UPDATE 2: Police Investigate Downtown Bank Robbery
Date: July 2, 2019
Incident Type: Robbery
Location: Zone 2
Summary:
Pittsburgh Bureau of Police officers from Zone 2, as well as detectives from the Major Crimes Unit, responded to a 911 call of a bank robbery at a PNC branch located in the 200 block of 5th Avenue downtown at 10:43 a.m.
When officers arrived on scene they learned a male had approached a bank teller and passed a note demanding cash, while threatening the teller. It is not known if the suspect had a weapon. An undisclosed amount of cash was taken.
A male suspect was apprehended a short time later.
The investigation continues.
Update 2: A photograph that was included in a previous update to this post has been removed and should be disregarded.
The police would like to thank the public for their help.
Reporting PIO: Cara Cruz2019-07-02
PIO@pittsburghpa.gov
