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Pittsburgh Police investigate man posing as fire inspector

By Patrick Damp

/ CBS Pittsburgh

Police investigating inspector scam

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Pittsburgh Police are warning business owners of a man posing as an "Allegheny County firefighter" or working for "Metro Fire Prevention." 

Pittsburgh Police

The man enters businesses posing as a fire inspector and then asks to inspect the fire extinguishers before he asks for payment. 

Then he leaves without inspection. 

Pittsburgh Police are asking anyone with information to give them a call to report suspicious activity at 412-323-7800. 

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Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.

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