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SWAT team recovers 1-year-old girl said to have been abducted, 3 arrested

Julia Felton
By Julia Felton
1 Min Read March 18, 2021 | 5 years Ago
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A 1-year-old girl abducted Thursday afternoon in East Pittsburgh was recovered safely by a SWAT team hours later, according to police.

State police announced they had found Diore Thomas after an Amber Alert was issued for her Thursday afternoon.

Diore was last at 12:30 p.m. in East Pittsburgh.

Police had been looking for Giante Thomas, 20, in connection with her disappearance.

According to tweet from Pittsburgh Public Safety, three people were arrested, but the tweet did not say whether Thomas was among those suspects.

A Pittsburgh Police SWAT team and U.S. Marshals assisted state police in connection with the incident in the 3700 block of Wind Gap Avenue.

They safely recovered the child.

State police will handle the investigation, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety’s tweet.

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Julia Felton 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 jfelton@triblive.com.

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