Morning Roundup: Police say Cranberry woman stole thousands from dentist office

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, May 23:

Police say Cranberry woman stole thousands from dentist office

An employee of a dentist office in Cranberry Township has been charged with felony theft for allegedly stealing about $20,000 from Generational Dental Associates.

Police said Kimberly Cook, 58 of Cranberry stole thousands of dollars from her employer. She has been charged with two felony theft charges, according to court records.

Erika Morrow with Generational Dental Associates told Tribune-Review news partner WPXI “this was a really masterminded plan.”

Cook worked at Generational Dental Associates on Rochester Road as a clerk for about two years. WPXI reported she handled payments from patients and would encourage patients to pay in cash, according to a criminal complaint.

Office owners became suspicious after two patients contacted them in March with questions regarding their cash payments.

Police said Cook entered cash payments as credit card payments 46 times starting in January 2021. Cook admitted to stealing the money, said police.

“It’s really disappointing, we are a family-owned operation and small business,” Morrow told WPXI.

Cook has a history of criminal activity of theft and forgery, according to court documents. She was also accused of stealing $73,000 over a three year period from the Hines Ward Table 86 restaurant back in 2017.

The Hines Ward Table 86 case has not been settled yet.

Teen shot in Hill District

Pittsburgh police are investigating a shooting in the Hill District on Monday afternoon in which a 17-year-old male was shot in the ankle.

At about 4:20 p.m., Pittsburgh officers responded to reports of multiple shots fired in the 200 block of Elmore Street. Once at the scene, police said they found the teen, and he was transported to a local hospital and is in stable condition.

Witnesses told police they saw two juvenile males fleeing the scene, according to a report. The suspects were located and detained by Allegheny County and Pittsburgh police. Both males were possessing firearms and were charged with Firearms not to be Carried Without a License and Possession of a Firearm by a Minor, the report said.

The shooting is currently under investigation.

McKeesport police respond to incident at housing complex

Police responded early Tuesday morning to an incident at a housing complex in McKeesport, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI.

Video captured by a WPXI showed officers placing evidence markers in the 100 block of 13th Avenue in Harrison Village.

No injuries were reported.

WPXI reported police officials confirm police activity around 1:25 a.m.