Borough council president in Fayette County accused of stalking police chief with hidden AirTag

The president of the Everson Borough Council is now facing multiple charges after allegedly zip-tying an Apple AirTag to the assistant police chief's squad car. 

According to the criminal complaint, Michael Garlowich, the assistant chief of the Everson Borough Police Department, was on patrol on July 25, 2025, just after 10 p.m., when his cell phone alerted him that an Apple AirTag was moving along with him. Garlowich told investigators that he had previously received the notification at least two other times, but ignored it because he did not know what it meant.

Officials said Garlowich then used the alert to locate the AirTag, which was zip-tied under the radio antenna in the squad car's trunk. 

After serving a search warrant to Apple, police learned that the AirTag was registered to borough president Jason Frazier. 

During the investigation, the police department applied for an official .gov email account required to get information from Apple law enforcement, and according to the criminal complaint, Frazier did not want the police to have its own .gov address and requested that it be rejected. 

"Tracking a police car is not permitted unless you have a GPS on a car that's authorized by a council vote," Garlowich told KDKA on Wednesday.

Garlowich also added, according to the criminal complaint, that learning the AirTag had been placed on his squad car caused him "emotional distress" during the time. 

"I felt my safety was jeopardized and the officers who drove that car," Garlowich said. 

Frazier faces charges of stalking, obstruction and harassment. Garlowich said at the time of the incident, Frazier was a borough council member, the emergency management coordinator, and a part-time worker with the street department, where he had access to the police vehicles. Last month, Frazier became council president. 

"We can ascertain that he intentionally tried to impede the investigation," Fayette County Mike Aubele said on Wednesday.

KDKA went to Frazier's home on Wednesday, but no one answered the door. The borough solicitor, attorney Chris Skovira, provided the following statement to KDKA:

"The Borough takes these matters seriously and has initiated an independent internal investigation. However, Borough council did not authorize the alleged conduct."

The solicitor added that Frazier will still be council president. Officials will discuss his emergency management role at the next council meeting.