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Drug Addicted Firefighter Charged With Theft of Pittsburgh Firehouse

A suspended Pittsburgh fireman will be facing criminal charges including theft once he exits his currrent drug rehabilitation program. Suspended firefighter Vincent Manzanella repeatedly called in false alarms from local pay phones in order to empty out a city firehouse located at Penn Avenue and East Liberty so he could pillage while the other firemen were out on the false alarm. Manzanella used a city pass code to enter the firehouse to steal money. Manzanella is undergoing drug treatment for heroin addiction and was receiving workers compensation. Public Safety Director Michael Huss would like to begin a drug-testing program for all Pittsburgh firefighters and is a discussion that needs to take place with union officials.

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