Pittsburgh police have arrested an alleged drug dealer a day after responding to multiple suspected drug overdoses Downtown.
Authorities said city police and EMS responded to nine suspected overdoses late Wednesday morning in the area of Fourth Avenue and Wood Street. Narcotics and vice detectives also have received numerous complaints from citizens and business owners about recent drug activity in the area, authorities said.
Detectives went to the area Thursday and observed a man, later identified as Calvin Harshaw, 28, allegedly selling drugs on the 300 block of Third Avenue. Two undercover detectives approached the man and bought two packets of heroin in bags marked “SKULL.” When the deal was finalized, police arrested Harshaw without incident.
Harshaw is charged with possession of a controlled substance, intent to deliver a controlled substance and delivery of a controlled substance. His preliminary hearing is set for July 23 in Pittsburgh Municipal Court.
