Crime & Safety
Driver Arrested In Bedford After Police Pursuit Across I-95
What started as a threat in RI, turned into a police chase across I-95 in MA where troopers arrested a man heading for NH.
WESTON, MA — A man was arrested Monday morning after police say he made threats toward police and led officers on a multi-state pursuit across Interstate 95 in Massachusetts.
According to Massachusetts State Troopers, a 57-year-old man threatened to harm both himself and another man in New Hampshire from West Warwick, Rhode Island. Police issued a lookout for his pickup truck from Rhode Island to New Hampshire.
Around 9 a.m., officers say they saw his 2019 Chevrolet Colorado on I-95 north in Weston and tried to stop him near the Route 30 exit. Police say he refused to stop and police launched a pursuit chasing after him.
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Police nearby placed a tire deflation device on the highway ahead of where the driver was traveling. The spike caused one of his tires to deflate but police say he continued to try to drive away.
The driver then exited I-95 onto Route 4 in Lexington, driving with a damaged wheel as he entered Bedford via Hillside Ave.
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By 9:15 a.m., the driver had pulled into a parking lot of a Veterans Administration hospital in Bedford. Police were able to arrest him and take him to Lahey Hospital for evaluation. The man's name has not yet been released.
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