#2,190 - Understaffed Pittsburgh Police No Longer Responding To "Non-Emergency" Calls

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English - March 15, 2024 10:00 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
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The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police has made major changes to its operation as it battles staffing shortages - including no longer responding to 'in-progress emergencies' and limiting the number of officers on the night shift.

Police Chief Larry Scirotto announced in February that during the earlier morning hours there will be fewer officers on staff and lower priority calls will get sent to a telephone reporting unit rather than a person.

The chief said the changes need to be made so his 740 officers can more efficiently serve the community, reported WTAE.

According to WPXI, calls for theft, harassment, criminal mischief and burglary alarms will all be handled by the telephone reporting unit.

'When there is an event that is not in-progress, we're going to take an reroute that call to our telephone reporting unit,' said Scirotto.