From the Westchester County Police:
Well that didn’t take long.
One thing about a snow storm – generally no one tries to flee from us when road conditions are treacherous. But once the roads were clear again, yet another cocky motorist learned the hard way – Flee From Us, End Up in Cuffs.
On Jan. 27 , at 11:05 a.m., an officer on the northbound Saw Mill River Parkway in Yonkers observed a BMW sedan without a front license plate. The officer attempted a traffic stop for the violation but the driver fled at high speed, weaving in and out of traffic, driving on the shoulder, and generally endangering other motorists on the parkway. The officer terminated a brief pursuit for safety reasons.
The vehicle traveled on some local roads in Ardsley and Greenburgh and apparently entered the Sprain Brook Parkway. An officer from the Conditions Unit located it on the Taconic Parkway in Mount Pleasant but the driver fled at high speed and drove recklessly.
Once again, this guy looked in the rear view mirror and saw an officer terminate a pursuit. Probably figured that was the end of it. But that’s not how these things go.
Even though the BMW’s rear plate came back to another make and model vehicle, additional investigation determined the vehicle was apparently registered in Carmel. Two officers went there to canvass for the suspect vehicle with assistance from the New York State Police. A trooper spotted the car, and the driver tried once again to flee. But this time he ended up going down a dead-end street.
Game over.
WCPD officers took a 22-year-old Ossining man into custody, impounded his car and brought him back to headquarters. He was charged with Fleeing an Officer in a Motor Vehicle and Reckless Driving, misdemeanors. He also was issued a boatload of summonses, including Speeding, Driving on Slopes and Shoulders, Unsafe Lane Change, Failure to Signal, Passing on the Right and Having a Single License Plate.
In other words, he turned a single violation into two criminal charges and enough tickets to send his car insurance premiums into the stratosphere.
Our followers already know the moral of the story:
Flee From Us, End Up in Cuffs.
And from the Carmel Police Department:
Caught!
On Jan. 28, the Westchester County Police Department‘s Westchester/Putnam Real Time Crime Center notified Carmel PD of a vehicle that fled a traffic stop from Yorktown Police Department Officers on Route 6 in Shrub Oak. With the chase continuing eastbound on Route 6 entering into Putnam County, Carmel PD and the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office coordinated the response with the New York State Police – Somers Barracks to mitigate the pursuit safely.
Carmel PD Detectives set up a Tire Deflation Device (commonly known as a “stop stick”) to stop the vehicle. Attempting to avoid this as they approached Union Valley Road, the fleeing suspects drove into the Route 6 Mart gas station where they got stuck behind another vehicle. One suspect was taken into custody at the scene and the other was apprehended by Carmel PD Officers on Buckshollow Road after a short foot chase.
The two suspects were turned over to Yorktown PD without further incident for additional investigation and charges related to the incident. While these types of vehicle pursuits are always a concern for law enforcement, this is a great example of the coordination between all the agencies involved to apprehend those responsible for these dangerous acts and keep the community safe.
Great teamwork everyone!
