Pittsburgh Police Seek To Identify 2 Women Accused Of Spray-Painting Downtown Businesses During Protest
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Pittsburgh Police are looking for two young women accused of spray-painting downtown businesses during a protest.
The suspects were caught on surveillance footage during the downtown Pittsburgh protest on May 30.
Multiple businesses were spray-painted between the 600-900 blocks of Grant Street.
One of the suspects was wearing a striped top, black cut-off jean shorts, glasses and a mask around her neck. The other had on a burgundy tank top, gray/black patterned shorts and a black mask.
UPDATE: 08/03/2020 DAAT investigators have charged Lauren Trapuzanno and Kaia Bachman via summons arrest. Each faces...
Posted by Pittsburgh Bureau of Police on Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Anyone with information on the women is asked to contact the Pittsburgh Police Damage Assessment and Accountability Task Force at 412-323-7800 or email DAAT@Pittsburghpa.gov.
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