PITTSBURGH – For the past three months the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police has engaged in a collaborative partnership with numerous law enforcement and public safety agencies to prepare for this National Special Security Event. Through numerous hours of training, strategic planning and intelligence collecting, public safety officials and our highly trained officers have collectively planned to protect the citizens of Pittsburgh, our guests and property as well as the First Amendment freedoms of those who engage in lawful protest activity.
The City of Pittsburgh has made history hosting the G20 Summit. Because of this the eyes of the world are on Pittsburgh. Unfortunately this historic experience has been tainted by a few demonstrators who engaged in unlawful activities.
The residents of Bloomfield, Shadyside, Oakland, Lawrenceville, the Strip District and the Friendship-Garfield communities sustained minimal damage in those areas where civil disorder ensued. Mobile Field Forces, at the ready, responded swiftly and effectively with lawful enforcement and arrested twenty-four (24) demonstrators in various locations with the largest concentration centered in the Lawrenceville/Bloomfield area. However, there were twelve (12) demonstrations that were peacefully conducted on the streets of Pittsburgh where no arrests occurred.
In addition to the arrests detailed above there were 42 arrests that occurred during a demonstration at and near Schenley Plaza which began after 9:00pm. Additional details concerning these arrests will be released as they become available.
The areas of damage and civil disturbance include:
- PNC Bank at Liberty Avenue and Matilda Street in Bloomfield sustained a broken glass door
- Fidelity Bank at Morewood and Centre Avenues in Shadyside sustained broken glass panes
- P&W BMW Auto Showroom on Baum Blvd. in Bloomfield sustained a broken window pane
- Boston Market Restaurant on Baum Blvd. in Shadyside sustained 10 broken window panes
- KFC on Baum Blvd. in Bloomfield sustained 1 broken window pane
- Pamela’s Diner on Forbes Avenue in Oakland sustained broken windows
- Quizno’s Subs on Craig Street in Oakland sustained broken windows
- Irish Design Center on Craig Street sustained broken windows
- PNC Bank on Craig Street in Oakland sustained broken windows
- BNY Mellon on Craig Street sustained broken windows
- Citizens Bank on Craig Street in Oakland sustained broken windows
- Fidelity Bank on Morewood and Centre in Shadyside sustained broken windows/drive-thru
- Panera Bread on Forbes Avenue in Oakland sustained broken windows
- McDonalds on Forbes Avenue in Oakland sustained broken windows
- Brueggars Bagels on Forbes Avenue in Oakland sustained broken windows
- Subway on Forbes Avenue in Oakland sustained broken windows
- Rite Aid on Forbes Avenue in Oakland sustained broken windows
- FedEx on Forbes Avenue in Oakland sustained broken windows
- H&R Block on Atwood in Oakland sustained broken windows
Suspicious Packages:
EOD Units responded to ten calls for suspicious packages. Investigations resolved all of these calls without incident.
Injuries:
- One (1) male transported to UPMC Presbyterian from Fifth and Thackeray
- One (1) male transported to Mercy Hospital
- One (1) female transported to UPMC Presbyterian for OC inhalation/Asthma
- One (1) police officer non-lethal round struck in hand – treated and released
- One (1) police officer suffered from heat exhaustion – treated and released
- One (1) police officer transported to Mercy Hospital suffered an allergic reaction
Chemical Agent Deployment:
OC chemical agent was deployed by the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police in Lawrenceville/Strip District and Oakland for area and space denial (crowd dispersal). OC is a micro-pulverized powder that gives a burning sensation when inhaled causing upper respiratory gagging and coughing. OC agent does not incapacitate but is used to contain and disperse disorderly crowds. |
