Crime & Safety
Police Chase Suspect from Hazelwood into St. Louis
The man driving a stolen car failed to stop in Hazelwood for police officers. He then drove through multiple jurisdictions and hit a Chevy Cobalt.
Police are looking for a man that escaped after sending them on a chase through multiple jurisdictions that ended with a car accident involving an another driver.
A woman suffered minor injuries after a stolen blue Nissan Altima hit her Chevy Cobalt at Marcus and Carter in St. Louis, according to St. Ann Police.
Aan undercover St. Ann police officer caught up with the Altima, which was going almost 100 miles per hour, on Interstate 70 near Shreve after the driver failed to stop in the City of Hazelwood for Hazelwood police officers.
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The person driving the Altima almost collided with the officer and then took off and smashed into the woman's car.
The man eventually fled the scene into a nearby neighborhood, according to police.
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Multiple purses were found in the back of the Altima. The man is wanted for a number of suspected car break-ins.
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