This isn't an issue that pertains the municipal services or problems with same.
Complaints directed at the local media should directed TO the local media. This is a third part website, whose only connection to paNow, is an applet on their news and information page.

this is an issue if people want to recieve better news coverage. If you feel the service is poop why can you not request to have it fixed.

that place is looking bad they better clean it up. Its looking very scuzzy

Belly-up closed tonight - no action on the street at all. Peace on Earth finally reigns! Merry Christmas!!!

Heard a young man was bottled in the back of the neck and required stitches. If he'd been stabbed in the front it would have been a different story. It was unprovoked too.

just think it should be looked into for everyones safety

Well, if they reported the stabbing in the news, people wouldn't resort to posting on this. It did happen!

Crime, stabbings, etc., are not reported in order to keep crime statistics lower than they actually are.
Authorities do not want citizens to know how serious crime rate is.

Hermie, are you a mediator for this website or something? You certainly seem to have your hand in telling people what they can and cannot do or say, both here and on panow.

I do believe the police send press releases to the media. If nothing gets released to the media by police, then it IS a municipal issue.

a dude got stabbed in the side of his neck

Typical rumors being greatly exaggerated and spun out of control. For the record, No one was EVER stabbed at Belly Up Pub and Grill. Indeed, on the night of the 23rd, a person was hit from behind with a bottle. The individual responsible was removed and the event was caught on cameras. Police have been contacted and Belly Up will be encouraging that charges be laid. Also for the record, Belly Up will be open tonight.

rumors indeed the wick witch started them no doubt,

The police aren't obligated to tell anyone anything. and I'm arguing the semantics of the proper use of this website. It's just a @#$% box because nobody thinks to even call anyone who can do anything about an issue, instead, they post here.

I was speaking to an employee and from what I hear someone got hit with a bottle and that resulted in a bad cut, but that is all...

Talking to the victim... and is reported.. he was bottled, then stabbed with the broken bottle.....

JT-Jr: someone actually WAS stabbed in BU's

But I don't blame the bar or the owners/staff

some idiot out of the blue decideds to "Bottle" someone, then stab them? That is WHOLEY on Them!

I've done a Lot of drinking in my day, and I NEVER Bottled/Stabbed someone

I've also heard that there was a stabbing at the downtown A&W recently, which was never made public. I am seriously beginning to wonder if city hall has put a gag order on PA city police, regarding violent incidents occuring at downtown businesses. We all know city hall's agenda is to try & convince people to shop downtown. Pretty difficult to convince people to go shop there, if there is constant news reports of stabbings & robberies. That would obviously scare people off (more than usual) from downtown. Remember how it took PACP 5 days to publicly release that the CIBC was robbed? 5 days??? Unbelievable! And they wanted the public's assistance? Ha! Lately, only stabbings that occur in residential homes are the only ones we're hearing about in a timely manner! I think 'concerned guy' has it exactly right, "Crime, stabbings, etc., are not reported in order to keep crime statistics lower than they actually are. Authorities do not want citizens to know how serious crime rate is." I think this is especially true when it pertains to downtown business! Don't we as citizens have A RIGHT TO KNOW, which areas of the city are dangerous or unsafe to be in??? Don't the police have an obligation to assist in keeping the public safe from harm, if they are able to? Deliberately withholding vital information from the public could prove to have dire consequences for everyone involved! All I know is that if I get jumped, robbed or assaulted downtown, I will be asking a lawyer to gather the stats from the police as to how many violent incidents have occurred at downtown businesses, and was the public made aware of all these incidents? Or were we left as sitting ducks in a pond, thinking it was safe to be there......?

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