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I know we’re all very G-20 focused this week, but I got an e-mail that I thought was important to share in light of the alleged criminal activity that everyone has been discussing on the message boards. It’s regarding a Safe Neighborhoods Network meeting taking placed this weekend. I don’t know much about the group, [...]

Mt. Washington mom finds noose-tied doll scrawled with son’s initials
As ssb70 noted in a comment, WPXI.com reported that a Mt. Washington mother called 911 after finding a doll hanging from a noose attached to the hood of her car on Monday morning. When she looked closely at the doll, she noticed that its face [...]

The Post Gazette put together a Google Map of all the murders in Pittsburgh in 2008. The best thing about this map is that you can click on the marker and see details and new articles about that specific murder.

I think it’s interesting to be able to see where the murders seem to congregate. Unfortunately [...]

Join us TONIGHT at 6:30PM at the Senior Center on Virginia Ave for a crime prevention workshop. Officer Christine Luffey, Zone 3 Police, will be in attendance to discuss setting up block watches in Mt. Washington and Duquesne Heights. City Maps and crime statistics will be available to determine where block watches should be formed. For [...]

I caught wind of this fire literally when I could smell smoke in the air driving through the neighborhood. I had my camera with me and took some video.
At the scene I heard that there was no one in the house at the time the fire broke out. More details to come and as always, [...]

Hooray to the Mayor and City Council for approving use of surveillance cameras in the City of Pittsburgh. I know there are mixed reviews on their effectiveness, but if measures are put into to place to protect our privacy then I say let’s use them to try and make our communities safer.
According to an article [...]

Last Sunday, a ribbon-cutting ceremony took place at the new rain garden in Mt. Washington. Burt Hill employees and Mt. Washington residents donated hours and hours of time and money to make the corner of Shiloh St. and Virginia Ave. more inviting. Instead of focusing on this positive promotion for our business district, we are forced [...]

If you were listening to the news on KDKA this morning you know by now there was a shooting at Sonny’s Place on Shiloh St. last night that resulted in the death of a 23 year old kid from Carrick.
Police are looking for suspects after a shooting at a Mount Washington bar claimed the life [...]

Have you ever asked yourself, “Should I call 911 or should I call 311?” I know I have.
Apparently I’m not alone and there is some confusion among residents about when to call what service.
Today the South Pittsburgh Reporter published an article about this helpful yet sometimes confusing service. At a meeting of the SSSNA, 311 [...]

The flag was indeed replaced this morning on Grandview Ave. I don’t know who is directly responsible for this, I just know that two Pittsburgh Public Works employees were spotted putting up the new flag.
Thanks to Circusvue for pointing the condition of the flag out to us and calling someone about it and thanks to [...]