State police gaming enforcement officers are asking for the publics help as they try to identify a man accused of taking an 85-year-old womans purse at Rivers Casino early Sunday.<\/p>\n
The victim forgot her purse which contained her cellphone, an unspecified amount of cash and credit cards at a slot machine just after 1 a.m., according to police.<\/p>\n
Video surveillance shows a white male finding the purse and wrapping his sweatshirt around it and leaving the casino on Pittsburghs North Shore, police said.<\/p>\n
Police posted a report and photographs of the suspect on the Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers website Wednesday and said an unspecified reward is being offered for information leading to the mans arrest.<\/p>\n
Anyone with information can contact crime stoppers at 1-800-4PA-TIPS (8477) or at pacrimestoppers.org.<\/p>\n
Paul Peirce is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Paul at 724-850-2860, ppeirce@triblive.com<\/a> or via Twitter .<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Original post: <\/p>\n Police seek information on purse theft at Pittsburgh's Rivers Casino - TribLIVE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" State police gaming enforcement officers are asking for the publics help as they try to identify a man accused of taking an 85-year-old womans purse at Rivers Casino early Sunday. The victim forgot her purse which contained her cellphone, an unspecified amount of cash and credit cards at a slot machine just after 1 a.m., according to police. Continue reading