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> Some Allegheny County police officers may be headed to Downtown to bolster the law enforcement presence amid escalating concerns about safety and violence.

> According to multiple sources, county Executive Rich Fitzgerald has offered to provide a contingent of county police officers to supplement the work being done by city police.

> Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey is believed to be receptive to the proposal, which has yet to be announced publicly. Mr. Fitzgerald discussed the idea during a recent Pittsburgh Cultural Trust board meeting, sources said.