Burglary Suspect Arrested After High-Speed Chase Through Northeast Philadelphia, Police Say

Police say the suspect was wanted for a series of commercial burglaries.

SO FAR POLICE HAVE NO SUSPECTSOR A MOTIVE IN THE SHOOTING.A WILD 30 MINUTE POLICEPURSUIT THROUGH TWO COUNTIESENDS WITH A 48 YEAR OLDBURGLARY SUSPECT INHANDICUFFS.THIS IS WHERE IT ENDED ASPHILADELPHIA POLICE OFFICERSTOOK THAT MAN INTO CUSTODY.JUST BEFORE 11:00 LAST NIGHT.HE WAS ARRESTED NEAR RISINGSUN AVENUE AND AFTON STREET INFOX CHASE AFTER RAMMING INTO AHIGHWAY PATROL CAR AND TRYINGTO RUN AWAY.CHOPPER THREE CAPTURED THEMOMENT OFFICERS BEGANFOLLOWING HIM IN THE CITY'SWEST MT.

AIRY NEIGHBORHOOD.THAT THAT WAS AROUND 10:30,POLICE ALSO TRACKED HIM INTOMONTGOMERY COUNTY, OFFICERSSAY THE SUSPECT IS WANTED FORMULTIPLE COMMERCIAL BURGLARIESIN SEVERAL COUNTIES ANDASSAULT ON POLICE.HE IS NO STRANGER TOPOLICE.WE KNOW THIS INDIVIDUAL FROMTHE PAST.HE'S BEEN TAKEN INTO CUSTODYYEARS AGO FOR COMMITTINGCOMMERCIAL BURGLARIES.AND HE HAS A HISTORY OFCRASHING INTO POLICE VEHICLES.NOBODY WAS INJURED DURINGLAST NIGHT'S PURSUIT.