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Pleasant Prairie police chase ends with foot pursuit, arrest

By FOX6 News Digital Team
Published  October 18, 2024 11:00am CDT
Crime and Public Safety
FOX6 News Milwaukee

Pleasant Prairie police chase (Sept. 25, 2024)

Pleasant Prairie released video from a police chase that led to a foot pursuit on Wednesday, Sept. 25.

The Brief

    • Pleasant Prairie police released video of a police chase in September.
    • The video shows the driver being chased drove over spike strips and was later arrested after a brief foot pursuit.
    • The driver was charged with more than a half-dozen criminal counts.

PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. - Pleasant Prairie released video from a police chase that led to a foot pursuit on Wednesday, Sept. 25. 

In the video, you can see police successfully deployed a spike strip which led to the suspect's tires being punctured. Eventually, the speeding driver slowed to the point where officers could use a PIT (precision immobilization technique) maneuver on the car. 

Once the vehicle stopped, the driver and lone occupant jumped out and fled on foot. But officials say the suspect was taken into custody a short time later. 

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Authorities charged the driver with the following criminal counts: 

  • Resisting an officer-substantial bodily harm
  • Possession with intent to deliver cocaine
  • Possession of drug paraphernalia
  • First-degree recklessly endangering safety
  • Obstructing an officer
  • Felony bail jumping
  • Vehicle operator flee/elude an officer
  • Hit-and-run an attended vehicle

The Source

  • The information in this post was provided by the Police Prairie Police Department via their Facebook page. 

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