Over $2 Million Stolen In Armored Car Robbery in Pittsburgh

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Suspect: 22-year-old Kenneth John Konias, Jr.

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Over $2 million is missing after an armored car robbery Tuesday afternoon and police are learning more about the suspect in the case.


According to police, one of the armored car’s guards was found shot to death at the scene inside the armored car and his partner is believed to be the suspect.


Michael Haines, 31, of East McKeesport, was found dead near the 31st Street Bridge in the Strip District around 3:45 p.m. Haines had suffered a gunshot wound to the back of the head.


During a press conference Wednesday afternoon, police said that some of the stolen money had come from several locations including the Rivers Casino, PNC Bank, Macy’s, and JC Penney.


The suspect in the case, 22-year-old Kenneth John Konias, Jr., is still on the run, but an arrest warrant is expected to be issued soon.



Konias had worked for GARDA for about a year, while Haines had only started with the company three months ago. Police have said Haines was not involved in the heist.


Konias was seen running from the scene and dropped off the cash at an undisclosed location. He later returned with his own vehicle, picked up the cash and took off.


Police said he lived with his parents in Dravosburg and did visit the home between 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Tuesday.


While at the home, he made a few calls and then ditched his cell phone near the Century III Mall.


He is believed to have three semi-automatic weapons in his possession. Two belong to him and the third belonged to Haines.


He may be driving a tan Ford Explorer with PA license plate GZW-4572.


District Attorney Stephen Zappala that if convicted, Konias could face the death penalty.
 
DaveM said:
You wonder how these people think, what chance does he think he has of getting away with it all
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A family friend and very senior detective always answers questions like that with, " Because he has a criminal mind". He's a very jaded man after dealing with criminals all of his life and doesn't accept rehabilitation [FONT=&quot][/FONT]is possible, just punish them and get ready to arrest them again when they get out. I think he's probably 99.9% correct.
 
At 22 he murders someone - his life is ruined as it should be! No doubt some cockamamey lawyer will claim he's had a bad childhood, been deprived, came from a single home with a crack addict for a mother blah blah blah and get him off as lightly as possible! I also do not believe that criminals can be rehabilitated in general - and prisoners have far too many 'rights' anyway! This kind of stuff really gets to me.
 
A riding buddy of mine works for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (the prison system) and if I've heard him say it once, I've heard him say it a thousand times; "the prisons are full of stupid criminals, if there is any half way intelligent criminals, they haven't been caught yet." Some of the stories he tells about the convicts is down right funny, the things they do and how they get caught. He has spoken about a couple idiots like the murderer in the armored car robbery. Almost everyone of them thinks they can get away with it because they are smarter than all the others.


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We see so many this side being released and within hours they are committing the same me again. Pity that it ends up being murder rape and so on. I don't know how many we have out on bail (bond) that have 5 or more murder charges pending against them
 
Gromit said:
At 22 he murders someone - his life is ruined as it should be! No doubt some cockamamey lawyer will claim he's had a bad childhood, been deprived, came from a single home with a crack addict for a mother blah blah blah and get him off as lightly as possible! I also do not believe that criminals can be rehabilitated in general - and prisoners have far too many 'rights' anyway! This kind of stuff really gets to me.
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Honestly, I could be selective about the worst things that happened to me as a youth and get off from serious criminal charges. I rose above the negatives and built a positive life for myself and family. That crap doesn't wash with me. Lock them up or hang them high.
 
And while talking about crime, Dave has posted 3 times on this thread and finished each post without a fullstop. We expect better from the boss. :y2::y2::y15:
 
Just as general information:

This guy lived at home with his Parents.

He also killed his partner execution style.

Bank and armored car robbery is a Federal offense involving the FBI.

It's a pretty stupid thing to do as there is no doubt who did it when one armored car driver is dead and the other one disappears.
 
Wow nice guy, I did not know about his parents. How does a guy like this get a job like that to start with. You would think they would screen them before and notice that he is not a full box
 
DaveM said:
Wow nice guy, I did not know about his parents. How does a guy like this get a job like that to start with. You would think they would screen them before and notice that he is not a full box
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I kind of wondered that too.....a 22 year old seems kind of young to be in charge of millions of dollars and I would think they'd have to go through lots of screening.
 
I'm sure they do here also.

But, this guy may have been and seemed perfectly "clean". Perhaps just all that money made him do something he typically would have never done.

But murdering your partner? You know he could have just tied the guy up and took off with the money. He didn't need to execute his partner. It's not as if they wouldn't figure out he did it regardless....
 
DaveM said:
We see so many this side being released and within hours they are committing the same me again. Pity that it ends up being murder rape and so on. I don't know how many we have out on bail (bond) that have 5 or more murder charges pending against them
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Here in the States, there is no bond for first degree murder. You can be bonded out on 2nd and 3rd degree murder charges.


otherwise said:
Honestly, I could be selective about the worst things that happened to me as a youth and get off from serious criminal charges. I rose above the negatives and built a positive life for myself and family. That crap doesn't wash with me. Lock them up or hang them high.
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Hear! Hear! Very well said.



DaveM said:
Even here they do major screening for these types of jobs
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All of the states I am familiar with have mandatory training, testing and licensing for security guards. Armed security guards have to undergo additional training, testing, and weapons qualification. This includes background checks. The requirements for body guards (personal protection) is more stringent - and more costly.

That said, security guards are not paid very much and the temptation is there...
 
I did a lot of work at one time at a banking security company and I would need to walk past the counting room to get to my equipment. It had huge bullet proof glass windows so the manager could always see in. Man I have not seen so much money in all my life so I could see how the temptation could creep in. Hated going there as they would just about do a strip search on you going in and coming out, also had the armed security guard with me every second I was in there. Terrible feeling to have to work with this guy holding a big gun watching every move you make BGRIN
 

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