Suspect leads Maryland officers on highway chase in stolen 5-ton military vehicle
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Suspect leads Maryland officers on highway chase in stolen 5-ton military vehicle
BY FARIS TANYOS
MAY 13, 2023 / 11:47 PM / CBS NEWS
A man stole a military vehicle from a residential neighborhood in a Maryland town Friday night, and then led officers on a lengthy highway pursuit before finally being captured in Baltimore, authorities said.
The Harford County Sheriff's Office reports that deputies were called to a home in the town of Bel Air a little after 6:30 p.m. local time Friday on a report that a privately-owned 1986 923-A five-ton military vehicle had been stolen.
The truck was then spotted on a Bel Air road, and when the driver, later identified as 38-year-old Michael D. Stevens II, refused to pull over, a multi-agency pursuit ensued, the sheriff's office said, with the suspect making his way south onto Interstate-95.
Officers made several unsuccessful attempts to stop the vehicle using spike strips, the sheriff's office said, before the suspect eventually made his way into Baltimore, which is located about 25 miles southwest of Bel Air.
The stolen military vehicle after being recovered in Baltimore. May 12, 2023.
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He finally brought the vehicle stop and tried to run away, but was captured by deputies, the sheriff's office disclosed.
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