Police Chase Wreckless Driver --- Drugs and Money confiscated.

policechasefillin29092013COLE BAY:--- On Friday September 27th, 2013 at approximately 10:30pm, during a routine patrol by the Special Task Force, they saw a grey Ford Escape with license plate R-601 driving dangerously at a very high speed on the Welfare Road. The patrol also noticed that the driver was in conversation on the phone while driving. The patrol ordered the driver to stop, but instead he increased speed in order to get away from the patrol. A short chase by the patrol followed and on the Orange Grove Road the driver slowed down and jumped from the vehicle leaving it in drive. The driver then took off running into the darkness. A warning shot was fired by the patrol in order to force the driver to stop however he continued fleeing. The vehicle continued rolling forward and came to a standstill in the vicinity of Carl and Son's bakery. During a control of the vehicle the patrol found three plastic bangs, each containing a brick of compressed marijuana. A substantial amount of cash was found in the center console of the vehicle. The vehicle in question, the cash, and drugs were confiscated for further investigation.

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