The streets of the Central Business District saw heightened activity from Downtown High-Visibility Patrol officers during the week of July 22-28 as displayed in a detailed City of Pittsburgh blotter report published on July 29th. With a concerted focus on maintaining public safety, the officers' efforts resulted in 18 arrests at the Downtown Public Safety Center alongside 34 non-traffic citations and 19 parking citations.
The Downtown High-Visibility Patrol has not only made their presence known through the necessary enforcement actions, but they also engaged with the community by meeting with seven businesses yet it doesn’t stop there because they pursued leads which brought forth a noteworthy arrest during the week. Notably, VPU detectives, while on patrol, identified Dewayne Harris, a subject with existing VPU warrants for Narcotics Sales and Trafficking, leading to his apprehension and subsequent transport to the ACJ without incident, wherein two additional summons were filed relating to narcotics purchase and possession tied to Harris.
Additionally, Traffic and K9 units reported a zero-arrest count but were quite active in issuing citations, with 49 parking violations and 10 traffic citations, leading to five vehicle tows underlining their commitment to maintaining traffic order and safety within the Central Business District.
