Police vehicles damaged, suspect apprehended, following high-speed chase
Police said they apprehended the suspect who led them on a high-speed car chase Friday, who was driving a red 2014 Nissan. The pursuit ended on South Mitchell Street in Norwich and multiple police vehicles were damaged by the suspect's car. (Photo by Tyler Murphy)
NORWICH – A carefully coordinated police response led to the apprehension of a suspect wanted on a felony warrant Friday afternoon, after he led officers on an hour-long chase through parts of Chenango and Otsego County.
Two police vehicles were damaged during the pursuit after being hit by a car driven by the suspect, a red 2014 Nissan. Officials said one police vehicle had minor scrapes and another had been hit in the rear, damaging the bumper.
Chenango County Sheriff Ernest R. Cutting Jr. said no police or members of the public suffered injury. He confirmed the suspect, 28-year-old Tanner Leone, was wanted on a warrant for second degree burglary.
During the final leg of the chase, police were pursuing the suspect's car down a number of streets and through parking lots in the City of Norwich.
According to the sheriff, the chased ended when the driver of the fleeing vehicle sped down a one-way street, South Mitchell Street, and struck a tree.
Leone allegedly then fled the vehicle, with police pursuing him on foot. He was apprehended on Mechanic Street by Norwich officers near the Golden Age Apartment parking lot.
Sheriff Patrol Sgt. Dustin Smietana said the incident began at about 11:10 a.m., in Sherburne when a sheriff's deputy recognized the driver as an individual wanted on a local court warrant.
The high-speed chase was in excess of 75-miles-per-hour said police. The chase began in Sherburne and went through the New Berlin area before entering Otsego County and then returning back through the New Berlin area and into the Town and City of Norwich.
The pursuit ended at just past noon and was a collaborative response with about a dozen police vehicles, including those from the Chenango and Otsego County Sheriff's Office, the New York State Police, state conservation officers, and the City of Norwich Police Department.
“This was a dynamic incident to coordinate– to avoid endangering to the public and police,” said Smietana.
He said the suspect's reckless actions such as striking police vehicles, driving at high speeds through densely populated areas during a busy time of day and being already wanted on a warrant, forced police into a dedicated pursuit. He said the suspect, “presented a great risk to the public.”
"Effective and continuous communication between officers was very important," said Smietana.
When asked if the new legal reforms passed by New York State at the beginning of the year, were making responding to incidents like this harder he said, ”I don't know, but we are not going to lower our standard of policing and serving the public. Some things are beyond our control.”
Other officers at the scene however noted that if the suspect was not already wanted on a prior warrant, he would likely be released with just an appearance ticket under the new bail reform laws.
To learn more about the reforms read this story from Friday's Evening Sun. https://www.evesun.com/news/stories/2020-01-03/32441/DA-profoundly-disappointed-with-%e2%80%9cradical%e2%80%9d-criminal-justice-reforms
Read more in Monday's Evening Sun.
Two police vehicles were damaged during the pursuit after being hit by a car driven by the suspect, a red 2014 Nissan. Officials said one police vehicle had minor scrapes and another had been hit in the rear, damaging the bumper.
Chenango County Sheriff Ernest R. Cutting Jr. said no police or members of the public suffered injury. He confirmed the suspect, 28-year-old Tanner Leone, was wanted on a warrant for second degree burglary.
During the final leg of the chase, police were pursuing the suspect's car down a number of streets and through parking lots in the City of Norwich.
According to the sheriff, the chased ended when the driver of the fleeing vehicle sped down a one-way street, South Mitchell Street, and struck a tree.
Leone allegedly then fled the vehicle, with police pursuing him on foot. He was apprehended on Mechanic Street by Norwich officers near the Golden Age Apartment parking lot.
Sheriff Patrol Sgt. Dustin Smietana said the incident began at about 11:10 a.m., in Sherburne when a sheriff's deputy recognized the driver as an individual wanted on a local court warrant.
The high-speed chase was in excess of 75-miles-per-hour said police. The chase began in Sherburne and went through the New Berlin area before entering Otsego County and then returning back through the New Berlin area and into the Town and City of Norwich.
The pursuit ended at just past noon and was a collaborative response with about a dozen police vehicles, including those from the Chenango and Otsego County Sheriff's Office, the New York State Police, state conservation officers, and the City of Norwich Police Department.
“This was a dynamic incident to coordinate– to avoid endangering to the public and police,” said Smietana.
He said the suspect's reckless actions such as striking police vehicles, driving at high speeds through densely populated areas during a busy time of day and being already wanted on a warrant, forced police into a dedicated pursuit. He said the suspect, “presented a great risk to the public.”
"Effective and continuous communication between officers was very important," said Smietana.
When asked if the new legal reforms passed by New York State at the beginning of the year, were making responding to incidents like this harder he said, ”I don't know, but we are not going to lower our standard of policing and serving the public. Some things are beyond our control.”
Other officers at the scene however noted that if the suspect was not already wanted on a prior warrant, he would likely be released with just an appearance ticket under the new bail reform laws.
To learn more about the reforms read this story from Friday's Evening Sun. https://www.evesun.com/news/stories/2020-01-03/32441/DA-profoundly-disappointed-with-%e2%80%9cradical%e2%80%9d-criminal-justice-reforms
Read more in Monday's Evening Sun.
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