Philadelphia road rage suspect crashes into police vehicles during chase

Philadelphia road rage suspect crashes into police vehicles during chase
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Authorities have arrested a street rage suspect who crashed into many law enforcement automobiles all through a wild chase in Philadelphia Tuesday evening.

The incident started out around 9:30 p.m. on the 2000 block of Ann Avenue.

Police say the 24-yr-aged suspect pointed a gun at a couple when he was inside a stolen Toyota Camry.

Officers ended up later notified and tracked the Toyota Camry to the 3100 block of Jasper Avenue where the suspect briefly stopped in advance of leading officers on a wild pursuit.

“The driver of the Toyota Camry exited the motor vehicle when police pulled him in excess of. Soon after a couple seconds, the male acquired again into the automobile and took off,” claimed Philadelphia Police Main Inspector Scott Little.

At a person issue all through the chase, authorities say the driver deliberately backed into the front conclusion of a 24th District police car. The two officers inside of the auto have been not injured.

The chase ongoing by means of Kensington and then into Northeast Philadelphia wherever the suspect crashed into a Philadelphia Freeway Patrol motor vehicle in the vicinity of the 5400 block of Torresdale Avenue.

Police say there were two officers within the car but they did not endure major injuries.

Online video obtained by Motion Information displays the second the suspect crashed the automobile and was taken into custody. He has not been determined.

Police say the Toyota Camry was reportedly included in a robbery and carjacking that transpired 3 days ago in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Tiny says the car or truck was also allegedly associated in a kidnapping that exact same working day.

Pittsburgh police unveiled details on the robbery circumstance:

“The woman victim explained to officers she was waiting in her auto for her boyfriend when an not known male jumped into the passenger facet of her motor vehicle and demanded revenue. The victim instructed him she did not have any funds and made available to fork out the suspect by Venmo. He agreed to give her his account identify and she tried to transfer an amount of cash. When the transfer unsuccessful, the suspect demanded she consider him to an ATM, at which place she jumped out of the vehicle. The suspect then bought into the driver’s seat as she experimented with to get him out of her motor vehicle from the outside. The suspect then exited the vehicle and threw her into the backseat of the car. The victim managed to escape the transferring car, right before the suspect fled outbound on Liberty Avenue.”

It is really unclear if the suspect who was arrested on Tuesday night time was associated in individuals incidents.

Police have not mentioned what begun the preliminary confrontation with the few.

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