Police Department Media Releases
MEDIA RELEASE – Domestic Violence / Agg Assault LEO Arrest
August 3, 2022
Police Department Press Release
Released by Lt. Rebekah Lynch August 3, 2022 On August 3, 2022, at approximately 3:13 a.m., officers with the Pittsburg Police Department were dispatched to 1406 Bitner Terrace in response...
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Aggravated Battery Arrest
July 22, 2021
City Press Releases
PITTSBURG, KS – On Sunday, July 11, 2010, at approximately 10:15 p.m., officers with the Pittsburg Police Department were dispatched to 208 W. 23rd Street for a report of a...
Read MoreAggravated Battery Arrest
July 19, 2021
City Press Releases
PITTSBURG, KANSAS – On Sunday morning, July 18, 2021, at approximately 2:51 AM, law enforcement officers from the Pittsburg Police Department were called to Ascension Via Christi’s Emergency Department in...
Read MoreRobbery Arrest
July 15, 2021
City Press Releases
PITTSBURG, KANSAS – On early Thursday morning, July 8, 2021, at approximately 1:45 AM, law enforcement officers with the Pittsburg Police Department were dispatched to the Snak Atak convenience store,...
Read MoreIncrease of Catalytic Converter Thefts
July 8, 2021
City Press Releases
PITTSBURG, KANSAS – The Pittsburg Police Department wants to remind citizens to be vigilant in protecting their personal property, specifically the catalytic converters attached to their vehicles. The Pittsburg Police...
Read MoreAggravated Kidnapping Arrest
July 6, 2021
City Press Releases
PITTSBURG, KANSAS – On Saturday, July 3rd, 2021, around 07:17 a.m., officers with the Pittsburg Police Department received a phone call from an anonymous person who reported their friend was...
Read MoreSexual Offense Arrest
July 2, 2021
City Press Releases
PITTSBURG, KANSAS – On July 1, 2021, at approximately 5:15 p.m., 59-year-old Gerald Laverne Simmons of Pittsburg, turned himself in to detectives with the Pittsburg Police Department. Simmons was taken...
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Shots Fired Incident & Pursuit
June 15, 2021
City Press Releases
PITTSBURG, KANSAS – On Monday evening, June 14, 2021, at approximately 7:45 PM, law enforcement officers from the Pittsburg Police Department were dispatched to the intersection of 10th St. and...
Read MoreStolen Vehicle recovered in 13 minutes
June 14, 2021
City Press Releases
On Friday morning, June 11, 2021, at 06:24 a.m., law enforcement officers from the Pittsburg Police Department were dispatched to a residence in the 1100 block of S. Elm St.,...
Read MoreClick It or Ticket
June 14, 2021
City Press Releases
From May 21, 2021 through May 31, 2021, the Pittsburg Police Department participated in the 2021 Kansas Click It or Ticket campaign. During this campaign, our department conducted overtime saturation...
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