An officer from the Franklin Division of Police spotted the pickup just before 2 p.m. and attempted to stop it on Interstate 75 near Franklin-Lebanon Road. The vehicle failed to stop and a pursuit ensued.
“Troopers became involved in the pursuit in the area of state Route 63 and state Route 4 in Monroe. Stop Sticks (tire deflation devices) were successfully deployed during the pursuit, but the suspect continued to drive on the rims for several miles,” the patrol said. “The pursuit came to an end on West Linden Avenue near North Riverview Avenue in Miamisburg when the suspect drove into the side of a southbound train. The impact pushed the truck off the south side of the roadway where a standoff and negotiations lasted for several hours. "
The Linden Avenue bridge was closed and the road was blocked from South Main Street to South Riverview Avenue during the incident and Miamisburg City Schools were placed on lockdown with students initially not able to leave.
The suspect, a 32-year-old man from Hamilton, was taken into custody around 6:30 p.m. He was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries.
Charges of failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer and receiving stolen property are pending. This newspaper is not naming him because charges are not formal.
Credit: Jim Noelker
Credit: Jim Noelker
Miamisburg Schools Superintendent Laura Blessing said the district cooperated with law enforcement as the situation was in progress Friday.
The district received word to lock down while they were in the process of dismissing the high school students. Some high school students were rerouted back to the high school due to the road closures, and parents were allowed to pick up their students so long as they followed pickup procedures.
Middle and elementary school students never left, Blessing said, and buses took middle school students home followed by the elementary students.
“So definitely a late dismissal,” she said.
Credit: Jim Noelker
Credit: Jim Noelker
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Kettering Police Department, Miamisburg Police Department and numerous law enforcement agencies from Warren, Butler and Montgomery counties also were involved and assisted on scene.
