Posts in category: Pursuits

At 3:45 PM, Whitehouse Police Officers were dispatched to a Theft in Progress at the Southside Bank in Whitehouse, Texas. The suspect, reportedly driving a silver Jeep Grand Cherokee, presented a stolen ID and had allegedly already stolen about $3,000 from a bank in Tyler, Texas.

As officers arrived in the area of Southside Bank, the vehicle was spotted and a traffic stop was initiated. The vehicle stopped briefly before taking off northbound on HWY 110. A pursuit then began.

The vehicle traveled north on HWY 110 reaching speeds over 100mph. Whitehouse Police called off their involvement in the pursuit near E Grande Blvd and the Smith County Sherriff’s Office continued pursuing with the DPS joining shortly after.

The pursuit entered Tyler and continued northbound on Troup HWY, reaching speeds of 80mph before turning east on E 5th Street. The vehicle traveled east on E 5th Street, exiting the City of Tyler, continuing on HWY 64 E at speeds of 120mph.

The pursuit eventually came to a stop on HWY 64 E near FM 2607, east of Chapel Hill.

The driver was then taken into custody at 4:04 PM.

The suspect vehicle has crashed out near Martin Luther King Jr Blvd and N Broadway Ave, ending the pursuit about a minute later. The driver is in custody, a passenger bailed out on foot, no description is available at this time.

We will update if more information becomes available.

At around 7:20 PM on Friday, December 2, 2022, a Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper attempted a traffic stop on a vehicle near the intersection of Shiloh Rd and Troup HWY in Tyler. The vehicle failed to stop, and a pursuit began. 

The pursuit traveled south on HWY 110 S, reaching speeds of 100mph+, making its way through Whithouse, TX, eventually ending in the 900BLK of W Duval St (HWY 110 S) in Troup, TX following a successful spike.

The initial reason for the traffic stop is unknown to RCEMedia at this time.

Smith County Deputies were involved in a high-speed pursuit after attempting to initiate a traffic stop on a black Dodge Charger at the 3000 BLK of S SW Loop 323 near CarMax. 

The suspects fled southbound on Loop 323 at speeds over 100 MPH. The suspect vehicle crashed into the guard railing at Old Bullard Rd and W SW Loop 323, going over the ledge into the parking lot at BJ’s Brewhouse. The suspects then fled on foot into the Bubba’s Restaurant and were quickly apprehended by Tyler PD. 

UT EMS responded to check for injuries. No one was transported to the hospital.

Just before 11:00 PM on Sunday night, the Smith County Sheriff’s Office was advised by Canton and Van Zandt County Law Enforcement of a pursuit headed into Smith County on Highway 31 West. Sheriff Deputies, DPS, and other law enforcement agencies from Van Zandt and Henderson Counties trailed a white Ford F-150 entering Tyler, traveling over 100 miles per hour. 

The pursuit continued on Highway 31 East, also known as Front St inside Loop 323, before hitting heavy traffic near the East Texas State Fair. For the week, the Tyler Police Department has set up a pedestrian crosswalk at Fair Park Dr and Front St to ensure the safety of those entering and exiting the fair. 

With the reckless pursuit rapidly approaching the crosswalk, the potential danger to civilians and officers grew exponentially. Luckily the driver of the F-150 stopped short of the crosswalk, where the occupants of the truck bailed out on foot, running into the fairgrounds and hopping fences. Law enforcement chased three occupants onto the fair, where suspects were taken into custody across the grounds. 

During all this, gunshots were heard at the fair, reportedly coming from about two miles north, near W Barrett St and N Englewood Ave. This is a separate incident, not related to the pursuit or the fair. 

Agencies involved in the pursuit are Canton PD, Van Zandt County SO, Henderson County SO, Texas DPS, Texas Game Warden, Smith County SO, and Tyler PD. 

Great work to all law enforcement for keeping everybody safe!

Around 10:35 PM on Thursday, July 7th, 2022, Smith County Sheriff’s Office and DPS units were requested to assist Cherokee County and Frankston PD on a pursuit headed northbound on FM 346 at CR 3506 in Teaselville.  

Minutes later, DPS had spikes set at FM 344 where the vehicle, a Chevy Colorado, ran over them, popping a front and rear tire. The vehicle continued northbound, eventually turning west on FM 2868 with speeds reaching 75mph. At Highway 155 S, the driver turned northbound and headed towards Tyler, driving through active road construction with workers present just north of Grande Blvd. The pursuit came into Tyler, turning east on Loop 323.  

Continuing at a high rate of speed, the driver ran a red light crossing Broadway Ave, nearly striking another car. At this point, deputies reported seeing heavy sparks from the front of the truck. The driver then crossed into the opposite lanes of traffic. Tyler PD reported a small grass fire at the 2000 BLK of E SE Loop 323 after the truck with heavy sparks went by.  

The Pursuit came to an end and the driver was taken into custody at S SE Loop 323 and Valley View ST, just south of Fifth ST at 11:00 PM. 

At approximately 12:45 AM on Friday June 3rd, the Smith County Sheriff’s Office attempted a traffic stop on a white Buick sedan in the area of HWY 31 E and S SE Loop 323.

Soon after the traffic stop was initiated, a female passenger bailed out of the vehicle, running into the Pratt Homes complex before the driver took off driving northbound on the loop. The driver continued north on the loop, eventually turning around, coming back south. The driver kept stopping and/or turning off the vehicle, but continued traveling south on the Loop.

At 12:51AM, Smith County Deputies requested the assistance of the Tyler Police Department for an attempt to spike the vehicle’s tires. Smith County Deputies setup spikes at Delmar St and S SE Loop 323 and at Paluxy Dr and E SE Loop 323. Soon after, the suspect vehicle ran over the spikes at Delmar St, popping the left rear tire.

The suspect eventually stopped at the intersection of Troup HWY and E SE Loop 323 where Smith

County Deputies removed the driver from the vehicle and made an arrest.