ROCKY HILL, Conn. — Rocky Hill police are searching for suspects who evaded arrest on Wednesday despite being tased and leading them on a chase to a local hotel.
Rocky Hill police said that an officer on patrol at 4 p.m. recognized a white Jeep Cherokee with a New Hampshire license plate. Police say it was known to him as being operated by an individual with active arrest warrants from multiple jurisdictions.
The vehicle was found parked at the Shell Gas Station on Silas Deane Highway (Route 99). As the officer approached the vehicle, he encountered a male driver and a female passenger who, despite receiving orders, resisted by struggling with him in an attempt to evade custody.
A stun gun was deployed but was ineffective, allowing the man to drive away, nearly striking police officers as he did so.
The vehicle fled onto Interstate 91 South.
Officers provided a description of the vehicle and the suspects to responding officers and neighboring agencies.
A short time later, the vehicle was found unoccupied at the Residence Inn at 680 Cromwell Ave.
Witnesses on the scene believed the suspects may have entered the hotel. The hotel was searched with the assistance of two K-9 teams and responding police officers.
Police say, based on the investigation, they do not believe the suspects entered the hotel. The Rocky Hill Fire Department searched the surrounding area with a thermal imaging drone, but the suspects remain at larage.
The Rocky Hill Police Department says it has preliminarily identified both suspects but hasn't yet made the names public.
No injuries were reported and police say there is no apparent threat to public safety.
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