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Burglar Makes Failed Escape In Bright Orange U-Haul After Mass Storage Unit Heist: Cops
A man who tried to break into a storage facility in Billerica has been arrested by K9 troopers after leading state police on a high-speed chase, while driving a U-Haul van and wearing an orange ski mask.
Alexander Encarnacion, 29, of Providence, Rhode Island, was driving a 2008 Ford Econoline U-Haul van when he, and other people in a sedan, tried to break into a Billerica storage unit on Monday, Jan. 15, at 10:30 p.m., the facility’s manager said.
That’s when Encarnacion sped off as Billerica officers chased after him onto Route 3 south to Route 95 north.
The sedan also drove off but was n…
100 MPH Chase: Thief Crashes Car Twice During Getaway, Nabbed In Lynnfield, Police Say
A man led police in a high-speed chase from Boston to Lynnfield and ended the pursuit by crashing the car into concrete barriers, officials say.
The man, who was later identified as Denny Fernandes Dep Pina Andrade, was arrested in Lynnfield on Tuesday, May 16 after stealing a gray Toyota Tacoma truck, crashing into a Mercedes-Benz SUV, and then leading police in a chase that reached up to 115 mph, according to the Massachusetts State Police.
A state trooper noticed the truck at 11:28 p.m. when it sped past his cruiser and into a coned-off construction zone on Tobin Bridge in Boston, knoc…
