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Sep 14, 2020 • 10 tweets • 4 min read • Read on X
Thread of Pittsburgh-area police lying or sharing disputed info, especially in initial reports that press repeat

1. Police lying that May 30 protesters that damaged property in Pittsburgh were from out of area. All protesters arrested were from PGH area pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/pro…
2. On June 1, police lie that protesters fired first at a riot-gear clad cops. Videos & accounts show police firing sponge rounds & tear gas first. Peduto backed police initially, then admitted later they lied pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/pit…
3. Police arrest one after claiming protesters blocked traffic near PPG Paints arena. But videos and accounts show protesters occupying intersection as way to keep other marchers safe as some cars zoom past protesters pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/one…
4. Police claim protesters are refusing to communicate with them, but some protesters say they reached out to police and never received a response. Later protesters provide email evidence pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/you…
5. Police arrest a bike marshal in an unmarked van claiming he ignored requests to clear intersections. Bike marshal said he was giving directions to police when they arrested him pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/pit…
6. Police claim that protesters blocked and locked in patrons and employees at a Downtown bar they were protesting. The demonstrators actually just taped posters to doors and windows AFTER bar security locked the doors. There was also likely a back exit pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/pit…
7. Police lie about when Mellon Park in Shadyside was closed, and then used that lie to justify a disperse order and then used pepper spray and other less lethal weapons on protesters. pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/pol…
8. In 2016, Mt. Lebanon police claimed undocumented immigrant Matin Esquivel-Hernandez didn’t yield for pedestrians, but only cited him w/ invalid driver’s license. Martin said he yielded. Mt. Lebo police tipped off ICE; Martin was eventually deported pghcitypaper.com/Blogh/archives…
9. Port Authority Police in 2015 arrest 2 teenagers and issue 3 citations all to Somali Bantu refugees. Police claim they threw rocks at officers, the teens arrested say this isn’t true. pghcitypaper.com/Blogh/archives…
Reporters really need to start thinking about how they report accounts from police, because police have a track record of lying, especially in situations where they could potential get in trouble. End/

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Sep 20, 2023
All mail-in ballots in for PA state House District 21 special election.

Lindsay Powell (D) 82%
Erin Connolly Autenreith (R) 17%

Mail-ins skew heavily for Dems in PA. District is already heavily Dem, so could be an early night. Control of PA state house is on the line
Out of 4,041 mail-in ballots, Dem Powell received 3,331 votes. GOP Autenreith received 697.
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Pittsburgh's congressional delegation is weighing in on the guilty verdict of the Pittsburgh synagogue gunman.

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BREAKING: Jury in Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting trial has ruled Robert Bowers guilty on all 63 counts, including several hate crime charges. Trial will now move into sentencing phase, which is estimated to last about 6 weeks. Sentencing phase should resume June 26.
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The federal government is seeking the death penalty against Robert Bowers. His sentence will be determined during the penalty phase, which is expected to last six weeks. That phase will begin on June 26 triblive.com/local/bowers-f…
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Opening statements from the prosecution in the Pittsburgh synagogue trial with stories of the 11 victims, starting with Cecil and David Rosenthal, who were described as "the boys" and walked from their group home to take their place to welcome congregants at the Tree of Life.
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John Fetterman has declared victory in the PA senate race. His supporters anxiously await for the candidate to speak and have been cheering as NBC news has projected his victory.
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