East Carson Street closure and checkpoints could be coming to South Side

The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police and city leaders are working on a new idea to end the unruly crowds and violence plaguing the South Side this summer.

Among the mayhem on the South Side this month, two police officers were injured after a man threw a lit firework at them and shots were fired during the Fourth of July weekend.

“When you see these gangs not have respect for officers, it’s really concerning, and clearly we know that we need to do something differently here at the South Side,” Pittsburgh City Councilman Bob Charland said on Wednesday…

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