1 arrested after fleeing police during search warrant execution in Vinton: Police

VINTON, Va. (WSET) — The Roanoke Police Department said a person who fled law enforcement while they were serving search warrants on Monday morning has been taken into custody.

According to RPD, their own officers, along with the Vinton Police Department and state and federal stakeholders, were executing multiple search warrants in connection with a local criminal investigation. But when a search warrant in Vinton was being served, police said one person tried to get away.

“During the execution of the warrant in Vinton, a male subject fled the scene and entered a nearby business,” RPD said. “Responding officers quickly contained the area and safely took the individual into custody without incident.”…

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