PITTSBURGH — Around 7 a.m. Tuesday, a construction crew discovered a port-a-potty that was blown up by an explosive device.
According to investigators, police received a 911 call for the situation on Itin Street. A K-9 unit conducted a search of the area while the Bomb Squad processed the scene.
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It was determined an explosive device was used sometime overnight to damage the portable toilet.
This is the second such situation in less than a week in Pittsburgh. Police said a portable toilet at a construction site was blown up last Thursday.
Investigators were called to a home in the 3400 block of Denny Street just before 3:30 a.m. A homeowner told police she heard a loud boom that broke a window in her home. The port-a-potty was across the street at a home under construction.
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Police said they are still investigating both incidents.
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