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Police Activity Thursday Morning in Brookline

A Pittsburgh police spokesperson said police activity in Brookline on Thursday morning was narcotics-related.

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A police situation reported in Brookline this morning is related to drug activity, according to a spokesperson for Pittsburgh Police.

Dormont-Brookline Patch contacted Pittsburgh Police Public Information Officer Diane Richard on Thursday morning after hearing reports from residents of possible SWAT activity in the area of Pioneer and Bellaire avenues around 9 a.m.

Richard said police-related narcotic activity was conducted in that area, and that a full report would be available Thursday afternoon.

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The exact address of the activity, and the identities of those involved, are unknown at this time.

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