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Man Who Changed Clothes To Avoid Detection After Robbing Woman In Pittsburgh Parking Garage Arrested

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A man accused of robbing a woman in a downtown parking garage then changing clothes to avoid detection has been arrested.

Pittsburgh Police say 21-year-old Michael Lipovsik III was arrested on Saturday for allegedly robbing a woman in the Smithfield-Liberty Garage.

The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police says the robbery happened on the 600 block of Smithfield Street in a parking garage on Dec. 6 at around 5 a.m.

Police say he changed clothes to avoid being detected by law enforcement, but he was captured on camera before and after the robbery.

He was first seen wearing a black band around his head a blue jacket and blue jeans. Then, he's seen wearing a grey sweatshirt and sweatpants.

Lipovsik is facing a robbery charge.

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