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Suspect leads police on chase on frozen Pennsylvania river
Gary Cawley, 47, trespassed and tampered with electrical panels before fleeing on ice, leading to a three-hour pursuit that halted rail service, police said.
- On Wednesday, Gary Cawley, 47, was taken into custody near Pittsburgh after walking on the frozen Allegheny River to evade police; he surrendered, was taken to the hospital, and faces burglary, trespassing and evading arrest charges.
- Pittsburgh Police responded to a 911 call about a man trespassing at a former Veterans Affairs hospital and say officers saw him tampering with an electrical panel to steal metals/materials.
- Sky 4 helicopter video shows the chase as the suspect walked on the ice for roughly three hours while officers followed on snowy railroad tracks near Allegheny River Boulevard and Nadine Road intersection, where an officer later stepped onto the ice to block his path.
- Railroad service was suspended during the pursuit, with the railroad company halting operations across several communities along ON 51 from Maytag Street to the Liberty Tubes.
- Cawley allegedly told officers `walk all the way to Mississippi` but did not make it that far, and he reportedly said `Just send me a citation,` according to the criminal complaint.
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