Officers investigate Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, after a police chase ended when the suspect vehicle crashed on Monroe Street just off of Wilcox Boulevard.
Officers investigate Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, after a police chase ended when the suspect vehicle crashed on Monroe Street just off of Wilcox Boulevard.
Chattanooga Police investigate a vehicle that was the subject of a police chase in East Chattanooga.A vehicle that was involved in a police chase Monday afternoon is one of five cars stolen Sunday night from the Mountain View dealership on Highway 153, according to the dealership’s general manager.
The police chase began at 5200 Highway 58, and the stolen vehicle was involved in three crashes during the pursuit, which ended only when the driver lost control of the car and crashed into a ditch on Monroe Street.
Police said the driver, 25-year-old Marquis McReynolds, and passenger, 23-year-old Jermichael Brooks, were extracted from the crashed vehicle and taken into custody. Both suspects are convicted felons, and two weapons were found in the vehicle, police said.
Ray Standefer, the general manager of Mountain View, said he was called to the scene by police soon after and was able to confirm the vehicle was one of the missing cars.
He said the thieves managed to get into the lot and access cars, which had the keys inside them, and use one to break down a gate before driving them off the lot.