitt students don’t even know it exists, Pittsburgh’s humble commuter light rail might soon look a lot more like the transit systems of New York, Los Angeles and Miami — but only as far as security measures go. The Port Authority of Allegheny County put forward a proposal ear...
Pitt student found dead in Oakland homicide, police charge ex-boyfriend
By The Pitt News Staff
October 9, 2017
A homicide investigation is underway after Pitt student Alina Sheykhet was found dead in her Oakland apartment Sunday morning. Pittsburgh police have obtained an arrest warrant for 21-year-old Matthew Darby — Sheykhet’s ex-boyfriend whom she filed a protection-from-abuse order against in September. His...
Pitt student’s death being investigated as a homicide
By The Pitt News Staff
October 8, 2017
Pittsburgh police are investigating a homicide in Oakland after finding a deceased Pitt student Sunday morning. The Allegheny County medical examiner's office said Sunday night that the student was Alina Sheykhet, a 20-year-old woman. University spokesperson Joe Miksch confirmed she was a Pitt stud...
‘It rained for a reason:’ Westboro Baptist Church ends protest early, one counter protester arrested
By Bailey Frisco / Staff Writer
October 5, 2017
The Westboro Baptist Church cut its planned protest route short Thursday for reasons unknown to Pitt. “All we know is they didn’t come,” University spokesperson Joe Miksch said in an email. The Westboro Baptist Church protesters — four women toting multiple signs each — arrived at the cor...
Editorial: St. Louis police endanger freedom of the press
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
September 25, 2017
Conventional wisdom proposes that it’s difficult to truly care about an issue until that issue affects you personally. For journalists in St. Louis, the controversy surrounding police brutality in America is coming to that point. In the light of protests during the past week and a half, local, national...
Berkeley braces for right-wing commentator Ben Shapiro’s visit
By Anna M. Phillips | Los Angeles Times (TNS)
September 12, 2017
Girding itself for a visit from another polarizing political figure and the possibility of more violent protests, the University of California, Berkeley is tightening campus security. In a message sent earlier this week, Provost Paul Alivisatos said the university was taking precautions in advance of the ...
Editorial: Hold police accountable with public body camera footage
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
April 17, 2017
In Pennsylvania, whether police officers will wear body cameras is, thankfully, no longer up for debate. They will, but the public viewing and obtaining of footage is turning into a contentious issue. The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania hosted a panel discussion in Lawrenceville Thurs...
Editorial: Police should focus on protecting students, not forcefully disciplining them
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
November 10, 2015
In the post-Newtown era, public schools are seemingly a hotbed of violence, forcing policymakers to step in to ensure students’ safety and peace of mind. Increasing police presence in school is one strategy, but without tailored training in dealing with young students, officers can’t make students ...
Shots fired in North Oakland late Tuesday night
By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor
September 23, 2015
Pittsburgh police have said shots were fired in North Oakland late on Tuesday. At approximately 11:51 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, officers responded to a call after shots were fired at the 300 block of North Craig Street, according to a public safety release. When zone four officers arrived at the...