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CHIEFS OFFICE 1203 Western Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15223 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 5, 2013 CONTACT: PIO Diane Richard 412-323-7814 Office 412-323-7820 Fax diane.richard@pittsburghpa.gov
- Who was the Zone 5 lieutenant and who were the Zone 5 sergeants on duty at the time of the call? - What shift were the officers working (that is, when were they due to end their shfits)? - What police supervisory presence at the 911 center was there? - What is the bureau's protocol for officers responding to such a call about how to handle it and when to clear? - Are the officers under internal investigation (bureau or OMI) for their actions? Or is there an internal investigation ongoing about the circumstances surrounding the handling of this call? - Did Brown throw officers a note during the standoff? If so, please provide details. - What did the note say? - What specific reference did Brown's note make to officers being able to aid or save Wade? - Were the officers questioned by homicide detectives about their actions? - If so, did the officers have any FOP representation present? - Have police confirmed that Anthony Brown was the person who spoke with the officers at Wade's residence on 12/31? If so, when did that confirmation occur? - Have police confirmed whether Wade was the caller to 911 on 12/31? - What concern is there if any among police brass that the officers did not act thoroughly to ascertain the status of a female caller to 911 whose call was disconnected when they were confronted with a man who said all is well and refused to let them in? - Why have police not previously released information about this call ********
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