Motorist allegedly hits several vehicles during Twin Cities police chase
A motorist hit several vehicles, including a Minnesota State Patrol squad car, during a police chase on Interstate 94 Wednesday afternoon, authorities say.
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A motorist hit several vehicles, including a Minnesota State Patrol squad car, during a police chase on Interstate 94 Wednesday afternoon, authorities say.
Authorities say two people were seriously injured in a crash after a man fled from law enforcement during a traffic stop on Monday.
The Ramsey County Sheriff's Office says police arrested a 37-year-old man after the crash at 10:30 p.m. near the intersection of Bellwood Avenue and Edgerton Street in Maplewood.
The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a deadly crash that happened just moments after they called off a high-speed chase in St. Paul. It happened Sunday night. As Esme Murphy reports, the suspect is now in custody.
A driver is in jail after almost hitting a Chaska police squad car, and a police chase that started at an Arby's drive-thru Thursday night, authorities say.
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Police say they had to stop the chase because they were worried about an innocent person getting hurt.
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Suspects in a stolen vehicle led police on a chase that ended at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Wednesday night.
Airport officials say police were chasing the vehicle, which was reported stolen from Eagan.
The Minnesota State Patrol says it initiated a pursuit of the motorcyclist near Interstate 35 and U.S. Highway 8 in Forest Lake around 9:20 p.m.
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Sean Eric Vanmeveren will spend over seven years in prison for leading police on a chase through a southwest Minnesota county.
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Three kids under 16 were arrested in the west metro after leading police on a chase in a stolen luxury car Tuesday morning.
Three children under 16 were arrested in the west metro after leading police on a chase in a stolen luxury car Tuesday morning.
Police say a man running from officers was hit by a car while trying to cross the freeway.
Police say a driver struck a man trying to flee from officers on a Twin Cities freeway early Sunday afternoon.
A motorcyclist led police on a high-speed chase before clipping another car and crashing.
A 21-year-old Montrose man faces decades in prison in connection to a fatal crash involving a stolen pickup truck earlier this month in central Minnesota.
Police said they spotted what "appeared to be a handgun" during the chase, but was later determined to be a pellet gun resembling a Glock 17.
Two men in their twenties are facing charges in connection to a police chase through downtown Minneapolis last Saturday night, according to complaints filed in Hennepin County.
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