Nashua Man Captured After Wild Police Chase

A Nashua man was arrested Tuesday night after police said he robbed a gas station in Nashua, stole a car, struck a police officer, juked stop sticks, then crashed into a utility pole.

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Maurice DeJesus, 28, faces a host of charges after leading officers on a chase that stretched from Nashua to Hudson to Groton, Mass., police said.

On Saturday at about 3:30 a.m., DeJesus—armed with a weapon—robbed the Alltown gas station on East Hollis Street, police said. On Tuesday, Nashua officers said they tracked him down and found him driving a stolen car. As officers approached the vehicle, DeJesus accelerated, striking an officer in the arm and narrowly missing another officer, police said. The officer who was hit was not hurt.

DeJesus then drove through Hudson and ended up in Groton—where he led officers on a chase. He swerved around a set of stop sticks but crashed into a utility pole near Augustine Road. Officers captured him after a brief chase.

“(DeJesus) showed complete disregard for lives and safety of officers and the public,“ Groton Police Chief Donald Palma said in a statement. “He placed multiple lives in danger.”

DeJesus was charged with:

• Robbery
• Reckless conduct
• Disobeying an oficer
• Failure to stop
• Resisting arrest
• Receiving a stolen car
• Reckless driving