BRPD pursuit ends in arrest of alleged drug dealer

BATON ROUGE — A Baton Rouge police pursuit ended with the arrest of an alleged drug dealer, the Baton Rouge Police Department said Thursday.

The police department said it received a tip that Sedrick Tasco, 50, was dealing drugs from a home along Convention Street.

BRPD said investigators tried to stop Tasco while he was driving on Wednesday, but he drove off and police chased him. Tasco allegedly drove into oncoming traffic lanes multiple times, forced other drivers off the roadway and intentionally rammed police vehicles during the pursuit…

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