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On December 6, 2009, Patrolman Michael James Crawshaw, aged 32, of the Penn Hills Township Police Department, tragically lost his life in an ambush while responding to a disturbance call at a residence in the 200 block of Johnston Road. Crawshaw, who had been with the Penn Hills Police Department for two and a half years, was the first officer to arrive on the scene. He parked his patrol car two houses away from the address and reported hearing gunfire from inside the home. As he waited for back ...Read More
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Michael James Crawshaw
Male
White / Caucasian
Penn-hills-township
PA
2009-12-06
32
Michael
James Crawshaw
11/19/2025






