Traffic stop on South Side yields, drugs, money and stolen gun
Allegheny County sheriff’s deputies confiscated drugs, money and a stolen gun during a traffic stop Saturday afternoon on Pittsburgh’s South Side.
They arrested Glen Cleveland, 22, of Carrick after witnessing a suspected drug deal shortly before 1 p.m. at a gas station at East Carson and 10th streets.
Cleveland drove away but the deputies pulled him over a short distance away. When they started to pat Cleveland down, he reached for his waistband, where they found a loaded handgun, according to a criminal complaint.
Cleveland had a revoked permit to carry a concealed gun, according to authorities. The firearm was reported stolen out of Monongahela.
Inside the vehicle, deputies found a marijuana cigar, 40 stamp bags of suspected heroin, hydrocodone pills and $1,230, the complaint said.
The sheriff’s office charged Cleveland with drug and gun offenses as well as receiving stolen property.
In October, Pittsburgh police charged Cleveland with aggravated assault, carrying a gun without a license, terroristic threats and vehicle code infractions.
Court records show that Cleveland was released on non-monetary bail and faces a preliminary hearing next month.
A copy of the charging documents in that case was not available Saturday night from City Court.
Cleveland is in the Allegheny County Jail awaiting arraignment on the latest charges.
Jonathan D. Silver is a TribLive news editor. A New York City native and graduate of Cornell University, he spent 26 years at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette as a reporter and editor before joining the Trib in 2022 as an enterprise reporter. Jon has also worked as a journalist in Venezuela, England, Wisconsin and California. He can be reached at jsilver@triblive.com.
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