LANSING — A Lansing-area woman died in an Ionia County crash Sunday after being pursued by police through three counties in connection with a vehicle reported stolen from the Ionia Menard’s store.
Ionia County deputies were dispatched to the Ionia Walmart about 4:17 p.m. Sunday, and then to the nearby Menard’s store, after separate reports of vehicle thefts, the sheriff’s office said in a press release.
Police said five people from the Lansing area drove a vehicle believed to have been stolen from another area to the Walmart. They then went to Menard’s and stole another vehicle before leaving the area, deputies said.
“An area broadcast was sent to surrounding counties regarding this incident,” the release said. “Shortly thereafter, Clinton County deputies advised that they had located the stolen vehicles and were in pursuit of the suspects, after they fled from police who attempted to stop them.”
The pursuit continued through Clinton County and Eaton County, until it eventually led back into Ionia County, police said.