Man in custody following pursuit on Maple Avenue

ZANESVILLE, Ohio–Zanesville police said a man is in custody following a pursuit Tuesday morning on Maple Avenue.

It happened shortly before 9:30 a.m.

ZPD Lt. Chris Rice said an officer had received a theft report and description of a stolen vehicle.

The officer located the vehicle, which had stolen plates, travelling southbound on Maple Avenue near Lowe’s. Lt. Rice said the officer attempted to stop the vehicle but the driver fled.

Authorities said the pursuit continued south on Maple Avenue when the vehicle went left of center near Panda Express and jumped the curb.

Lt. Rice said the suspect’s vehicle crashed into a vehicle that was stopped on Maple Avenue waiting to turn left near Walmart. He said a mother and child were inside that vehicle. The mother carried her child to the hospital to be checked out as a precaution.

Lt. Rice said the suspect, who is wanted on several outstanding warrants from multiple counties, was taken into custody.

Lt. Rice said the suspect is believed to be connected to an ongoing investigation involving several vehicle break-ins throughout the city the past several weeks.

The suspect is currently in the Zanesville City jail awaiting formal charges.

Zanesville Police were assisted at the scene by the Zanesville Fire Department, Ohio State Highway Patrol, and Genesis Police along with several local towing companies.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Initially we reported that the suspect’s vehicle was struck by a vehicle that was on Maple Avenue. We have corrected that error to say that the suspect’s vehicle crashed into the other vehicle.