ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — A call of a possible double overdose ended in a high-speed pursuit.
According to the Ross County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched to Gibson’s Market on Route 772 to a call of two individuals passed out in a 2006 white Acura. Dispatchers, a police report said, notified deputies that the vehicle and occupants were possibly involved in a recent catalytic converter theft.
One deputy stated that he approached the vehicle and found two people asleep inside. After knocking on the window, the deputy said, the individuals woke up. After attempting to gather the occupant’s information the driver took off.
The chase, authorities said, continued along Route 772 onto Valley Road before the deputy lost sight of the vehicle. A passerby who witnessed the chase notified deputies of a nearby residence belonging to a member of one of the suspect’s family.
Following an investigation, deputies found the suspects’ names and their involvement in a string of recent thefts.
No arrests had been made at the time of this publication. The sheriff’s office did not release the suspect’s name to the media. The search continues for the two individuals.
