2 arrested after hour-long police chase hits 100 mph in Berrien County
Updated Apr 29, 2021;
Posted Apr 29, 2021
An hour-long police chase went through seven townships and cities in Berrien County and hit 100 mph on April 28, 2021.Jacob Hamilton/MLive.com
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BERRIEN COUNTY, MI – A police pursuit hit 100 mph while winding through seven townships and cities in Berrien County.
The chase started around 2:53 a.m. Wednesday, April 28, when police saw a 1998 black Dodge Ram pickup driving near Pucker and Pokagon Streets in Berrien Township, the Berrien County Sheriff’s Office said.
The pickup looked like the one that fled from officers earlier Wednesday and late Tuesday, police said. They were investigating potential thefts from vehicles in the area.
April 28, 2021
Two people are facing charges after a high-speed chase with police in Berrien County on Wednesday morning. The Berrien County Sheriff’s Department says it started shortly after 2:50 a.m. near Pucker and Pokagon Streets in Berrien Township. Sheriff’s deputies spotted a black Dodge Ram pick-up that matched the description of a vehicle that had earlier fled police in Bridgman and Niles, where officers were investigating thefts from vehicles. When sheriff’s deputies tried to pull over the pick-up, it took off and started a chase that went through Berrien, Niles, Buchanan, Lake, Chikaming, and finally, Weesaw townships. The chase at times was faster than 100 miles per hour and lasted about an hour. Police say the driver of the pick-up tried to hit an officer with the Bridgman Police Department as he deployed stop sticks at the intersection of Cleveland and Brownstown. The officer jumped over the guardrail and wasn’t hit. The pick-up was ditched in a field off M