Pittsburgh, PA (PPP)— A Pittsburgh man was arrested and charged in connection with a robbery and theft from a vehicle.

Ryan Patterson, 36, was charged with robbery, strangulation, terroristic threats, and other offenses.

According to the police report, on February 21st, 2023, a delivery driver reported that his vape pen, wallet containing several debit and credit cards, CDL, and social security card were stolen from his unlocked delivery truck parked behind a business in the Greenbrier Way area of Pittsburgh. The victim later received an alert from his Capital One card stating that it was being used at a nearby GetGo location.

Police reviewed security footage and identified Patterson attempting to make fraudulent transactions using the stolen credit card.

Giant Eagle loss prevention agents provided still images and video of Patterson attempting to conduct fraudulent credit card transactions at the GetGo, leading to his arrest.

The case against Patterson was dismissed on April 6, 2023.

Name: Ryan Patterson
Gender: Male
Age: 36

Agency: Pittsburgh Police Department

Court: Magisterial District Court 05-0-03
Docket Number: MJ-05003-CR-0001422-2023
Date Filed: March 13, 2023
Status: Dismissed

Bail: $125,000 monetary
Confinement: Allegheny County Jail
Confinement Reason: Unable to post bail.

Criminal Charges

1. Robbery – Threatening immediate serious injury (Felony 1)
2. Strangulation – Applying pressure to throat or neck (Felony 2)
3. Terroristic threats with intent to terrorize another (Misdemeanor 1)
4. Possession of instrument of a crime with intent (Misdemeanor 1)
5. Simple assault (Misdemeanor 2)
6. Simple assault (Misdemeanor 2)

Affidavit of Probable Cause
On 2-21-23 at approximately 0719 hrs, Officer C. Wilson (4476) responded to ███████ for a theft from vehicle report along with Officer B. ████. Upon my arrival spoke with victim ████.

████ stated that he was delivering a shipment to the ████ at ███████ when items of his were taken from the delivery truck he was driving. ████ stated that he was parked in the rear of the business (████) on Greenbriar Way when this occurred, ████ stated that he parked his truck at approximately 0545 hrs and left the vehicle unlocked as he went between his truck and ████ making the delivery. ████ stated that he noticed his items missing at approximately 0715 hrs when he attempted to retrieve his vape pen from the center console area in route to his next delivery.

████ stated that his vape pen and his brown Carhart bi-fold wallet containing several debit and credit cards were taken (4 in total), his CDL and social security card. ████ stated that the cards taken were his Woodforest debit card, his Capital One credit card, his girlfriend’s Somerset Trust debit card and her Care credit card.

████ stated that he noticed two unknown males riding on one bicycle in the alley at approximately 0645 hrs but could not provide a good description or direction of flight and could not say if they actually took his stuff.

While talking with ████ he got an alert from his Capital One card stating that it was being used at GetGo ████, located at ███████ at approximately 0747 hrs. After speaking with ████ officers went to the location and spoke to GetGo Manager ████ and third-party Security guard ████. We told them what had occurred, and they let us view the security cameras around the alert time. At approximately 0745 hrs a white male is attempting to check out at the register and appears to attempt to use several cards in the process. The male was unable to make his purchase with any of the card methods attempted. Officers looked at different cameras from different times involving the mate in question. The male in question was also seen attempting to use the Citizens Bank ATM at approximately 0727 hrs. The results of that attempt are unknown.

With the help of security ████ we determined that 3 people were possibly included in this group that he had problems with before our arrival. ████ stated that the one male in a green camo bucket hat attempted to shoplift but ████ brought him back into the store. That male attempts to purchase the items but the store did not want his business and he was asked to leave the store. During the incident the male wearing the camo bucket hat places his cell phone on the counter and leaves the store without picking it up. The phone was collected by security ████ who took the phone into the store’s office.

While talking with my supervisor Sgt. Cannon on how to proceed in regard to the phone ████ stated that someone attempted to call the phone and the name on it was Ryan Patterson. ████ further went on to look up the name on Facebook on his own possibly identifying the male, Ryan PATTERSON, as the male attempting to use the credit cards, through his Facebook pictures. ████ also stated that the Facebook profile picture PATTERSON has is what showed on the phone as it was ringing. When ████ scrolled through the Facebook pictures he identified the male in the store as PATTERSON.

Additionally, PATTERSON was wearing a long black coat that appeared to have a backpack or something under it that would create a bulge.

I collected the cell phone as evidence, and it will be sent to the property room during further investigation of the incident.

Phone number ██-██-█901 keeps trying to call the phone at the time of this report.

The GetGo will have all camera footage available for police upon request per ████. ████ might also have cameras that might have captured the incident on Greenbrier Way.

EVIDENCEIPROPERTY LISTING:

–PROPERTY ROOM EXHIBITS–
Exhibit A: (1) Black Black phone with cracked screen in feather case with stickers recovered by PO Wilson, Craig #4476 from ████, ████ from GetGo #3064 register counter packaged by PO Wilson, Craig #4476

On 02/22/2023 I Det Butler, contacted Victim ████, In this matter. ████ forwards me a copy of the fraudulent transactions on his capital one credit card ending XXXX4251. ████ did not have any additional information at this time. I checked the rear of ███████ known as Greenbriar Way for cameras, none were properly functioning at the time of the theft.

On 03/13/2023 I contacted Giant Eagle loss prevention Agent ████, who provided still images and video of Suspect Ryan Patterson DOB ████ attempting to conduct a fraudulent credit card transactions using the Capital One Credit card ending XXXX4251 in three separate transaction #1-$400.00 at 06:28 hrs (Declined), #2-$130.00 at 06:47 hrs (Declined), #3-$60.00 at 06:51 hrs (Declined) & #4-$42.64 (Approved). The transaction occurred at the GetGo located ███████, approximately 2 miles from where Bradley parked his delivery truck on Greenbriar Way at 05:45hrs, to make a delivery.

A Jnet Query was conducted for Ryan Patterson, that came back an identical match with the still image provided OLN#████ ███████ Pgh, PA 15218. Images were also compared to his Facebook account Ryan Patterson, which were an identical match.

████ canceled all his credit cards and was refunded $42.64 on his Capital One credit card.