Police Arrest Two Robbery Suspects Off I-79 in Wexford

Following a chase and crash on Interstate-79 late Wednesday afternoon, police arrested two men who are suspected of a bank robbery in Ross Township.

Police chased the suspects through Ross and into Franklin Park where their vehicle crashed on I-79, near the Mingo Road overpass. 

The suspects ran off on foot, but were arrested a short time later.

One was then taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

State police and officers from Ross, Ohio Township, Evans City, Cranberry and Franklin Park are now combing the woods, looking for weapons they believe the suspects threw into the brush, KDKA-TV reports. 

Evans City police said the station's K-9 officer, Sgt. Don Myers, was called to the scene with his dog.

Ross police say it all began with a robbery at the Fidelity Bank, 1009 Perry Highway. Officers were still interviewing bank employees late Wednesday afternoon, and could not say if the suspects were armed.

The crash backed up traffic for several miles on northbound I-79.

Patch reader Karin Trauman reported seeing at least a dozen response vehicles from many local municipalities, including Ross, Ohio Township, Franklin Park, state patrol and the DEA on I-79. Two helicopters also were hovering above the area, she said.

All lanes are back open again.

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