Police Chase From Westchester Comes Up Empty In Nyack

NYACK, NY — A police chase that started Wednesday night in southern Westchester County ended when the occupants of the car got away on foot in Nyack.

At 9:49 p.m., the Real Time Crime Center at Westchester County Police headquarters broadcast an alert that a vehicle wanted in connection with a New York State Police investigation was traveling northbound on the Sprain Brook Parkway. A police officer located the vehicle on the Sprain and attempted a traffic stop, Westchester County police said.

The driver failed to comply and the officer pursued the vehicle onto Interstate 287. The Westchester County Police Aviation Unit also responded and advised it had the vehicle in sight.

The Westchester officer terminated his pursuit when the vehicle drove onto the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge. New York State Police took over the pursuit of the vehicle over the bridge and into Rockland County, Westchester police said.

The Aviation Unit kept eyes on the vehicle and reported that the vehicle exited the Thruway and went into Nyack, then reported that the vehicle pulled over and its two occupants ran off.

Other WCPD officers, including one with a tracking canine, responded to assist with a search for the two occupants. They were not located.

The vehicle was impounded by New York State Police, Westchester police said.

Patch reached out to the New York State Police about the investigation and manhunt but had not heard back before this article was posted.

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