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Pittsburgh police officer involved in crash upgraded to good condition

Justin Vellucci
By Justin Vellucci
1 Min Read July 7, 2023 | 2 years Ago
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A Pittsburgh police officer who was injured in a crash has been upgraded to good condition, the city said.

The crash happened around 7:30 p.m. at Madison and Spring Garden avenues in East Allegheny, according to Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz. The officer, who was not identified, had been responding to a report of a robbery with shots fired in Rhine Place, she said.

The officer had been in stable condition before being upgraded to good, Cruz said. The crash is being investigated.

As for the shooting, a shell casing was found at the scene of the reported robbery in Rhine Place, but no victims were located, Cruz said.

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Justin Vellucci is a TribLive reporter covering crime and public safety in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. A longtime freelance journalist and former reporter for the Asbury Park (N.J.) Press, he worked as a general assignment reporter at the Trib from 2006 to 2009 and returned in 2022. He can be reached at jvellucci@triblive.com.

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