Published on June 18, 2024
Date: June 18, 2024 Incident Type: Carjacking Location: Zone 5 Summary:
UPDATE: The victim from this incident was treated for an injury to her wrist.
Original incident details:
Just after 3 a.m. Pittsburgh Police responded to 9-1-1 calls for a woman heard screaming in the 4900 block of Broad Street.
Arriving officers spoke with the victim who said two males forcibly removed her from her parked vehicle and threw her on the ground before driving off.
Multiple units began searching for the suspects, who bailed out of the vehicle a short time later in the area of E.Liberty Blvd. and Centre Ave. One male was detained almost immediately and a firearm was recovered.
The second male fled on foot and police found him hiding in a bush at Centre Ave. and Station St.
Both males were transported to the Allegheny County Jail.
The vehicle was recovered by the owner.
Reporting PIO: Cara Cruz
2024-06-18 PIO@pittsburghpa.gov