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Possible kidnapping with ransom demand near Sheffield StreetPittsburgh PA

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Sheffield St, Pittsburgh, PA 15233

A female caller reported a possible kidnapping. A man answered her boyfriend's phone and demanded a $50,000 ransom. The boyfriend lives near Sheffield Street on the North Side.

Audio|Heard on: Pittsburgh Police Dispatch
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Transcript:
183 you're going to want to know about this it's near Sheffield Street on the first floor of a Fontel and Fulton I got a female calling in believes her boyfriend was kidnapped she called the boyfriend and a male answer the phone wanting 50k for her boyfriend and he lives on the North Side somewhere

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Sheffield St, Pittsburgh, PA 15233

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Incident Timeline

  1. Clarification of Initial Details and Additional Units Dispatched
  2. Investigation Expands to Wilkinsburg
  3. Police Respond to Scene
  4. Possible Victim Identification
  5. Initial Kidnapping Report

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