East Hills Jitney Run Turns Chaos As Driver Held At Gunpoint, Passenger Hit With Lunchbox Drug Charges

A jitney run in Pittsburgh’s East Hills neighborhood spun into chaos yesterday when a driver was robbed at gunpoint, then police later charged his passenger after finding a lunchbox full of drugs in her nearby apartment. According to investigators, the driver told officers he was jumped by several masked men while working in the neighborhood, and officers say a 2-year-old child inside the apartment later had access to the same container where they found crack and heroin.

Robbery at Wilner Avenue and East Hills Drive

Police were called to the intersection of Wilner Avenue and East Hills Drive after the jitney driver reported that he had been assaulted and robbed, according to court documents. The victim, who told investigators he regularly picks up…..

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