BYRAM, Miss. ( WJTV ) – Law enforcement agencies arrested two men after a chase ended in a crash in Byram.
Richland police said one of their detectives and a K-9 responded to the area of the Interstate 55 Frontage Road in Byram on September 19 to assist a Florence police officer, who had pursued a stolen vehicle. They said the vehicle had wrecked, and several suspects ran away from the scene.
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According to Richland police, the same stolen vehicle had fled from multiple agencies recently and managed to evade arrest each time.
The K-9 was deployed to track the suspects, as well as the Clinton Police Department’s UAV/drone team. Police said the suspects were found by the thermal drone, hiding in thick brush on the bank of a creek.
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The K-9 was able to locate one of the suspects, and the second was found a few feet away. Police said the second suspect attempted to run, but the K-9 was able to catch him.