Police Chase in Cass County

On Thursday August 2nd, around 1:30 am a Cass County Deputy attempted to stop a silver Ford F150 in the area of Catron and Cedar Street in Belton for a traffic violation. The vehicle fled at a high rate of speed from the deputy. The deputy pursued the vehicle onto northbound I-49 and into Grandview, Mo. 

The suspect vehicle entered the active construction area on I-49 and struck a construction vehicle. The two occupants of the vehicle abandoned the Ford F150 and fled on foot according to construction workers at the scene.

A search of the area was conducted with Cass County Sheriff's K9 and Grandview Police. Cass County K9 Champ located the passenger of the vehicle hiding in a small wooded area near I-49. The subject was taken into custody and transported to the Cass County Jail. 

A second suspect was not located. Further investigation revealed that the vehicle was stolen from Overland Park Kansas.