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Wrongfully jailed Lincoln-Lemington man plans suit

DeAndre Brown was inside his Chevy Trailblazer at Kelly and North Lang streets in the city’s Homewood section just before 11 a.m. Sept. 16. The young man, who worked security for the Carnegie Library branch there, looked on in disbelief when at least five police officers swarmed his vehicle, pulled him from the SUV and handcuffed him.

Wrongly jailed Lincoln-Larimer man praises mother

An ankle monitoring device made DeAndre Brown a prisoner in his Lincoln-Larimer home on Saturday, one day after prosecutors dropped a robbery charge that had been based on a wrong identification and kept him in jail for a month.

Discussing The Legalization Of Marijuana

KDKA Radio’s Mike Pintek speaks with the Executive Director of Pittsburgh NORML Patrick Nightingale about the legalization of marijuana.

G20 protester resentenced

A man who was convicted of causing more than $15,000 worth of damage during G20 protests in 2009 will restart his five years’ probation after pleading guilty to summary charges of obstructing roadways and disorderly conduct stemming from another protest last year.

Protest against violence on gays leads to 5 arrests in Bloomfield

Police arrested five people who they said blocked roadways and became disorderly during a rally Wednesday night in Bloomfield. One of those arrested was on probation after previously serving time for $15,000 in damage he caused in Oakland during the G-20 protests in 2009.

G-20 protester gets jail time for vandalism

A G-20 protester convicted of breaking $15,000 worth of windows in Oakland was sentenced Tuesday to six to 18 months incarceration. David Japenga, 21, of Lawrenceville, told Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Edward J. Borkowski that he’s had a lot of time to reflect on his actions, and recognizes now that they were inappropriate.