Penn Hills Man Gets 11 Years for Delivery Truck Heist

Anthony Bailey, 39, of Penn Hills, Pennsylvania, is headed to federal prison for 11 years after stealing a Sears delivery truck and attempting to rob a pharmaceutical delivery van at gunpoint. U.S. District Judge Mark R. Hornak handed down the sentence, which also includes five years of supervised release and $15,030 in restitution, following convictions for attempted robbery and theft from interstate shipment.

The crime spree began April 13, 2016, when Bailey stole a Sears delivery truck parked at a convenience store in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood. Inside the vehicle: $15,030 worth of washers, dryers, refrigerators, and other appliances. He later offloaded the stolen goods in Homewood, turning a quick profit from the interstate cargo.

Just two weeks later, on April 27, 2016, Bailey upped the stakes. Alongside co-defendants Raymond Denson and David Lipinski, he targeted a pharmaceutical delivery van servicing the Giant Eagle in Northtowne Center, Gibsonia. Lipinski brandished a firearm and attempted, with Bailey, to force the driver back into the vehicle. The attempt failed. The trio fled without the drugs or the van.

Bailey isn’t new to felony convictions. He has prior felony records from California for robbery and firearms offenses—details that likely weighed heavily in the sentencing decision. Federal prosecutors emphasized his criminal history as evidence of a pattern of violent, opportunistic crime.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman prosecuted the case, underscoring the brazen nature of the attempted armed robbery and the financial impact of the interstate theft. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Northern Regional Police Department led the investigation, piecing together evidence that sealed Bailey’s conviction.

The case was prosecuted under Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), the Justice Department’s violent crime reduction initiative reinvigorated in 2017 under then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions. U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady praised the collaboration between federal and local agencies, calling the outcome a win for public safety in Western Pennsylvania.

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