ATF Offers $5K Reward in McKeesport Police Department Fires
Philadelphia, Pa. — The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Philadelphia Field Division, in conjunction with the McKeesport Police Department and Allegheny County Fire Marshals Office, is offering a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction for those responsible for burning four McKeesport Police Department vehicles.
On August 28, the Allegheny County Fire Department responded to four police vehicles on fire in the lower parking lot of the McKeesport Police Department at 201 Lysle Blvd. Investigators believe the fires were intentionally set about 3 a.m.
ATF is offering the reward for the amount of up to $5,000.
“This deliberate act of arson not only hurt the McKeesport Police Department but also the community at large by causing significant damage to multiple police vehicles and posing a serious threat to public safety,” said Eric DeGree, Special Agent in Charge of ATF’s Philadelphia Field Office. “We encourage people who have information on these fires to come forward and help bring this investigation to a successful conclusion.”
Anyone with information about these fires should contact the McKeesport Police Department at (412) 675-5015, or the ATF at (888) ATF-TIPS (1-888-283-8477) or ATFTips@atf.gov. Information can also be sent through ATF’s website at http://www.atf.gov/contact/atftips . Tips can be submitted anonymously using the Reportit® app, available from both Google Play and the Apple App store, or by visiting www.reportit.com.
ATF is the federal law enforcement agency primarily responsible for administering and enforcing the criminal and regulatory provisions of the federal laws pertaining to destructive devices, explosives, and arson. More information about ATF and its programs is available at http://www.atf.gov . Follow @ATFPhiladelphia on X (formerly Twitter) for more news about ATF’s work in Pennsylvania.
