One man is in custody after police said he led them on a wild ride Tuesday. Officers in Air1, while out on a routine flight, spotted a vehicle speeding in the area of McPhillips Street and Inkster Boulevard around 12:20 a.m.
The car, with damage to the front end, was seen shooting sparks from the front passenger-side tire which was twisted at a 90-degree angle.
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General Patrol was able to stop the vehicle in the 300 block of Kingsbury Avenue at short time later.
Jessie Hawk Cooke, 20, was arrested and charged with several offences:
- drive while impaired
- refuse to provide breath sample
- fail to comply probation order
- drive while disqualified
- driver carry open liquor
Air1 had also been in the area on the weekend to assist with an armed stand-off.
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