A plan to change Pittsburgh’s stop-and-frisk policy is given preliminary approval in Pittsburgh City council.An effort to change the policy has been underway for several months but yesterday it took a step forward.The change would require police to document why they had suspicion to stop a person. City council said they’re awaiting a tweak to the bill before final passage.A public safety spokesperson said that “tweak” would allow officers to verbally tell a person why they were stopped and give them a police report number rather than give immediate documentation on-site.
A plan to change Pittsburgh’s stop-and-frisk policy is given preliminary approval in Pittsburgh City council.
An effort to change the policy has been underway for several months but yesterday it took a step forward.
The change would require police to document why they had suspicion to stop a person. City council said they’re awaiting a tweak to the bill before final passage.
A public safety spokesperson said that “tweak” would allow officers to verbally tell a person why they were stopped and give them a police report number rather than give immediate documentation on-site.
