Pima Police use grappler device to catch man who led police on pursuits twice in the same day

Wild pursuit ends in ditch

PIMA — A Thursday afternoon police pursuit through Pima came to a dramatic end when a Tucson man’s vehicle slammed into a ditch after he tried to outrun officers — only to later tell them it was “like Jesus take the wheel.”

According to a Pima Police report, the incident unfolded around 3:45 p.m. on April 23 when Safford Police contacted Pima officers about a vehicle involved in an earlier pursuit that day. The car was parked on the west side of North Main Street behind a residence, with two people inside…

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