Employee injured after armed robbery at bar in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood

PITTSBURGH — An employee is injured after an armed robbery at a bar in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood.

Police were called to the 600 block of South Millvale Avenue around 10 a.m. Thursday, Pittsburgh Public Safety says.

Our crew on scene saw police outside Sonny’s Tavern.

Preliminary information shows two armed men broke into the bar and demanded money. The suspects then fled with an undisclosed amount of cash.

One employee was assaulted during the robbery. They had a minor injury and refused medical treatment.

The investigation remains ongoing as police review surveillance video from the area.

Residents who live near Sonny’s Tavern tell Channel 11 they weren’t surprised to see police officers outside of the bar Thursday morning, before it even opened for the day.

“We have put in complaints and the nuisance bar paperwork, everything,” a neighbor told Channel 11.

The neighbor we spoke with says she’s reported multiple problems she’s seen outside the bar over the past few years.

“(I’ve seen) prostitution, drug dealing, fights, everything,” the neighbor said.

According to Pittsburgh police, officers have responded to Sonny’s 14 separate times over the last three years for various violations.

The district attorney’s office is responsible for investigating nuisance bars in Allegheny County. A spokesperson told us that their detectives have met with the owners and have been monitoring the bar.

“I hope they shut the thing down,” the neighbor said. “That way, the neighborhood can start getting some sleep and feel a little safer.”

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