Pittsburgh Police investigating Lawrenceville armed bank robbery

CBS News Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Police are looking for a suspect they say is responsible for a Thursday morning bank robbery in Lawrenceville.

According to Pittsburgh Public Safety, around 9:30 a.m., a man dressed in all black and wearing masks entered the New Alliance Credit Union in the 3700 block of Butler Street, flashed a gun, and demanded money.

After the threat, a teller handed a large amount of cash to the suspect and he fled from there.

Police did not specify how much money the subject got away with.

No one was injured as a result of the robbery.

Pittsburgh Police's Violent Crime Unit is investigating but anyone with information is asked to call them at 412-323-7800.

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Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.