Pleasant Prairie police chase; K-9 Chase secures 1 of 2 suspects

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Pleasant Prairie police chase

Pleasant Prairie police arrested two Chicago area men after a police chase.

Pleasant Prairie police arrested two men from North Chicago earlier this week following a police chase that ended with a K-9 securing one of the men.

Pursuit ends in arrests

What we know:

Officials say a vehicle first fled from officers, and they ended up terminating that pursuit, according to a post on the Pleasant Prairie Police Department Facebook page

A few hours later, the car showed up in Pleasant Prairie – and officers chased again. 

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After a few minutes of pursuing, the car being chased crashed into a parked car. The driver decided to continue fleeing on foot, but K-9 Chase was hot on his trail. As the man hopped a fence and fell, K-9 Chase pushe5d the gate open, bit the suspect and held him.

Desmond Balenitinse and Lawrence Crittendon-Quinn

In the end, the two men were arrested on multiple charges and warrants out of Illinois. The driver, 24-year-old Desmond Balenitinse and passenger, 26-year-old Lawrence Crittendon-Quinn, are due back in court on Thursday.

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Pleasant Prairie police chase, arrest

Pleasant Prairie police arrested two Chicago area men after a police chase.

The Source: The information in this post was provided by the Pleasant Prairie Police Department.

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