NATCHITOCHES, La. (KSLA) - Three teenagers have been arrested for allegedly leading police on a chase in Natchitoches Sunday night (Jan. 28). The police department says it all happened around 7:45 p.m. when officers were sent out to the 500 block of Lakeview Drive in reference to a stolen car. Officers found the car on Parkway Drive and tried to pull it over. The driver refused to stop, officials say, and a chase began. Police say the chase ended just outside the city limits and the people inside ran away after stopping the car. Officers were told by some concerned citizens that three of the people in the car got into another car and were heading back into the city on Keyser Avenue. Officers were able to find the car again and arrest those inside.
ARREST DETAILS
DaQualon Brimsey, 18, of Natchitoches
- Theft of a motor vehicle
17-year-old juvenile
- Illegal possession of stolen things
17-year-old juvenile
- Accessory after the fact
The Natchitoches Police Department is warning drivers that certain Kia models are more susceptible to theft after ways to bypass their security features have become widely shared on social media. Anyone who would like to report suspicious activity involving vehicle thefts should call Natchitoches police at 318-352-8101. Anyone with information in this particular investigation should call Detective Morgan Jester at 318-357-3811.