SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (AP) — The driver of a Corvette who is accused of leading deputies in California on a high-speed chase for nearly 50 miles is a former NASCAR racer. James Neal was arrested in San Diego County early Monday, and the 56-year-old San Clemente resident was booked into Orange County Jail, where bail is set at $25,000. Sheriff’s Lt. Mike Jansen says San Clemente deputies tried to pull over the 2003 Corvette for a traffic violation at about 3 a.m. but Neal refused to stop and raced along Interstate 5 to San Diego County at speeds up to 130 mph. The Corvette’s engine blew up in the La Jolla area and deputies arrested him without a struggle. NASCAR officials say Neal was a NASCAR track racer at the old Ascot Park track in Gardena in the early 1980s. He never won a national race.
May 18, 2010 | Posted in
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Police say a motorist fleeing officers in Cleveland abandoned his car and jumped a fence – landing in what turned out to be a prison yard. Garfield Heights police say the chase started in that suburb early Monday over a traffic violation and reached speeds of 90 mph. Police say that after a race through several communities, the driver and a passenger bolted from the car and headed for a fence. They apparently did not realize it was on the outside the state women’s prison in Cleveland. They were arrested along with two other passengers who also tried to flee.
March 30, 2010 | Posted in
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Police say a motorist fleeing officers in Cleveland abandoned his car and jumped a fence – landing in what turned out to be a prison yard. Garfield Heights police say the chase started in that suburb early Monday over a traffic violation and reached speeds of 90 mph. Police say that after a race through several communities, the driver and a passenger bolted from the car and headed for a fence. They apparently did not realize it was on the outside the state women’s prison in Cleveland. They were arrested along with two other passengers who also tried to flee.
March 30, 2010 | Posted in
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Pursuit Ends in Flames By WINK News Story Created: Mar 27, 2010 at 11:45 AM EDT Story Updated: Mar 27, 2010 at 12:03 PM EDT Fort Myers, Fla.- Lee County Deputies are responding to a car accident on Daniels Parkway and US 41 following a multi-county pursuit. Collier County Public Information Officer Natalie Felber says the pursuit began at 10:44 am after the driver failed to pull over for a routine traffic stop. Public Information Officer John Sheehan confirms Lee County Deputies assisted Collier County Deputies as the chase headed north into Lee County. The suspect left the car at the intersection of Daniels Parkway and US 41 where it caught fire. The suspect left the scene on foot. Sheehan says when caught, the suspect will face traffic violation charges in Lee County. Next article NY Times talking about Naples
March 27, 2010 | Posted in
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EVESHAM, N.J. (AP) — Police said a cook put a body hair in the bagel sandwich of a police officer who had given him tickets in the past. The cook was arrested Feb. 21 in the kitchen of Good Foods to Go in Evesham. The police officer ticketed the cook in March 2009 when he failed to pull over for a traffic violation. The cook spent four hours in jail before his wife bailed him out, and was fired from his job. The Courier-Post of Cherry Hill reports police asked them not to report the incident for fear of copycat crimes. The paper published the story anyway. — Information from: Courier-Post, http://www.courierpostonline.com/
March 4, 2010 | Posted in
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Driver accused of trying to run down officer By WINK News Story Created: Feb 9, 2010 at 10:38 PM EST Story Updated: Feb 9, 2010 at 10:38 PM EST CAPE CORAL, Fla. – Police arrest a driver accused of trying to hit an officer and then driving away from the scene. Solange Jose is charged with aggravated assault, fleeing and eluding police. Cape police tried stopping jose for a traffic violation on Del Prado Boulevard Tuesday afternoon. As the officer approached, he says Jose tried to hit him with her car and took off. Officers followed Jose until she hit a tree and crashed on Nicholas Parkway, closing the road for more than hour. Previous article Hackers Attack Cape City Website Next article Snow causing local hotels to book up
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