Crime & Safety

Edgewood Police Reports: Wilkinsburg Assists, Retail Thefts

The latest from Edgewood police.

March 2

  • Police initiated a traffic tow after Roxanne Squir was stopped for driving with expired inspection. She also was found to have a suspended license due to a DUI.
  • Police assisted on a medical call.

March 3

  • police assisted Wilkinsburg officers with a report that a group of men were walking down the street near 1221 Belmont and surrounding a house with a gun to kill a resident inside. No one was found when police arrived.
  • Edgewood police assisted Wilkinsburg officers with a domestic dispute call.
  • Police responded to a false alarm at
  • Edgewood police assisted Wilkinsburg officers with a report of 15 rounds of shots fired on Clark Street. A man was found shot in the chest.
  • Edgewood police assisted Wilkinsburg officers with a report of a loud disturbance coming from an apartment. 

March 4

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  • Edgewood police assisted Wilkinsburg officers with a report of a burglary in progress.
  • Police assisted state officers with a five vehicle accident near the Squirrel Hill tunnels.
  • Edgewood police assisted Wilkinsburg officers with a vehicle pursuit near Montier and Penn. The vehicle later crashed and both the driver and passenger were killed.

March 5

  • Edgewood police responded to a false fire alarm that went off at .
  • Police responded to a hit and run reported at .
  • Police assisted on a medical call in the borough.
  • Police responded to an alarm at Wash Monster—all was clear.

March 6

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  • Police assisted on a medical call.

March 7

  • Police responded to a suspicious incident at Edgewood Towne Center after a woman said she believed a man was following her in and out of stores there.
  • Police assisted the volunteer fire department with a fire alarm at Kmart due to a power outage.
  • Edgewood police assisted Wilkinsburg officers with a shooting near Franklin and Ella. A man was shot in the foot.
  • Police responded to a report of retail theft at Giant Eagle after a woman left the store without paying for $181 in groceries.
  • Police responded to a hit and run on Maple Avenue.

March 8

  • Police responded to a fight on Greendale Avenue. No one was there when police arrived.
  • Police responded to a domestic call.


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