Kenosha County police chase of stolen vehicle ends with crash

Kenosha County police chase of stolen vehicle ends with crash

A police chase of a stolen van ended with a crash and arrest on I-94 in Kenosha County on Thursday, Jan. 22. 

KENOSHA COUNTY, Wis. - A police chase of a stolen van ended with a crash and arrest on I-94 in Kenosha County on Thursday, Jan. 22. 

Police chase, crash

What we know:

A post on the Kenosha County Sheriff's Department Facebook page said a van was reported stolen from Martino’s Dry Cleaners in the City of Kenosha after an employee refused to return it. The Kenosha Police Department was involved in a pursuit with the vehicle on Wednesday. 

Around 8 a.m. Thursday, the vehicle was again spotted in Kenosha County and once again fled from officers. A police chase extended into Racine County. 

Racine County Sheriff’s Office deputies later located the vehicle and initiated a pursuit, which ultimately led back into Kenosha County.

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Several Kenosha County sheriff's deputies staged along the interstate to assist. A Wisconsin State Patrol trooper deployed spike strips along I-94. The fleeing vehicle slowed and attempted to avoid the spikes, at which point a Racine County Sheriff’s Office deputy performed a P.I.T. maneuver, causing the vehicle to crash into the median wall.

The driver then complied with commands and surrendered without further incident.