DARTMOUTH, MASS. (WHDH) - Police in Dartmouth are searching for a suspect after an attempted traffic stop turned into a car chase with a driver behind the wheel of a truck that turned out to be stolen.
Officers who attempted to stop a 2007 Ford F-150 at the corner of Elm and Bridge streets early Sunday morning engaged in a car chase when the driver refused to stop and sped away, according to police.
When the vehicle crashed near Smith Neck Road, police say the suspect jumped out of the vehicle and ran into the woods. A search involving a K-9 unit was unsuccessful.
An investigation determined the suspect broke into a home on Degaris Avenue and stole the keys to the truck.
Police are still looking for the suspect. The man is described as a white man who is thin with dirty blonde hair. He was wearing pajamas when he escaped the vehicle.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Dartmouth police.
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