Independence, Mo., police officers this morning chased a possible stolen vehicle from Independence to Kansas City, Kan.
It started about 9:05 a.m. Tuesday when the Independence Police Department was notified by the Kansas City, Mo., Police Department that it was following the possible stolen vehicle into Independence.
The suspect vehicle had made a stop at the Missouri Probation and Parole office at 42nd and Noland Road, according to an Independence police spokesman.
When officers attempted to block the suspect vehicle from leaving, the suspect rammed an Independence police vehicle and a citizen’s parked car to make an escape, the spokesman said. The pursuit started with the suspect headed westbound on I-70 from Independence.
The chase went through Kansas City, Mo., where that police department took the main lead in the pursuit, then into Kansas City, Kan., where the Kansas Highway Patrol took the lead, the Independence spokesman stated.
The suspect drove to the area of the 3800 block of Lloyd Street, and then the suspect drove off the road into a wooded area and fled on foot, according to the spokesman.
A perimeter of police officers from the different jurisdictions was set up to begin a search for the suspect, the spokesman said.
There were no reported injuries during the pursuit, according to the spokesman. A subsequent investigation has revealed the identity of the suspect and a warrant listing subsequent charges is being sought at this time, the Independence police spokesman said.