It may be considered a sick and twisted joke to some, but the police chief in Omaha, Nebraska, isn't amused. Carey says the broadcast was inappropriate. Conrey said the man clutching an overpass fence couldn't have heard the broadcast. After five hours, the man surrendered to officers. He was wanted on a domestic violence charge.
Police say other public safety agencies have access to the frequency on which the song was played.
Someone who found a lost or stolen police radio also could have transmitted the song. The Web Copyright 2001 ABC News Internet Ventures.