Roundup: Police investigate Shadyside robbery
Here are some of the latest news items happening this morning, Friday, June 13:
Police investigate Shadyside robbery
Pittsburgh police are investigating after a robbery Thursday in the city’s Shadyside neighborhood.
Officials said officers were dispatched to the 200 block of South Highland Avenue just before noon.
An employee told officers that two masked juveniles had entered the store, pepper-sprayed the worker, stole merchandise and fled. Officials said the robbers had a suspected firearm during the robbery.
The employee had a minor cut to the elbow from glass that broke during the altercation but denied medical treatment, public safety officials said.
The investigation is ongoing.
Driver injured in Tarentum crash
A driver was injured in a crash Wednesday on Route 28 northbound near Tarentum.
PennDOT spokesman Steve Cowan said the wreck was reported around 10 p.m. and the road reopened just after midnight.
Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Bertha Cazy in a statement said a vehicle crashed into a guiderail and over a hillside. The driver was ejected from the vehicle and taken to a hospital for “suspected serious injuries to his lower extremities.”
Additional information was not available.
Julia Burdelski is a TribLive reporter covering Pittsburgh City Hall and other news in and around Pittsburgh. A La Roche University graduate, she joined the Trib in 2020. She can be reached at jburdelski@triblive.com.
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