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30 evacuated from Greenfield church after phone threat, police say

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30 evacuated from Greenfield church after phone threat, police say

Pittsburgh police evacuated a Greenfield church on Sunday morning after emergency dispatchers received a “threat made over the phone,” according to the city’s Public Safety Department.

According to police, a man called 911 just after 11:15 a.m. Zone 4 police then responded to St. John’s Catholic Church at 506 Saline Street in a section of Greenfield known as The Run.

Police evacuated 30 congregants and cleared the the church of any threats. The building was secured at noon.

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“Without compromising the police investigation by getting into the specifics of the call, I can tell you that there is nothing to suggest this was religiously motivated,” Cara Cruz, a spokeswoman for the city’s Department of Public Safety, said in an email.

Police are continuing to investigate, and no arrests have been made at this time.  

First Published: September 12, 2021, 8:00 p.m.

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