Pittsburgh dem proposes citizen police review boards

Counties would be allowed to create citizen police review boards under legislation proposed recently in the state Legislature.  Rep. Austin Davis, D-Allegheny, introduced House Bill 2691 to amend state law allowing second through eighth class counties to create the boards, which would have nine members. Members would reflect the geographic and cultural diversity of a county, according to the legislation, with membership made up of two members from a borough, two members from a first class township, two members from a second class township and one member from the county at-large...