U. SAUCON TWP., Pa. – Neighbors living on Pike Avenue in Upper Saucon Township say they’re used to seeing police out on the road for car crashes.<\/p>\n
“I really didn’t think it was anything, you know, drastic, until I came downstairs and looked outside,” Dan Cummings, who lives on that road, said. “I saw when the police were walking away from my house, they had their guns out, and I said, ‘oh my gosh.'”<\/p>\n
As officials walked with guns drawn and binoculars out, many watching from their homes quickly realized it was a search.<\/p>\n
“I kind of just shouted to them, you know, ‘do I need to stay inside to lock my doors?’ Cummings said. “He just said, ‘yeah,’ and kind of gave me a thumbs up. So I said, ‘okay, let me stay here.'”<\/p>\n
State and local police on Thursday were establishing perimeters in areas including Cummings’ street, following a chase that started on Interstate-78 in Bethlehem just before noon.<\/p>\n
“The first reaction was, ‘Oh, my God, what’s going on now?'” Maggie Fried, another neighbor on the same street, said. “It was a little scary at first.”<\/p>\n
Police are accusing 22-year-old Kyree Perkins Prince from Allentown of stealing a car, crashing that car while fleeing from police and hiding in a cornfield, before finally being taken into custody hours later.<\/p>\n
Court papers say it all started just before noon Thursday, when a beige Hyundai Elantra passed state police on I-78 in the Bethlehem area. Police were alerted that the car passing by was stolen.<\/p>\n
But when the trooper sounded the siren and flashed emergency lights to pull the vehicle over, police say the driver kept moving: going 90 in a 55 mile-per-hour zone, swerving over lines and nearly crashing into other cars.<\/p>\n
Police lost the vehicle at exit 60A in Upper Saucon Township, but minutes later were alerted to a crash at that exact location. One witness also observed a man running from the area.<\/p>\n
Police found the car’s ignition was punched out and the seatbelt was tightened down.<\/p>\n
A large police presence could be seen Thursday afternoon searching for the man on Route 145 and Vera Cruz Road.<\/p>\n
Allentown police’s K-9 Unit was also set up at the nearby animal hospital, which closed early for the day.<\/p>\n
Police used thermal imaging and finally found Perkins Prince hours later, hiding in a cornfield around West Saucon Valley and Lanark roads.<\/p>\n
“I was glad they caught him,” Fried said, “but it kind of made me feel a little bit nervous that it was on Lanark Road. Because Lanark Road’s not far from here.”<\/p>\n
The suspect is facing 16 charges, including DUI: Controlled Substance – Impaired Ability – 1st Offense, Receiving Stolen Property, and Evading Arrest or Detention on Foot.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Perkins Prince is due in court next Friday.<\/p>\n
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