A man is in stable condition and expected to face criminal charges after a three-hour police chase Wednesday over a frozen Allegheny River — from Highland Park to Harmar.
Pittsburgh police say they were dispatched at 1 p.m. to the 7100 block of Highland Drive for a report of a person trespassing on the former Veterans Administration hospital site.
At the scene, officers found a man inside the property who ran away, police said. Police did not identify the man.
Officers tracked the man to Allegheny River Boulevard. The man ignored commands from police and repeatedly walked onto the ice on the Allegheny River, police said.
Pittsburgh EMS River Rescue and first responders from along the lower Allegheny Valley were involved in the pursuit as the man walked along the river ice.
At around 4 p.m. the man got off the ice and was taken into custody by officers in the 2600 block of Freeport Road in Harmar, city police said.
EMS took the man to an area hospital in stable condition. Police plan to file charges.