LINCOLN COUNTY, N.C. — A driver who led Lincoln County deputies on a police chase following a string of car break-ins remains on the loose, investigators say.
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of several car break-ins in the area of Hager’s Ferry Road and Lucky Pointe Drive in Denver early Tuesday morning. Deputies spotted a suspicious vehicle in the area and attempted to stop the driver, but they sped away toward Huntersville on North Carolina Highway 73.
Deputies say the driver later crashed near the intersection of Brown Mill Road and Beatties Ford Road in Huntersville. The driver jumped from the vehicle and escaped the pursuing deputies. As of 2 p.m. Tuesday, the driver hasn’t been located or identified.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to call the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office at 704-732-9250.