Florence Police aid State Troopers in ending high speed chase
A high speed chase Easter Morning east of Florence ended with one suspect in custody. Florence police chief John Pitcher said Troopers, aided by Lane County Sheriff’s Deputies had been unable to stop the vehicle east of Mapleton on Highway 126 late Sunday Morning. (CHASE 1) – “They’d been involved in a pursuit of a vehicle coming down 36. I guess this is the second pursuit of the same vehicle. It was a stolen vehicle, it also had stolen plates on it.”) Pitcher said his officers were able to deploy another spike strip on the Eastern City Limits with some success. (CHASE 2) – “The vehicle continued into town, our officers tried to get in behind, the vehicle was driving extremely reckless. Sounds like we deflated three of the tires. We didn’t see it because we didn’t get close enough, but after he turned onto 101 to go south but it sounds like he went through the parking lot of the gas station taking out one of the pumps.” From there, the vehicle crossed 8th street crashing into the landscaping at Banner Bank. Pitcher said they did apprehend one suspect after he had run from the wreck. That person was turned over to State Troopers who are continuing the investigation. Pitcher said there were no injuries reported
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