Pittsburgh police sergeant injured in melee on the South Side
A Pittsburgh police officer was injured early Saturday morning while trying to break up a fight in the 1500 block of East Carson Street.
The sergeant, who suffered an apparent broken ankle, was transported to a local hospital, a police spokeswoman said.
The incident occurred around 1 a.m. as the sergeant and other officers on the scene attempted to make an arrest.
No one else was injured.
Paula Reed Ward is a TribLive reporter covering federal and Allegheny County courts. She joined the Trib in 2020 after spending nearly 17 years at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, where she was part of a Pulitzer Prize-winning team. She is the author of “Death by Cyanide.” She can be reached at pward@triblive.com.
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