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Monday, September 29, 2014
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Three police agencies in East Niagara pursued a black motorcycle at high speeds through Middleport, Gasport and Lockport before losing the bike west of the city of Lockport early Sunday morning.
The chase originated around 12:15 a.m. in Middleport, according to Niagara County Undersheriff Michael Filicetti. NCSO got involved in the case, which then came through Gasport and the City of Lockport.
By the time LPD joined the pursuit, the bike was already headed out of the city.
"The motorcycle started comingthrough the city on the east side of the city," Det. Lt. Todd Chenez said. "Our guys saw the motorcycle ... at Prospect and West Avenue and they proceeded westbound out of the city."
The city gave up chase once it left their jurisdiction. Everyone else gave up chase shortly thereafter.
"It was such a high rate of speed that the chase was terminated in the area of 31 and Upper Mountain Road," Filicetti said.
It's unknown exactly how fast the bike was going, but some observers to the scene put it in the 100 mile per hour range.
Niagara County does not have a "no chase" policy on high speed pursuits, Filicetti said. "It's evaluated on a case-by-case basis." What's acceptable at midnight on rural roads may be completely different than what the department would do at 5 p.m. in the city, he said.
It is unknown why the pursuit started. A call to Middleport PD was not returned this afternoon.
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The chase originated around 12:15 a.m. in Middleport, according to Niagara County Undersheriff Michael Filicetti. NCSO got involved in the case, which then came through Gasport and the City of Lockport.
By the time LPD joined the pursuit, the bike was already headed out of the city.
"The motorcycle started comingthrough the city on the east side of the city," Det. Lt. Todd Chenez said. "Our guys saw the motorcycle ... at Prospect and West Avenue and they proceeded westbound out of the city."
The city gave up chase once it left their jurisdiction. Everyone else gave up chase shortly thereafter.
"It was such a high rate of speed that the chase was terminated in the area of 31 and Upper Mountain Road," Filicetti said.
It's unknown exactly how fast the bike was going, but some observers to the scene put it in the 100 mile per hour range.
Niagara County does not have a "no chase" policy on high speed pursuits, Filicetti said. "It's evaluated on a case-by-case basis." What's acceptable at midnight on rural roads may be completely different than what the department would do at 5 p.m. in the city, he said.
It is unknown why the pursuit started. A call to Middleport PD was not returned this afternoon.
Send an email to news@eastniagarapost.com with "email update" in the subject line.
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