I-Team: Crime spree leads to chase

NEW AT 6 --- AN I-TEAMINVESTIGATION....JACKSON COUNTYPROSECUTORS JUSTFILED CHARGES AGAINST39-YEAR-OLD TRAVISWHITE -- WHO POLICE SAYSHOT AT OFFICERS DURINGA HIGH SPEED CHASEOVERNIGHT.POLICE BELIEVE WHITEWAS ALSO INVOLVED INMULTIPLE PROPERTYCRIMES ON THURSDAY.AS THE I-TEAM'S ANDYALCOCK REPORTS, ONE OFTHOSE INCLUDED ABOUT100-THOUSAND DOLLARSWORTH OF 41 ACTIONNEWS EQUIPMENT.RING DOORBELL VIDEOFROM CIERRA PRITCHETT'SRAYTOWN HOMECAPTURES AN ONGOINGPOLICE CHASE.THE VIDEO SHOWS SEVENPOLICE VEHICLESPURSUING A PICK UPTRUCK.PRITCHETT SAID THESIRENS WOKE UP HER ANDHER BOYFRIEND AT ABOUT1:50 IN THE MORNING.AND THAT THE CHASEWENT BY HER HOMETWICE."I WAS CONCERNED."Cierra Pritchett"THIS NEIGHBORHOOD HASBEEN PRETTY QUIET ANDNOT TOO MUCH HAS BEENEXCITING SINCE LASTNIGHT."KANSAS CITY POLICE ANDRAYTOWN POLICEPURSUED THE SUSPECTAFTER SPOTTING THEPICKUP TRUCKDETECTIVES SUSPECTEDWAS USED IN A ROBBERYTHURSDAY.POLICE SAY THE SUSPECTFIRED SHOTS IN THATROBBERY AND ALSO FIREDSHOTS AT OFFICERS ATTHE BEGINNING OF THECHASE EARLY FRIDAYMORNING.Andy Alcock"ACCORDING TO POLICE,PART OF THEACCUSATIONS AGAINSTTHE SUSPECT INCLUDESTHE THEFT OF ABOUT$100-THOUSAND DOLLARSWORTH OF EQUIPMENTFROM HERE AT OUR 41ACTION NEWSTRANSMITTER SITE.

THETRANSMITTER IS THEGIANT TOWER BEHIND ME.HOWEVER, THE THEFT OFTHAT EQUIPMENT DID NOTAND WILL NOT INTERRUPTOUR BROADCASTING."FACING A SUSPECTINVESTIGATORS SAY HADOPENED FIRE ON A CITIZENAND POLICE, IT TOOK OVERAND HOUR TO CONCLUDETHE CHASE WITH NOINJURIES TO ANY OF THEOFFICERS, THE SUSPECTOR INNOCENTBYSTANDERS.Sgt.

Jake Becchina KCPD"ALL THE OFFICERS DID AGREAT JOB LAST NIGHT OFBRINGING THAT SITUATIONUNDER CONTROL IN APEACEFUL WAY."ACCORDING TO KCPD,OFFICERS WERE ABLE TOPEACEFULLY END THECHASE BY USING WHAT'SCALLED STOP STICKS.THOSE STICKS SLOWLYDEFLATE TIRES TO SLOWDOWN A SPEEDINGVEHICLE.BUT THERE'S HIGH RISKINVOLVED.IN THISE CASE, ITREQUIRED OFFICERSGETTING IN FRONT OF ASPEEDING PICKUP TRUCKDRIVEN BY AN ARMEDSUSPECT.Sgt.

Jake Becchina KCPD"IT'S SOMETHING THATTHOSE OFFICERS DID LASTNIGHT HEROICALLY ANDTHEY WOULD DO IT AGAINTONIGHT IF THE SITUATIONPRESENTED ITSELF."Cierra Pritchett"I COULD TELL IT WAS AVERY WELL COORDINATEDEFFORT BY THE POLICEDEPARTMENTS INVOLVED."KCPD HAS SENT ITS CASEFILE TO THE JACKSONCOUNTY PROSECUTOR'SOFFICE FOR WHAT'SEXPECTED TO BEMULTIPLE FELONYCHARGES.I'M INVESTIGATOR ANDY