Top Pittsburgh crime news: Stats show crime is dropping; Colombian national sentenced on robbery

Top Pittsburgh crime news: Stats show crime is dropping; Colombian national sentenced on robberyPhoto: iStock
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Published on August 13, 2019

Read on for the top crime and emergency news you may have missed in Pittsburgh.

Uniform crime stats show crime in Pittsburgh is dropping

Crime in the city of Pittsburgh is trending down.

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Colombian national sentenced to prison after extradition to Pittsburgh on jewel robbery

A Colombian national from a theft ring targeting jewelry salesmen has been sentenced to prison after being extradited to Pittsburgh.

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Pittsburgh man charged for illegal dumping in Penn Hills

A Pittsburgh man was charged after a video showed him illegally dumping in Penn Hills.

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