Published on September 12, 2024
Date: September 12, 2024 Incident Type: Location: Zone 1 Summary:
On September 11, 2024, Zone 1 plainclothes detectives responded to the area of Glenrose Street after a citizen came upon a suitcase suspected to be filled with narcotics. Upon arrival, detectives and patrol officers located the suitcase filled with what was believed to be bricks of heroin. A backpack was also found in the vicinity containing similarly packaged heroin. K9 officers were called to the search the area. One K9 indicated that both the suitcase and backpack contained narcotics. The mobile crime unit responded to process the evidence to be transported to headquarters. The final count tallied 4,688 bricks of heroin. This remains an open case and the investigation is ongoing.
Reporting PIO: Cara Cruz
2024-09-12 PIO@pittsburghpa.gov