Posted on 09/14/2002 4:27:58 PM PDT by GeneD
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:34:45 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
A federal judge yesterday lifted most of the federal oversight imposed on the Pittsburgh police force under a 1997 consent decree.
U.S. District Judge Robert Cindrich granted a joint motion filed by the city and the U.S. Justice Department to terminate the decree except for provisions governing the Office of Municipal Investigations, which investigates allegations of police misconduct.
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