Oct 15, 2024

BRIMFIELD CHASE



BRIMFIELD CHASE

TWO PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED FOLLOWING A CHASE IN BRIMFIELD, JUST EAST OF AKRON, ON SUNDAY NIGHT. 
BRIMFIELD POLICE OFFICERS ATTEMPTED TO STOP A VEHICLE FOR A TRAFFIC VIOLATION. AFTER THE DRIVER ALLEGEDLY FAILED TO STOP, HE LED OFFICERS ON A PURSUIT THROUGH RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS BEFORE STIOPPING THE VEHICLE TO FLEE ON FOOT. A SECOND ADULT AND AN 11-YEAR-OLD CHILD WERE LEFT IN THE VEHICLE. A POLICE K-9 UNIT ASSISTED IN TRACKING THE DRIVER TO A HOME WHERE HE WAS ARRESTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. 44-YEAR-OLD MICHAEL FRAMPTON OF BRIMFIELD WAS CHARGED WITH FAILURE TO COMPLY AND ENDANGERING CHILDREN AND 40-YEAR-OLD CHERYL HERSHBERGER WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND BRIMFIELD P-D SAYS ADDITIONAL CHARGES ARE POSSIBLE.


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