Police arrest suspect in armed robbery of East Liberty store
Pittsburgh police said they arrested a suspect in the Jan. 9 armed robbery of an East Liberty tobacco and lottery store.
Dean Tyler, 23, no address available, faces charges of robbery, carrying a firearm without a license and theft by unlawful taking in connection with the armed robbery of Mike’s Tobacco & Lottery in the 6100 block of Penn Avenue, police said.
Police arrested Tyler on Wednesday. He is being held at Allegheny County Jail as he awaits a preliminary hearing, according to online court records.
Justin Vellucci is a TribLive reporter covering crime and public safety in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. A longtime freelance journalist and former reporter for the Asbury Park (N.J.) Press, he worked as a general assignment reporter at the Trib from 2006 to 2009 and returned in 2022. He can be reached at jvellucci@triblive.com.
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