Route 42 Chase Ends In Woods With K9 Takedown, Stolen Truck Had Bullet Holes: Police

Detective Matt Franchi saw the vehicle — a white Dodge Ram with stolen license plates — on State Highway 42 on Tuesday, July 1, at 12:30 p.m., Washington Township (Gloucester County) Police said.

Franchi, along with Detective Barnett and Officer Sadowski, tried stopping the truck outside the US Gas station at 5321 Black Horse Pike. When they turned on their emergency lights, the driver took off, jumped the median, and sped north on Route 42, police said.

The suspect hit a curb and another car before the truck broke down near the Atlantic City Expressway on-ramp, police said. He then ran into the woods behind the NJ Transit bus garage…

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