ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A suspected drug dealer attempted multiple times to evade police during an arrest on the Fourth of July, according to police.
Rockford Police reported that at around 12:02 a.m. Friday morning, officers with the department’s Specialized Community Oriented Police Enforcement (SCOPE) team attempted to stop Logan Smith, 34, near Kishwaukee and Harrison, but he refused and drove away, later to be stopped in the 1800 block of Loomis Street.
Authorities said as police were attempting to detain Smith, he ran from officers on foot. He was chased down and arrested, police said…