MPD: Pursuit ends with crash, arrests; gun and drugs recovered
MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee police say a police pursuit ended with a crash, arrests, and the recovery of a gun and drugs late on Wednesday, Sept. 23.
Officials say all of this unfolded near 76th and Silver Spring shortly before 10 p.m. on Wednesday -- when officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle that was operating without any registration plates and was driving without its lights on. The driver refused to stop, fled and a pursuit ensued.
The pursuit ended when the vehicle disregarded a stop sign and crashed into two other vehicles near 62nd and Capitol Drive.
The driver of the striking vehicle, a 21-year-old man from Milwaukee, suffered non-life-threatening injuries. He was taken to a hospital and later arrested.
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Two passengers of the striking vehicle, a 21-year-old woman and a 21-year-old man, suffered non-life-threatening injuries. They were taken to a hospital. The female was also arrested.
The drivers of the other vehicles, a 29-year-old man and a 39-year-old man, sustained minor injuries.
A gun and drugs were recovered.
Criminal charges will be referred to the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office in the upcoming days.
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