Chesapeake Bay Bridge Case

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According to the above petitions filed on January 3, 2018, by Officer M.T. Boggs of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel Police, the following incident occurred on January 3, 2018, in Northampton County: “On January 3, 2018, within the confines of Northampton County, Virginia, at approximately 0705 hours, control received a report from Northampton Sheriff's Office to be on the lookout (BOL) for a stolen vehicle that was southbound between Cheriton and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Officer Boggs reported Officer Carpenter was set-up in the barrels approaching 4 island and he was on the end of 2 island and Officer W. Jones was set-up at the 1-mile post south. Control reported On-star confirmed it was stopped on Fisherman Island. At that time, he, Officer …show more content…

Once he was told the vehicle had passed, he pulled out and both he and Officer Carpenter activated the emergency equipment. He said he stopped his vehicle and jumped out and pointed at the driver and told him to stop. He said he saw the driver’s eyes get big and he sped up and swerved around his police vehicle. Officer Carpenter pulled around his vehicle and started pursuing the suspect. He then reported to control the vehicle was "evading the police" and they were in pursuit. When they got to the tunnel, the driver was stuck behind a tractor trailer that was headed southbound. Once they exited the tunnel, Officer Carpenter passed the vehicle and got beside the tractor-trailer. The tractor-trailer then came to a stop and the vehicle was blocked behind the tractor-trailer and Officer Carpenter. The youth stated he had stolen his mother's vehicle and some money and left Salisbury, Maryland, where he had been with his mother; between 4 and 6 a.m. Cameron was heading to North Carolina. Officer Boggs spoke to the mother who told him the vehicle was valued at $15,000. There were no other injuries or reported monetary

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