Man taken into custody after running on icy Allegheny River to flee from police
By Raquel Ciampi, Caitlyn Scott, Felicity Taylor
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PITTSBURGH (WTAE) — According to court documents, Gary Cawley, 47, was taken into custody after a three hour chase. He is facing several charges, including burglary, trespassing and evading arrest.
New details from the criminal complaint show officers found Cawley trespassing at the old VA site. He was allegedly messing with an electrical panel, trying to steal materials from it.
At that point, he ran from police, and started walking on the Allegheny River.
Court documents reveal officers followed along on the snowy railroad tracks to keep Cawley in their sights. Officers ended up having to tell the railroad company to shut down until Cawley was taken into custody.
He allegedly told police he’d “walk all the way to Mississippi” before he went to police. He said, “It was only trespassing! I’m not going back to jail. Just send me a citation.”
An officer ended up going out onto the ice and blocked Cawley’s path. He surrendered and was taken to the hospital.
According to police, Cawley gave them a fake name. Officers ended up finding his identity and he had numerous burglary charges against him.
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