Westchester Police Tell 'A Tale Of Three Rogues' With A Happy Ending

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — A real life fable of hubris and audacity has the same lesson as many cautionary tales from the Westchester County Police Department,"Flee From Us, End Up In Cuffs."

Officials said in the latest episode of ill-advised flights from justice that they dealt with "The Tale of Three Rogues."

The story begins shortly before 2 a.m. on Wednesday, when a patrol officer on the Saw Mill River Parkway saw a a Nissan Rogue that was reported stolen in Connecticut, as it drove by him at Ashford Ave. in Dobbs Ferry. When he pulled out behind the Nissan, the driver accelerated, reaching speeds of 85-100 miles per hour as she headed north.

When the driver exited the parkway at Bedford Road, the officer lost sight of the vehicle on local streets.

After Mount Pleasant police and Pleasantville police joined the search, a Mount Pleasant officer spotted the Nissan on Route 117 as it entered New Castle. A WCPD officer then saw the vehicle as it passed Readers Digest Road.

Officers from the Mount Kisco precinct were waiting for the Nissan when it arrived in the village.

At North Bedford Road and Knowlton Avenue, the vehicle got a flat tire, and "the two rogues in the Rogue bailed out and ran off," according to police.

The 22-year-old male passenger from Springfield, Massachusetts was quickly apprehended. However, the 19-year-old female driver, also from Springfield, was able to stay out of sight for a little bit, but she finally gave up as officers approached her hiding spot.

The driver was charged with felony third degree criminal possession of stolen property, misdemeanor fleeing an officer in a motor vehicle, misdemeanor reckless driving, and misdemeanor failure to obey a police officer.

The passenger was also charged with felony third degree criminal possession of stolen property.

The pair was booked and held for arraignment in Mount Kisco Justice Court.

"Another great job by our Patrol officers," Westchester Police noted as an epilogue. "Another stolen car that will be returned to its rightful owner. And another reminder: 'Flee From Us, End Up in Cuffs!'"