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Pittsburgh Police make arrest, seize narcotics, guns and cash in East Allegheny

June 29, 2022 / 5:43 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A suspect is in custody and facing multiple charges in a drug and gun case.

According to Pittsburgh Public Safety, police saw a man on Monday morning on E. Ohio Street conduct a narcotics transaction.

When police announced their presence, the suspect fled and officers gave chase. Once they caught the suspect, he was identified as 19-year-old Robert Jamison.

Police then recovered 83 stamp bags of heroin, a bag of crack cocaine, and nearly $1,500 in cash.

After obtaining a search warrant for Jamison's vehicle, police also found marijuana and two firearms.

Jamison is now facing charges of receiving stolen property, firearms violations, possession with intent to deliver, and possession.

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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.