the traffic lights.
The information included that this vehicle was a stolen vehicle and it was possibly the vehicle used to flee the crime scene in the armed robbery case, that took place on Saturday evening March 12th next to "Pineapple Pete" on Welfare Road. During this attempted armed robbery, a male tourist was severely wounded with a machete by the suspect(s) driving in this car. The driver of the suspected vehicle was directed by police officers on several occasions to stop. However, he refused to do so. A police chase started and police officers attempted to block the path of the vehicle, but the driver instead of slowing down increased his speed towards the officers. Two shots were fired by police at the suspected vehicle hitting the car on the driver side in the front and rear door. The driver did not stop and continued to flee on the A.T. Illidge Road. Police continued the pursuit which at the time became quite dangerous because of the busy traffic. A police patrol then forced the suspected vehicle off the road, at which time the driver of the suspected vehicle tried to maneuver through the busy traffic damaging the front of the police car. Three male suspects then jumped out of the car because it could not go any further and fled behind the buildings in the area. More police assistance was called in to try to apprehend these suspects. However, they were no where to be found.
During the collision between the two vehicles, one of the officers slightly injured his back. He was taken to the Medical Center to be checked out and was allowed to leave after treatment. The suspected vehicle was confiscated for further investigation.
