Published on June 21, 2024
Date: June 21, 2024 Incident Type: Stolen Boat Location: Allegheny River Summary:
UPDATE: Michael Fischer, 38, faces charges of theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, and defiant trespassing.
Just before 8:00 a.m., River Rescue responded to a stolen yacht on the Allegheny River.
An intoxicated adult male actor broke into the Lock Wall Marina off 23rd Street in the Strip. He boarded and unmoored an 82-foot yacht, but was unable to turn on the power to the vessel. He then floated downriver to where the boat came to rest along the river wall—approximately fifty yards away from the Pittsburgh River Rescue boathouse.
River Rescue boarded the yacht and detained the actor. He was medically cleared by Pittsburgh EMS and then transported to the Allegheny County Jail. Charges are forthcoming.
No damage to other boats or objects along the river has been reported.
Reporting PIO: Emily Bourne
2024-06-21 PIO@pittsburghpa.gov