What started as a routine traffic stop for speeding and fake plates turned into a late‑night game of hide‑and‑seek in central Phoenix, ending with a driver pulled from a neighborhood shed and taken into custody.
Arizona Department of Public Safety troopers tried to stop a white BMW around 1:20 a.m. Sunday, but officials say the driver refused to pull over and a pursuit began through city streets. As speeds and risks climbed, troopers called off the chase for safety reasons, opting not to push a high‑speed pursuit through the neighborhood.
The BMW did not make it far. The vehicle was later found abandoned near 13th Avenue and McDowell Road, and the driver was seen running through nearby residential backyards. Phoenix police moved in, setting up a perimeter and calling in a K‑9 team along with air support to sweep the area from the ground and the sky…