Rudy, Pittsburgh’s outlaw rooster, was apprehended Sunday after a 24-hour chase by chicken rescuer Frank Cantone and his two daughters.

Roosters are prohibited by city code. Rudy, who also goes by Wily, had evaded capture by animal control experts, among others, and nearly did this weekend as well. Mr. Cantone drove 600 miles from St. Louis to capture the rooster who had been waking residents at 2 a.m. He and Rudy were the subject of a Nov. 18 article in The Wall Street Journal.

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