Criminal complaint charges Pitt student with ethnic intimidation, making terroristic threats
By Jon Moss and Janine Faust
July 30, 2019
A rising junior political science major was accused on July 13 of one count each of ethnic intimidation, terroristic threats and harassment in a criminal complaint filed by a Mt. Lebanon police officer.
Top 10: Places to jaywalk in Oakland
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
April 4, 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 24, 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 26, 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...