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Yahoo
20-03-2025
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Stolen Corvette Driver Hits 150 MPH During Chase to Mexico, Police Say
'Make a run for the border' was an old Taco Bell slogan from the 1980s, but it seems a man driving a stolen C8-generation Chevrolet Corvette may have taken it a little too much to heart. According to reports from NBC 11 Yuma and the U.S. Border Patrol's El Centro Sector, the suspect led Border Patrol agents in a high-speed pursuit that reached speeds of 150 mph as he fled from California into Mexico. NBC 11 Yuma states that Border Patrol agents driving an unmarked vehicle on Highway 111 in Imperial County, California noticed the white Corvette traveling at the aforementioned very high speed in a Mexico-bound direction. Agents deployed a vehicle immobilization device which punctured the two front tires of the fleeing Corvette, authorities said, and the punctured tires did cause the suspect to slow down, but he was still traveling at 100 mph on the two ruined tires. According to the authorities' accounts to NBC 11, the suspect continued to drive recklessly and ran several red lights as he tried to escape, eventually making it Mexico. However, it was not the safe haven he may well have been hoping for; the suspect was arrested south of the border. The suspect is from the United States, police say, and he will be extradited back to the U.S. where he will face charges of receiving stolen property, unlawful driving or taking of a vehicle and Illegal to flee from a police officer while driving in a dangerous manner. Other than a couple of ruined tires, however, the Corvette doesn't appear to have suffered any major damage. Hopefully it'll quickly be reunited with its rightful owner. You Might Also Like You Need a Torque Wrench in Your Toolbox Tested: Best Car Interior Cleaners The Man Who Signs Every Car
Yahoo
08-03-2025
- Yahoo
FBI: Hoax by two young children responsible for diverted Sun Country flight to Mexico
After a Mexico-bound Sun Country flight from the Twin Cities diverted to El Paso earlier this week, FBI officials said that the security concern that caused the plane to land in Texas stemmed from a hoax by two young children on the flight. The online statement said that after a threatening handwritten note was found on the plane Wednesday saying 'You Are All Going to Die, Help Me,' it was reported to Sun Country personnel on the airliner and resulted in the unscheduled landing. The U.S. Attorney's Office of the Western District of Texas will not press charges against the children, said the statement by FBI Special Agent in Charge John Morales. The FBI thanked the 156 passengers on board Flight 593 to Mazatlán for their patience as they investigated the 'circumstances behind the reported safety concern.' The Sun Country passengers departed El Paso for Mazatlán on Thursday, the airline said. Crime & Public Safety | Defendant in $250 million pandemic food fraud case pleads guilty to wire fraud Crime & Public Safety | Charges: Shoplifting suspect delivered several strikes to Roseville officer's head, injuring him Crime & Public Safety | Apple Valley man jailed in fatal Bloomington hit-and-run Crime & Public Safety | Mexican cartel leader's son is sentenced to life in prison for role in major drug trafficking plot Crime & Public Safety | Ex-Olympian, accused in drug ring tied to Southern California, added to FBI's 10 Most Wanted list
