03/20/2023 Stop Stick News: 29 Stop Stick Pursuit Stories

At 12:22 a.m. deputies arrested Lenny Michael Boberg, 20, of La Crescent, on potential charges of driving under the influence, test refusal, and driving after revocation after officers stopped him for driving over the centerline on County Road 7 in Pickwick Valley. According to the report, Boberg allegedly had bloodshot, watery eyes, slurred speech, slow movements, and an odor of alcohol. Deputies said that Boberg allegedly presented them with a fake driver’s license.

An officer observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed on West Main Street in Centralia at 2:55 a.m. on March 14. The officer caught up to the vehicle and attempted to stop it after seeing the vehicle did not have a license plate. The vehicle then fled west on Harrison Avenue and onto northbound Interstate 5 at a high rate of speed. The officer was not able to pursue due to state laws, according to the Centralia Police Department.  Officers relayed the information to Thurston County Sheriff’s deputies, who successfully deployed a spike strip on the vehicle.

(La Porte County, IN) – A driver was allegedly impaired during a 50-mile high speed chase from Michigan City and through New Buffalo.

Casey Land, 41, is being held in the Berrien County Jail on multiple charges including Operating while Intoxicated after crashing into a roundabout in downtown Benton Harbor.

At about 8 p.m. on Friday, March 10th, Land stole a 2013 Ford Escape in the 700 block of Emily Street in Michigan City. A short time later, a LaPorte County Police officer on U.S 12 near Liberty Trail tried pulling him over for driving erratically but Land allegedly accelerated and refused to stop.

A car chase that started in St. Croix County in Wisconsin ended in the metro area of Minnesota on Tuesday with one man arrested.

The car traveled into Minnesota through westbound 94 in Marion, Minn. St. Croix County Deputies eventually stopped their pursuit, which was later picked up by St. Paul Police.

Officers followed the vehicle onto Snelling as it exited and headed northbound toward Falcon Heights, said a spokesperson with St. Paul police.

Using Stop Sticks, local law enforcement stopped the vehicle near Hamline Ave. and County Road C in Roseville.

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LIVINGSTON COUNTY — The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office helped the Missouri State Highway Patrol with a pursuit that ended with an Illinois man’s arrest last week.

Sheriff Steve Cox says the vehicle was traveling at approximately 117 mph on U.S. 36. near Wheeling. Spike strips were successfully deployed west of Chillicothe and at that time the suspect, identified as Tyler J. Tadlock, 25, of Bethany, Ill., fled on foot with his pit bull.

The sheriff’s office, Chillicothe police and a K-9 took Tadlock into custody. He was booked at the Caldwell County Detention Center for possession of a controlled substance and resisting arrest.

ADAMS COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — State Police in Adams County say a man has been charged after leading them on a high-speed chase.

According to police, an officer attempted to pull over a vehicle for a traffic code violation on March 1 just before 9:30 AM at Camp Letterman Drive and York Road in Straban Township.

State Police say when the officer approached the vehicle, the driver took off.

The vehicle then traveled approximately nine miles while driving at speeds in excess of 110 MPH, while weaving in and out of heavy traffic, according to authorities.

On March 12, 2023, at 12:07 p.m., North District General Patrol units responded to the north part of Winnipeg for a report of a stolen Peterbilt box truck being driven erratically and tracked by GPS.

Soon after, officers acquired and observed the truck near Jefferson Avenue and King Edward Street. The vehicle was followed as it travelled through the Seven Oaks, River East and Transcona areas, with officers repeatedly attempting to stop it safely.

A tire deflation device (“Stop Stick”) was successfully deployed in the Gunn Road and Day Street area. The truck continued to flee and attempted to side-swipe a police vehicle but failed. Soon after, it struck a snowbank in the 900 block of Redonda Street.

CLAYTON — Two Pennsylvania residents were arrested on felony drug charges Friday, Delaware State Police said.

Senior Cpl. Leonard DeMalto said police learned that Thomas Ponzo, 26, of Sharon Hill, was using a 2021 Nissan Sentra to transport a significant amount of meth to a residence in Clayton.

Troopers located the Sentra in the Clayton area and were able to take Mr. Ponzo into custody as he stood outside the car. However, the driver of the Sentra, Khyree Dacoste, 32, of Philadelphia, began driving away, Cpl. DeMalto said.

MINNEAPOLIS – A Minneapolis man has been charged in a criminal complaint for an armed carjacking spree and illegal possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.

“Let this be a lesson that we will not tolerate violent felons that prey on our community, especially those who endanger the police officers who courageously place their lives on the line in the protection of others,” said Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara. “I am thankful for the dozens of officers from multiple agencies who responded to swiftly bring this person to justice before he could cause any more harm in our community.”

It was at that point the police air wing was able to pick up the car’s movements. After driving around a number of streets at Yarrawonga, it headed east on the Murray Valley Highway, through Bundalong and then onto the Wangaratta-Yarrawonga Road towards Wangaratta.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) – A South Bend man is in jail and faces several charges after a vehicle pursuit ended in the St. Joseph River.

Officers with the South Bend Police Department were called around 9:40 a.m. on Sunday to the 100 block of West Jefferson Boulevard on reports of a man in the area that was wanted on a warrant.

Police say the man, identified as 47-year-old Edward Silcox, left in an SUV. Officers tried to pull Silcox over at Main Street and Jefferson Boulevard, but he took off, so a chase began.