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Stolen Car Leads Police On Chase Through Palmer Township: Authorities

One man is in custody after a police chase in Palmer Township on Sunday, May 12, authorities say. 

Joshua E. Ewell; Palmer Township police

Joshua E. Ewell; Palmer Township police

Photo Credit: Palmer Twp. Police Department

Joshua E. Ewell, 25, is charged with receiving stolen property, fleeing arrest, reckless endangerment, and related counts, said township police. 

Around 8:45 p.m., officers spotted Ewell in a grey Kia Soul that had been reported stolen out of Easton, authorities said. He fled when they tried to pull him over, leading police on a chase through the township's Old Orchard section, according to officials. 

Police said Ewell crashed into a street light and nearly struck a police car before authorities deployed stop sticks and deflated his tires. 

He then drove through residential front yards before abandoning the car in the parking lot of a Freemansburg Avenue business, authorities said. 

Ewell fled on foot but was later identified and arrested on Monday morning, Palmer police said. 

He's being held on $35,000 bail and has a court hearing on May 24. 

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