Former Allegheny County Detective Jimmy Cvetic has died.
In addition to his time on the force, Cvetic was also a poet, boxing coach and philanthropist, which included organizing Christmas toy drives.
The Allegheny County District Attorney's Office posted a tweet sending its condolences to Cvetic's family:
DA Zappala & staff send deepest condolences to the family & friends of Jimmy Cvetic. Jimmy’s career as a police officer was only bested by his life long mission to make sure that every child he came in contact with had a better life. Truly one of the good guys !! He’ll be missed pic.twitter.com/7BsRtv9aRe
— AlleghenyCountyDA (@AlleghenyCoDA) February 16, 2019
Pittsburgh Police Chief Scott Schubert took to Instagram to express his condolences:
Cvetic was 69 years old.
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