Wanted man, teen arrested, guns seized after police chase in stolen SUV ends in Gresham
Just before 6 p.m., patrol officers saw a stolen Land Rover Defender driving along Northeast Glisan Street from Northeast 126th Avenue.
After pulling the SUV over at Northeast Hoyt and 162nd Avenue, officers identified the driver as 20-year-old Quahar Bell, who had outstanding warrants for escaping from police custody and unlawful possession of a firearm.
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Police said Bell then drove away, but officers deflated the Rover's tires using spike strips.
Bell and two passengers then abandoned the SUV in the 16300 block of Northeast Wasco Street in Gresham.
PPB and Gresham officers established a perimeter, also using drones and a PPB K9 to track them.
Although all three were eventually found and taken into custody, one was later released, police said.
Additionally, officers recovered one firearm inside the car and another while tracking the suspects.
Bell was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center on charges including unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, attempting to elude police, reckless endangerment, reckless driving, possession of a stolen vehicle, as well as his prior warrants.
A 17-year-old boy was booked into the Donald E. Long Juvenile Detention Center on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful possession of a loaded firearm in public.
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