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Suspect wanted for string of robberies in Shadyside and Lawrenceville taken into custody

By Patrick Damp

/ CBS Pittsburgh

Suspect wanted for string of robberies in Shadyside and Lawrenceville taken into custody

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A man wanted for a string of robberies is now in custody. 

Michael Moffett was wanted in connection to robberies in Shadyside and Lawrenceville. 

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He is now facing multiple charges after he was taken into custody following a chaotic chase on Tuesday afternoon. 

The 33-year-old took off after an officer spotted him on a dirt bike in North Versailles. 

After he escaped, police tracked him to the Siesta Motel where he again took off into a wooded area. 

He was finally taken into custody behind a house on Jacobs Street. 

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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