Thursday, August 6, 2020

Police Pursuit Ends on Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County; One in Custody

One person is in custody after a pursuit in Northern Schuylkill County Thursday afternoon.

A police pursuit began Thursday afternoon just outside Mahanoy City in Mahanoy Township on the Vulcan Hill with Mahanoy City Police and Mahanoy Township Police in pursuit.

The pursuit led up to and onto Interstate 81 northbound as additional units joined in the chase.

The vehicle being chased  reportedly lost control and crashed near the McAdoo exit around 4:30pm where one person was taken into custody by police.

Additional information will be released later.