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Police chased 30-year-old Tyler Whitford via Rowley and Newbury as he ran, swam, rode an ATV, and tried to flee in two completely different boats.
A Manchester, New Hampshire, man is dealing with a slew of costs from two completely different police departments after he allegedly broke into a house in Rowley after which tried to flee police on foot and by ATV and boat.
On Sunday, 30-year-old Tyler Whitford allegedly tried to interrupt into a house on Stackyard Street a little bit earlier than 12:30 p.m., police stated in a press launch Wednesday. When police tried to talk to him, he allegedly fled on an ATV earlier than stalling in a big puddle and taking off on foot.
Rowley police had been looking round Nelson Island once they obtained a name from Newbury police informing them that the Newbury Harbormaster had seen a suspicious man matching Whitford’s description, police stated. When police discovered him within the Riverfront space of Newbury, he tried to flee in a ship, however jumped into the water when officers obtained shut.
Whitford then obtained into one other boat and allegedly began the motor to attempt to drive off, however the boat was secured to the dock. After allegedly ignoring extra police instructions, police stated they tasered him.
Whitford jumped into the water as soon as extra earlier than surrendering to police. He was then taken to a hospital and handled earlier than being launched into police custody, police stated.
Rowley police charged Whitford with two counts of receiving a stolen motorized vehicle, breaking and coming into, working underneath the affect of medicine on a leisure car, negligent operation of a motorized vehicle, disorderly conduct, and failure to cease for police.
Newbury police charged Whitford with larceny over $1,200, breaking and coming into, disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace, resisting arrest, and negligent operation of a ship.
He was arraigned Wednesday in Newburyport District Court docket.
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