Crime & Safety
BP Robber Strikes Beechview Store
The suspect who robbed a Brookline gas station could be the same man who robbed a Beechview store Tuesday morning.
The on Sunday could be the same man who robbed a Beechview store Tuesday morning.
Pittsburgh police are investigating an incident in which a white man, between 20 and 30 years old, 5'6" and 120lbs, walked into the Sunrise Sunoco at 1721 Banksville Road in Beechview around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, pointed a gun at an employee and demanded money.
He took money and cigarettes, then fled down Banksville Road, according to the police report.
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The man was wearing a camouflage baseball cap, gray hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans, and had a white bandanna covering his face.
A man of a similar description robbed the on West Liberty Avenue in Brookline at gunpoint on Sunday morning. In that case, the suspect stole money and fled down West Liberty Avenue.
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Those with information should contact the Pittsburgh police robbery squad at 412-323-7152.
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