Troopers conducted a high-profile law enforcement chase on I-70 eastbound into the I-70 and 78th Street area of Kansas City, Kansas, at midday Friday. The chase originally started in Johnson County.
A red pickup stopped in an area off I-70 and 78th Street, a suspect exited the truck and was taken into custody by officers with drawn guns. Authorities were looking for another suspect in the case.
Law enforcement vehicles and a helicopter were circling the Stony Point area, looking for a suspect.
Another unrelated law enforcement pursuit ended around 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 3, at 59th and Dickinson Drive after traveling on I-70, I-635 and Leavenworth Road. The lengthy Thursday chase started on the Missouri side of the state line and involved a Kansas City, Missouri, police helicopter pursuing a stolen vehicle. Then the chase was taken over by the Kansas Highway Patrol in Kansas, according to the Kansas City, Missouri, police department. Some crashes were reported in rush-hour traffic. The Kansas City, Kansas, police assisted with the arrest at the end, when a suspect tried to flee the vehicle after crashing into a tree in the Nearman area.