Pursuit Ends in Crash on Vernier Road

St. Clair Shores police are investigating a burglary turned police pursuit that ended with the suspects crashing on Vernier Road and running from the scene. 

and police officers were called to assist with the pursuit that happened overnight Jan. 3 to 4 after the burglary suspects did not stop for St. Clair Shores police.

Woods Sgt. Raymond Yonkowski said the call his department received stemmed from the pursuit traveling on John Robert Road and within minutes the truck driven by people St. Clair Shores police identified as burglary suspects crashed on Vernier Road near Wendy Lane.

Although Grosse Pointe Woods officers handled the crash report, Yonkowski said St. Clair Shores police took possession of the crashed truck as part of their investigation into the burglary.

Patch is awaiting a return call from St. Clair Shores police for more details about the investigation and how and where the pursuit began. 

Two men who were inside the truck at the time of the crash ran from it after it came to a rest and St. Clair Shores police used their k-9 officer to track the men, Yonkowski said. The track led police to one side of Vernier and then back across Vernier onto Anita Avenue, where the dog lost the trail, Yonkowski said.

Despite a heavy patrol presence, the men got away, he said. It was not known whether either sustained injuries in the crash because they got away, he said.

The truck was not reported stolen and belongs to a person who resides in Warren, Yonkowski said, explaining the rest of the investigation is being performed by St. Clair Shores police.

The truck did not sustain heavy damage nor did the area of the crash, although a street sign was struck, Yonkowski said.