A Toledo police cruiser caught fire and was badly damaged Monday night at the scene of a police chase, WTOL reported. Oddly, the cruiser wasn’t even part of the pursuit. Police think the car may have simply malfunctioned.
The chase started earlier that evening in south Toledo. Around 8 p.m., officers tried to make a traffic stop at Harvard Boulevard and the Anthony Wayne Trail, but the driver refused to pull over. Police say he led them on a chase that ended when he hit a pole in an alleyway and took off on foot.
Officers caught up with the driver and arrested him immediately. He was identified as 36-year-old Julian Torres of Adrian, Michigan, and he went with the police without incident. Rescue crews took him to a hospital to be evaluated after police said he had allegedly swallowed illicit drugs…