On Tuesday, July 28th, officers with the Scottsbluff Police Department received a report of a juvenile who had stolen a vehicle and was believed to be driving within the city. Officers confirmed the vehicle had been reported stolen and began searching for the suspect vehicle described as a silver 2011 Ford Fusion.

Officers located the vehicle and attempted a traffic stop. The driver failed to yield to emergency lights and sirens and fled. Due to the driver's known identity, juvenile status, and the initial risk posed by a pursuit, officers elected not to pursue at that time.

Rather than engage in an immediate pursuit, officers established a perimeter around the area where the juvenile repeatedly returned and made several attempts to safely disable the vehicle using tire deflation devices known as stop sticks. During one stop stick deployment, the suspect intentionally drove directly toward a marked patrol vehicle occupied by an officer narrowly avoiding a head-on collision. Officers had strategically positioned additional stop stick deployments in the area, and the suspect vehicle successfully drove over multiple tire deflation devices.

The vehicle continued northbound on 1st Avenue at a high rate of speed. After the tires deflated, the vehicle came to a stop near East 23rd Street and 1st Avenue. The juvenile surrendered without further incident and was taken into custody.

The juvenile was then subsequently transported to a juvenile detention facility and booked on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges.

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