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David McCormick: “In 2020, [Pittsburgh] had 1,000 police officers. Today they…”

Featuring: David McCormick, Republican | U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania

Dave on The Volpe Report (Part 1) 4.7.24

Published April 8, 2024 | Video Starts at 26:39

Now I live in Pittsburgh. I went to meet with the fop, the Fraternal Order of Police in Pittsburgh last week. In 2020, [Pittsburgh] had 1,000 police officers. Today they had 750 on the way to 650. That's having a huge impact on crime. Literally in my neighborhood, there used to be six patrol cars patrolling. Now there's three in the middle of the night. (26:39–26:46)

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Asserts a reduction in the number of police officers in Pittsburgh from 1,000 to 750, with further reductions expected.

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