Crime & Safety
Suspect Crashes Car After Fleeing Kent Police
Officers were investigating a "female screaming for help inside the vehicle" before the pursuit.
KENT, WA - A driver who fled police officers crashed into another vehicle and was arrested Thursday night. Officers were investigating a "female screaming for help inside the vehicle." When they arrived, the vehicle sped away, according to a police report.
The chase ended at the intersection of South 240th Street and Pacific Highway South, where the suspect collided with another vehicle. The driver was arrested and the female passenger was not found. No one was injured in the crash.
The address is near a Lowe's Home Improvement store. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts and newsletters from Renton Patch, click here to find your local Washington Patch. Also, follow us on Facebook, and if you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)
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Suspects tried to flee from police but were arrested after crashing into another vehicle at 240/Pac Hwy. No injuries in victim vehicle. Full story on our Instagram @kentpolicewa pic.twitter.com/rW3q1SDd4P
— Kent Police (@kentpd) December 29, 2017
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