The city of Pittsburgh says it will no longer respond to 911 calls that are not related to “in progress emergencies” starting this week.
According to a press release titled “Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Makes Operational Changes to Better Serve Pittsburgh,” the city will create a “Telephone Reporting Unit” (TRU) to dispatch calls that do not require an in-person response by officers.
“TRU will NOT be assigned to any ‘In Progress’ call where a suspect may be on scene, any crime where a person may need medical aid, any domestic dispute, calls with evidence, or where the Mobile Crime Unit will be requested to process a scene,” the press release said.
