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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Forty-year-old Dale Lamar Jackson was taken into custody following a massive police presence in the Uptown neighborhood of Pittsburgh that stemmed from an incident in Swissvale this morning. According to the criminal complaint, Jackson’s license plate was picked up by a plate reader as he had a warrant out for his arrest. Police state that they attempted a traffic stop with Jackson, who then crashed his car into the patrol vehicle of an officer. Jackson reportedly led police on a chase, at one point driving 110 miles per hour, in the Squirrel Hill tunnel and he allegedly brought police to the city’s Uptown neighborhood along Jumonville Street, where police note that he jumped out of his car and ran on foot down Tustin Street. Later, drones tracked Jackson to a rooftop that was just above the officers. According to the aforementioned criminal complaint, Jackson walked to the edge of the roof and ignored police commands. Then, Jackson reportedly jumped off the roof and onto the ground, where police brought him into custody. Police also expressed that Jackson carried a bag that contained heroin and cocaine. Jackson now faces 29 charges, including fleeing police, resisting arrest and reckless driving.