"BEACON POLICE CAUSE DEADLY ADRENALIN HIGH SPEED CHASE"

Poughkeepsie Journal

Tuesday, March 9, 2004

GLENHAM MAN JAILED AFTER POLICE CHASE

BEACON -- A Glenham man was held Monday in the Dutchess County Jail after allegedly leading police on a high-speed chase with his girlfriend and their six-month-old infant in the van, police said.

Christopher Richards, 23, was stopped on DePuyster Avenue about 5:30 p.m. Sunday for having no front license plate and a broken windshield, city police said. He took off at a high rate of speed, hitting 73 mph and nearly colliding with other vehicles in a 30 mph zone.

He stopped along Howland Avenue, where he ran into the woods and was caught, police said. No one was injured.

Richards was charged with two counts of first-degree reckless endangerment and unlawful imprisonment, all felonies. He also was charged with resisting arrest, endangering the welfare of a child and other misdemeanors, along with numerous traffic violations.

He was held Monday on $5,000 cash bail and is due back in city court Wednesday.

C.B.C.I. OPINION:

THIS POLICE DEPARTMENT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED FOR SYSTEMATIC ABUSES AND AUTHORITY OF UNCONSTITUTIONAL PRACTICES AND SHOULD ONLY BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE OPERATIONS UNDER THE WATCHFUL EYE OF A FEDERALLY APPOINTED MONITOR

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