Oak Creek Police Arrest Passenger of High-Speed Chase

OAK CREEK, WI — Oak Creek police pursued a man who was wanted in West Allis for obstructing an officer and by the Milwaukee County Sheriff's office for retail theft after a 7-mile police chase on June 18.

According to reports, an Oak Creek police officer observed a vehicle traveling east in the 100 block of Ryan Rd. without headlights on just before midnight on June 17.

Upon further investigation, the officer learned that the vehicle was also reported stolen out of Milwaukee.

When the officer made to execute a traffic stop, the driver of the vehicle reportedly did not acknowledge the stop and instead tried speeding away.

A passenger exited the vehicle, and police took the passenger into custody. The vehicle continued on, however, and the pursuit was terminated on the 600 block of W. Rawson Ave.

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