Bend, OR - Stolen Car Suspect Attempts to Steal Police Car - Chase - Crash
Suspected car thief flees from police
Sept, 24, 2007
A 31-year old Bend man has been charged with over two dozen offenses after
he allegedly led officers on a car chase in a stolen vehicle, crashed, fled on
foot, stole a second vehicle then ran when he was located, tried unsuccessfully
to steal a police car, stole a third vehicle, crashed into a parked car, fled on
foot, then was ultimately captured as he attempted to break into a nearby
duplex.
The series of events began shortly after 6 a.m. on Saturday, September 22, when
Jason Lee Taylor failed to stop for a routine traffic violation as he drove a
2002 Dodge Stratus near the intersection of 4th Street and Greenwood Avenue,
Bend Police Lt. Ken Mannix said. The pursuing officer determined the vehicle was
reported stolen, and followed it at speeds of 40-45 mph to 5th Street and Olney
where the car crashed into the center landscape median, Mannix said.
According to the news release, Taylor fled on foot following the crash, but Bend
Police assisted by Deschutes County Sheriff’s deputies were unable to locate the
suspect.
About 2 ½ hours later, police responded to the report of a vehicle stolen from a
residence near 5th Street and Quimby. Officers and deputies responded, and about
15 minutes later the vehicle was found, with Taylor sitting inside, near the
intersection of NE Dawson & NE Stanton. Taylor jumped out of the car and ran,
then tried to gain access to a marked Bend Police car, the lieutenant said.
The suspect then jumped into a vehicle parked on the nearby roadway and drove
off, followed closely by pursuing officers and deputies. Taylor rounded a corner
onto NE Dawson and crashed into a parked car, Mannix said.
The suspect then ran across the street and tried to force his way into the front
door of a duplex, the news release stated. He was ultimately taken into custody
after he resisted arrest, and was lodged in the Deschutes County Jail. One
police officer received injuries.
Taylor is charged with three counts of unlawful use of a motor vehicle, one
count of attempted unlawful use of a motor vehicle, two counts of attempting to
elude in a vehicle, two counts of attempting to elude on foot, two counts of
reckless driving, two counts of reckless endangering, two counts of hit-and-run,
two counts of first-degree criminal mischief, a single count of second-degree
criminal mischief, first-degree attempted burglary, two counts of possession of
a schedule-II controlled substance, resisting arrest, second-degree theft, and
three counts of driving under the influence of intoxicants.
The investigation is ongoing, Lt. Mannix said, asking anyone with information to
contact police at 541-322-2960