On Thursday, March 16th 2023, at 3:56 p.m., Officers from BPD’s Special Assignment Unit were patrolling on Church Street when they received a delayed notification that a stolen black Dodge Durango had passed them. Officers began searching for the vehicle but were then notified by dispatch advising that a black Dodge Durango had crashed into a fence in the 1500 block of Annie. As the officers arrived at the crash scene, they observed 5 suspects, 2 females and 3 males, walking away from the vehicle. The females were detained but the 3 males immediately began to evade on foot from officers. After a lengthy search, all 3 were caught.
A BPD Officer also went to the hospital for an injury sustained during the search but was released after treatment.
The suspects were:
15 year old black male driver- pending charges, released to hospital due to injuries sustained in crash prior to police arrival
14 year old black male passenger- transported to Minnie Rogers Juvenile Detention Center for Evading on foot
13 year old black male passenger- transported to Minnie Rogers Juvenile Detection Center for Evading on foot
14 year old black female passenger- released to parent
14 year old black female passenger- released to parent
