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At approximately noon on Wednesday, Dec. 22, the Westchester County Police Headquarters broadcast an alert regarding a stolen vehicle was traveling north on Interstate 684.
New York State Police troopers were able to locate the vehicle and attempted to stop it, however, the driver failed to comply.
A Westchester County Police Aviation Unit helicopter and a county police officer joined the state police in following the vehicle onto I-84 and stopped the pursuit when the vehicle entered Connecticut.
According to a county police spokesperson, officers located the vehicle a short time later as it was traveling south on I-684 and again attempted a traffic stop with state police troopers.
Police said that the driver continued south on I-684 and onto the Hutchinson River Parkway, where the vehicle crashed near the I-287 interchange in Harrison.
Both men jumped out of the car and ran off, but were apprehended after a foot pursuit.
Angel Vasquez, age 18, and Saevian Watts, age 20, both Suffolk County residents, were charged with:
- Criminal possession of stolen property;
- Criminal possession of a weapon;
- Resisting arrest.
Vasquez, the driver, was also charged with unlawfully fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle.
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