10-04-2025
Police: Five teens led deputies on multi-county chase, damaging numerous other vehicles
HOWELL TWP. — A group of teens allegedly led deputies with the Livingston County Sheriff's Office on a multi-county chase Wednesday, April 9, that resulted in numerous vehicles being damaged.
Around 4:34 p.m. on eastbound I-96, deputies tried to stop a 2020 BMW X5 that had been reported stolen in Calhoun County. The car fled at a high rate of speed, then exited I-96 in Brighton before turning onto a dead-end street.
According to a release from LCSO, the BMW struck a patrol car while trying to evade deputies, then got back on I-96, this time traveling west. Stop sticks were used multiple times during the pursuit, but were unsuccessful.
While still in Livingston County, the BMW struck two other vehicles on I-96, police said.
The pursuit entered Ingham County before ending in Lansing near the intersection of Cedar Street and Jolly Road, when the BMW crashed into multiple other vehicles. The BMW was disabled, so the five occupants exited and fled on foot. All were located and arrested.
According to the release, the BMW was reportedly involved in multiple thefts Wednesday in neighboring communities. Officers reported seeing the suspects throwing two handguns out the window. Both were later recovered and identified as stolen firearms from other counties.
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All suspects are from Lansing. The driver, 19, is being lodged at the Livingston County Jail. The other suspects were 15, 16, 17 and 18. One of the suspects had a juvenile apprehension order and was turned over to Ingham County. The other minors were turned over to their parents. The 18-year-old was lodged in the Livingston County Jail for violating bond conditions from a case in another county.
No injuries requiring hospitalization or immediate medical treatment were reported by any civilians involved in the crashes, police said.
Assisting agencies included the Brighton City Police Department, Michigan State Police, the Williamston Police Department, the Lansing Police Department and Fire Department, the Ingham County Sheriff's Office and Livingston County Central Dispatch.
— Contact reporter Tess Ware at tware@
This article originally appeared on Livingston Daily: Police say teens involved in multi-county chase ending in Lansing
