A police chase early Sunday ended with the arrest of a minor who had been drinking and driving, according to a police report.
The incident occurred around 1:30 a.m. when a police officer spotted a pickup speeding eastbound on Windsor Drive.
The 20-year-old suspect blazed through the intersection at Locust Street and continued eastbound before coming to a stop at the intersection of Windsor and Stuart Road, according to the report.
The officer stated in his report that he approached the vehicle as it was stopped, but when the driver noticed him, he peeled out, turning north onto Stuart.
The officer turned on his vehicle’s overhead lights, attempting to pull over the pickup, but the suspect accelerated faster and turned east on Manhattan Drive.
According to the police report, the officer pursued the suspect for a short distance before losing sight of him in a neighborhood.
Another officer located the pickup parked in front of a house at the 900 block of Kings Row, but the resident said she did not know who owned the vehicle parked in front of her house.
Officers discovered the registered address of the pickup was in the 800 block of Laguna Drive, one street south of where it had been parked.
When the pursuing officer went to the registered address of the pickup, he was met by the 20-year-old suspect who admitted that he owned the pickup and ran from the police because he’d been drinking.
He was arrested on charges of evading arrest and minor driving under the influence.
Other reports
1500 block of South Loop 288 — A 23-year-old man was arrested at 8:30 a.m. Saturday on an outstanding theft warrant and a criminal trespassing charge, police said.
According to the police report, an officer was walking toward his marked patrol car parked outside Wal-Mart when he noticed the suspect driving a white pickup and recognized him from a previous trespassing incident that occurred a few months ago.
The officer stopped the suspect and arrested him.
— Christian McPhate
