Agawam Man Arrested In Reading, Accused Of Driving Stolen Vehicle

READING, MA — An Agawam man was arrested Saturday in Reading and is accused of driving a stolen vehicle and trying to evade police on foot, the Reading Police Department said.

Anthony M. Pavone has been charged with larceny of a motor vehicle, resisting arrest, operation of a motor vehicle on a suspended license, speeding, marked lane violation, refusing to provide a true name and failure to signal, according to authorities.

Reading police said they also learned that Pavone was being sought on previous warrants issued by district courts in Boston, Chelsea and Lynn.

Pavone was denied bail and transported to the Middlesex Jail and House of Correction in Billerica, police said.

According to police reports, at about 7:12 p.m. Saturday, Reading police observed a gray Honda CRV speeding southbound on Main Street. When officers attempted to stop the vehicle, the driver —later determined to be Pavone — drove for more than two miles, according to the Reading PD.

Officers trailed the Honda CRV and eventually pulled over the vehicle on High Street, police said.

When asked to identify himself, the driver of the vehicle provided a false name, the Reading PD said.

Later, police determined the driver was Pavone and that his license was suspended. Pavone was placed under arrest, police said.

The Reading PD said that Pavone was escorted to the rear of the vehicle. But while being handcuffed, Pavone shoved offers and fled on foot down High Street and onto the railroad tracks, according to police.

Eventually, Reading PD officers were able to subdue Pavone and place him under arrest, the department said.

While conducting an investigation, the Reading PD said it determined that the vehicle Pavone was driving had been reported as stolen in Lawrence.

The owner of the Honda CRV was able to retrieve his vehicle at Reading Police Headquarters.