An arrest in a stolen vehicle investigation is believed to be linked to car thefts and break-ins across the Tri-State.The arrest happened Sunday around 12:47 p.m. when officers got a report of a stolen car traveling on Reed Hartman Highway in Blue Ash.Officers later found the car entering the parking lot and attempted to stop it, but the driver sped off in a crowded shopping plaza parking lot.Police lost sight of the car.Shortly after, the car was driving out of the parking lot when an officer attempted to stop it. That's when the driver of the stolen car hit the front of the officer's cruiser then ran a red light and took off."The suspect sped at a high rate of speed southbound on Plainfield Road at such a speed that our officers wouldn't keep up with it," said Blue Ash Chief Scott Noel. "The car was probably going 80 - 100 miles an hour in a residential area. We're just not going to drive that fast."Officers again lost sight of the car near Sycamore and Blue Ash roads. "We have to balance the need to apprehend these people with public safety, and that's always a tough decision for the officers to make out there," Noel said. "At some point, when they're putting people's lives in danger, we have to make a decision at that point whether we chase or not."Shortly after, several witnesses alerted police that the suspects abandoned the stolen car near the intersection of Sycamore Road and Vorhees Avenue. The three occupants of the car fled on foot. "I heard sirens all over the place. I'm like 'what's going on?' Then people started walking -- running up my driveway," one neighbor said who asked not to be identified. The woman flagged down police and pointed in the direction the three people ran."I guess they might have opened my gate then ran in, jumped my fence and ran in that direction," she said. Police found and arrested three people, including two teenagers.Blue Ash Police charged Eddasia Treshea Parson, 21, with receiving stolen property and felony failure to comply. She is in the Hamilton County Justice Center on a $100k bond.According to court documents, Parson had two juveniles in the car.Police said they have evidence indicating those involved in the chase are associated with the recent group of individuals responsible for a large number of stolen cars throughout the Tri-State area. So far, the thefts have not involved violence. However, police pursuits involving the stolen cars have been dangerous.A preliminary investigation found that a keyfob was left in the stolen vehicle from the Sunday incident in Blue Ash. That made the vehicle an easy target for the suspects to steal the car."That is one common theme," Noel said. "People are getting into these unlocked vehicles and what they're doing is they're stepping on the brake, they're pushing on remote starts and if the car starts, they steal the car."No one was injured during the chase or arrest, police said.
An arrest in a stolen vehicle investigation is believed to be linked to car thefts and break-ins across the Tri-State.
The arrest happened Sunday around 12:47 p.m. when officers got a report of a stolen car traveling on Reed Hartman Highway in Blue Ash.
Officers later found the car entering the parking lot and attempted to stop it, but the driver sped off in a crowded shopping plaza parking lot.
Police lost sight of the car.
Shortly after, the car was driving out of the parking lot when an officer attempted to stop it. That's when the driver of the stolen car hit the front of the officer's cruiser then ran a red light and took off.
"The suspect sped at a high rate of speed southbound on Plainfield Road at such a speed that our officers wouldn't keep up with it," said Blue Ash Chief Scott Noel. "The car was probably going 80 - 100 miles an hour in a residential area. We're just not going to drive that fast."
Officers again lost sight of the car near Sycamore and Blue Ash roads.
"We have to balance the need to apprehend these people with public safety, and that's always a tough decision for the officers to make out there," Noel said. "At some point, when they're putting people's lives in danger, we have to make a decision at that point whether we chase or not."
Shortly after, several witnesses alerted police that the suspects abandoned the stolen car near the intersection of Sycamore Road and Vorhees Avenue.
The three occupants of the car fled on foot.
"I heard sirens all over the place. I'm like 'what's going on?' Then people started walking -- running up my driveway," one neighbor said who asked not to be identified.
The woman flagged down police and pointed in the direction the three people ran.
"I guess they might have opened my gate then ran in, jumped my fence and ran in that direction," she said.
Police found and arrested three people, including two teenagers.
Blue Ash Police charged Eddasia Treshea Parson, 21, with receiving stolen property and felony failure to comply. She is in the Hamilton County Justice Center on a $100k bond.
According to court documents, Parson had two juveniles in the car.
Police said they have evidence indicating those involved in the chase are associated with the recent group of individuals responsible for a large number of stolen cars throughout the Tri-State area. So far, the thefts have not involved violence. However, police pursuits involving the stolen cars have been dangerous.
A preliminary investigation found that a keyfob was left in the stolen vehicle from the Sunday incident in Blue Ash. That made the vehicle an easy target for the suspects to steal the car.
"That is one common theme," Noel said. "People are getting into these unlocked vehicles and what they're doing is they're stepping on the brake, they're pushing on remote starts and if the car starts, they steal the car."
No one was injured during the chase or arrest, police said.
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