Massachusetts, Connecticut and Australia Chases End in Arrests

In Kununurra, Western Australia, police say three allegedly stolen 4WDs were driven recklessly in the early hours; interception attempts were halted for public-safety reasons, the vehicles were abandoned and eight juveniles were arrested (four referred to the Juvenile Justice Team and four charged), and detectives are seeking any footage. In western Massachusetts, state troopers pursued a driver who failed to stop on I‑91 near Greenfield/Deerfield; the chase was repeatedly terminated because the suspect drove without headlights and posed a danger, but the state police air wing later located the vehicle crashed into a cement post on Conway Street and the suspect was taken into custody. In a separate Holyoke incident, officers say a suspect wanted for a Beech Street larceny struck a police cruiser, nearly hit several officers, then fled into Connecticut in a vehicle reported stolen from Connecticut. Connecticut State Police took over the pursuit, the vehicle crashed near I‑91 Exit 32 in Hartford, the driver was arrested and taken to a hospital, and the involved officer is expected to be OK. Authorities in the U.S. cases have not released suspect identities or full charge details, and investigations are ongoing in all incidents.