Driver threats to crash car during police pursuit, Norwich CT


A person in a purple Toyota RAV4 threatened to crash their car if they saw police. The vehicle fled near a high school on High St and was later tracked heading toward Norwich from Preston. Multiple police units are pursuing the vehicle.
Audio|Source: Norwich Fire
03:23
Transcript:
00:00
It's just an update on that bull out of grass town earlier on the purple Rav4.
00:05
It took off on Ledger in the Highlands near the high school.
00:09
He stated with his girlfriend on the phone that he would crash his car if he saw another law enforcement officer.
00:14
Again, it's a 2018 Twitter route four color purple.
00:17
Bravo Tango (number withheld).
00:21
Roger, they're given any direction of travel?
00:25
It's just in the highlands, maybe Shoeville Road area.
00:30
Copy.
00:36
785, the latest thing that just came in is 117-17 South Conner, there's Sandy Halla, which is down towards the Groton line.
00:44
Okay.
00:47
Okay.
00:50
Okay, can you take it there's a, my car scan, yeah.
00:54
So we can have all sent.
00:57
Roger.
01:03
Someone three, can you four year last?
01:09
Group 8, hanging in the area 395 northbound, X11,
01:13
motorcycle, motorcycle, cotton through graphics, traveling to higher speed.
01:21
You can disagree with you can't have a plane bill.
01:25
5190 James All right. All right. There are.
01:37
There are anything going on over there? No,
01:46
Roger.
01:47
Brother.
01:52
We'll have one way. We'll have one in face.
01:55
Adjura 1 detain.
02:01
This EJU in the area 395 northbound X11, a lot of operation on a green Ford truck all over the road.
02:12
7805. Come in.
02:19
I know it's a little out of your town but everybody else is tied up. Can you just take a post 2A and Route 12?
02:25
He might be going to a Snoddard Spowl onto Route 12.
02:30
Group.
02:36
Full 45, me I'll start north as well.
02:40
Roger.
02:42
690. 690, come in.
02:51
Thomas Vodok has a file 20 but I can't see any information if you can just check that you're in.
02:56
Right, stand by.
03:02
690. The protected person is at Jessica Kinman.
03:06
Yeah, responded is Thomas Vertock.
03:08
Commission,
03:09
it's a full no contact order.
03:11
Roger, she's not here.
03:18
45 and 785 that just hit the flock on Route 12 headed into null which from Preston.
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