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GOTCHA! Fugitive Eludes Police, Nabbed The Next Day By Alert Bogota Officer GOTCHA! Fugitive Eludes Police, Nabbed The Next Day By Alert Bogota Officer
Gotcha! Fugitive Eludes Police, Nabbed The Next Day By Alert Bogota Officer A fugitive who eluded Bogota police during what became an aborted pursuit walked right past another officer the next day and was promptly arrested, authorities said. It began around 1 a.m. Tuesday when a 2021 Mercedes E350 sped past Officer Matthew Luciano at more than 20 miles over the 30-mile-an-hour speed limit on West Main Street, Sgt. Geoffrey Cole said. Luciano tried to stop the sedan, but the driver hit the gas, steered around several other vehicles and blew a red light, Cole said. Given the potential danger – not to mention state Attorney General guidelines regarding pursuits – the…

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Bogota PD: Traffic Stop Turns Up Loaded Gun Bogota PD: Traffic Stop Turns Up Loaded Gun
Bogota PD: Traffic Stop Turns Up Loaded Gun A traffic stop produced an illegal handgun and the arrests of two men, Bogota police said. Officer Lewis Duenas stopped their Honda SUV on Elm Avenue around 9 p.m. Wednesday as part of a “Drive Sober Get Pulled Over, Sgt. Geoffrey Cole said. The driver, Deondrey Ogletree, 26, reached for his paperwork, when backup Officer Matthew Luciano spotted the 9mm Taurus handgun in the glove compartment, the sergeant said. Both were joined by Officers George Hondros, Kevin Geraghty and Michael Ferrara in arresting Ogletree and his passenger, Ryan Gray, 27, both recently of Bogota and neither of whom …

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by Jerry DeMarco