Borough police pursue a suspect from Kennett Square into New Castle County
By P.J. D’Annunzio, Staff Writer, KennetTimes.com
KENNETT SQUARE — Like something from a Hollywood action movie, police from Kennett Square and several other local law enforcement agencies were involved in a high-speed pursuit last week, spanning two states and several municipalities.
At approximately 9 PM on April 26, Kennett Square Police say they attempted to stop a 2005 Silver Toyota Camry for traffic and other minor violations, being operated by one Spencer Clark on South Union St. in Kennett Square Borough. The suspect reportedly refused to pull over his vehicle to a halt and continued south on Kaolin Road through neighboring Kennett Township and into New Garden Township, pursued by police cruisers.
The suspect’s vehicle traveled south on Limestone Road, turned left onto Southwood Road, allegedly failing to stop for a red light at that intersection. The suspect’s vehicle stopped just east of the intersection in a parking area where one Kennett Square Borough police officer exited his police cruiser to approach the suspect in his vehicle, police said.
But police say Clark quickly accelerated and attempted to strike the officer with his car. Luckily, the officer was able to jump out of the path of the vehicle and was not struck. The suspect then reportedly resumed travel south on Limestone Road into the state of Delaware, continuing onto Kirkwood Highway and into the city of Wilmington.
Police from Elsmere, New Castle County, Wilmington, and the Delaware State Police eventually joined in the pursuit in order to stop the suspect’s vehicle.
The suspect’s vehicle was eventually blocked in by police at Foulk and Murphy roads in New Castle County, Del. where the suspect was taken into custody after an incident with Wilmington police.
The suspect remains in the custody of Wilmington City Police, charged with allegedly trying to run his vehicle into a second officer (a Wilimington officer) and numerous other offenses.
Clark is currently facing the following criminal charges in Pennsylvania: Criminal Attempted Homicide, Aggravated and Simple Assault, Reckless Endangerment of another person, Fleeing or Attempting to Elude Police, Reckless Driving, and other traffic related offenses.
Despite the length of the pursuit, no police officers were reported injured during the incident.
