EAST VANDERGRIFT, — A man was charged with abuse of a corpse after police said the body of his father was found inside a large plastic barrel in the basement of their home.

David Jordan Thomas, 31, of East Vandergrift was also charged with identity theft and a related access device count after the body of 59-year-old David F. Thomas was found Tuesday in the blue 55-gallon drum.

Vandergrift police chief Joe Caporali said an autopsy is planned and additional charges are possible.

Investigators allege in an affidavit that the defendant said he found his father dead and used the older man's bank card to order the barrel.

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh police said a bank robber wore a pink shirt and pink pajama bottoms and topped off his disguise with a skeleton mask and a black wig.Police said the robbery happened about 1 p.m. Monday at the Huntingdon Bank in Carrick.