A person who led police on a chase through several Massachusetts towns was arrested Saturday afternoon on Interstate 95 near the Burlington Mall.
State police say the Topsfield Police Department issued a BOLO alert for a vehicle in which they had probable cause to arrest the driver. Troopers spotted the vehicle on Route 1 southbound, south of Walnut Street, around 12:15 p.m. but the vehicle did not stop, instead exiting onto Lynn Fells Parkway in Saugus.
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State police terminated their pursuit at that point.
About 10 minutes later, Stoneham police started pursuing the vehicle in their town and eventually onto Interstate 93 north, with a trooper following behind.
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Stoneham police terminated their pursuit at 12:30 p.m., and the trooper began to pursue the vehicle onto I-95 northbound to Exit 56A where it looks around to get back onto I-95 southbound.
According to state police, the vehicle was traveling approximately 50 mph during this time, going with the traffic.
State police cruisers went ahead on I-95 southbound to set up stop sticks just south of the Burlington Mall. Around 12:43 p.m., the stop sticks effectively took out the two left tires of the vehicle. Within two minutes, the vehicle came to a stop and the driver was taken into custody on I-95 southbound just south of Route 3 in Burlington.
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Police did not release the person's name or say what charges they're facing.
