SPRINGFIELD, Ore. – A police chase that started in Springfield concluded with a crash near Highway 101 in Coos County. Authorities are still searching for the suspect involved.
Springfield police responded to a dispute at a Gateway-area business at 7:20 a.m. A woman reported being assaulted and having her property stolen. A warrant was issued for the suspect’s arrest, and Oregon State Police used license plate readers to locate the suspect near Coos Bay. The chase ended when the suspect crashed on West Beaver Hill Road, near Highway 101. Three children were found in the car and suffered minor injuries, police said.
The suspect, identified by the Bandon Police Department as 33-year-old Marcquis White, is described as an African American male last seen wearing a blue Nike jumpsuit and is possibly armed…