An 18-year-old man is in custody and a stolen vehicle has been recovered after a vehicle pursuit in Monroe County on Friday night, according to the sheriff’s office.
Sheriff’s deputies and public safety officers were alerted by a public safety device around 7:17 p.m. of a stolen Ford Edge in the area of East Elm Avenue and Interstate 75 in Monroe, Michigan. The sheriff’s office said the vehicle was reported stolen earlier in the day from Oakridge Estates Mobile Home Park in Monroe Township, Michigan.
A deputy responding to the alert found the vehicle traveling eastbound on East Elm Avenue near Detroit Avenue. The deputy allegedly initiated a traffic stop on the driver of the Ford, later identified as an 18-year-old man, who initially pulled over. The man drove away shortly after the stop was made, according to the sheriff’s office…