LEAVENWORTH COUNTY —The search for a a driver and vehicle after a pursuit in Leavenworth County.
Just after noon Sunday, Leavenworth County Sheriff Deputies attempted to stop a dark gray Jeep whose driver was identified as having a felony county warrant, according to a media release from the Basehor, Kansas Police Department.
The Jeep failed to stop which resulted in a pursuit.The pursuit entered Basehor on southbound 155th Street. Leavenworth Sheriff’s Deputies requested Basehor Police assistance for the use of Stop Sticks.
Basehor Police responded to 155th and Leavenworth Road. However, there was no opportunity to deploy the sticks. After a brief time in Basehor, the Jeep left Basehor northbound on 155th Street.
Shortly after leaving Basehor, Sheriff Deputies lost sight of the Jeep. A black Dodge Challenger was reported to the sheriff’s office associated with the Jeep. The Challenger was located by Kansas Highway Patrol at 155th Street and Parallel Road and was disabled at 155th Street and Chestnut by KHP which used their grappler technology.
The driver was found to be associated with the suspect in the Jeep. The driver was interviewed by deputies. The driver was not injured and there was no reported damage to the car. The Challenger was not involved in the initial pursuit and the driver was released by the sheriff after providing information about the suspect in the Jeep.
Law enforement are still looking for the Jeep has not been located. No officer with the Basehor Police Department was involved in the pursuit other than providing traffic control after KHP disabled the Challenger.
