DAILY NEWS
  • News
    • National
    • Regional
    • Arts & Entertainment
    • Economy
    • Feel Good
    • Politics
  • Obituaries
  • Crime
  • Opinion
  • Contact
No Result
View All Result
Scioto County Daily News
  • News
    • National
    • Regional
    • Arts & Entertainment
    • Economy
    • Feel Good
    • Politics
  • Obituaries
  • Crime
  • Opinion
  • Contact
No Result
View All Result
Scioto County Daily News
No Result
View All Result

Wild Police Chase In Portsmouth

Cyn Mackley by Cyn Mackley
May 8, 2020
in Crime
Taylor
ShareTweetEmail

Two police chases, two car crashes, and a foot pursuit that left a PPD officer feeling like a hobo. Plus, two dogs on opposite sides of the law. It’s all part of a wild high-speed car chase involving Portsmouth Police on late Tuesday night.  We’ve got the insane details and audio of the pursuit as it happened. We’ve got video and scanner audio to check out. Here’s how it went down:

The Chase Begins

Just after 11 pm, officers were notified that the Ohio State Patrol were pursuing a suspect and about to hit the Portsmouth City limits. We now know that Zachary Taylor, 36, of Baltimore, Ohio was driving. His passenger was Chase Huffer, 33, of Thurston.

Troopers and Scioto County Sheriff’s deputies chased the suspects:

  • South on Argonne
  • East onto Kinney’s Lane
  • South onto Waller
  • East on Gallia

Still Going

PPD Officers Paul Lancaster and Amy Glockner joined in the chase just before officers attempted to intercept the truck at the Roy Rogers Esplanade.

The suspect went through the PNC Bank parking lot and nearly rammed into Officer Lancaster’s vehicle. He then headed:

  • West onto Gallia
  • North on Clay
  • East on Route 52

SCDN’s Nikki Blankenship took this video of the chase in progress.

https://www.sciotocountydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/video-1588949086.mp4

Taylor ran the red light at Young Street going over 70 miles an hour.  He then went East on Walnut and then turned left to get back onto the westbound side of Gallia. By that point, he’d slowed down a bit to 50 mph.

Officer Newman deployed spikes in the left lane of Gallia near Kendall. When Taylor spotted the spikes, he turned into a parking lot of Livingston Metals and then attempted to drive over a dirt hill. Taylor slammed into an OSHP vehicle, taking both the truck and the trooper’s vehicle out of commission

Related Posts

Busted! 27 New Arrests in Portsmouth, Ohio - 05/30/21 Scioto County Mugshots

Busted! 27 New Arrests in Portsmouth, Ohio – 05/30/21 Scioto County Mugshots

May 30, 2021
Portsmouth Ohio body discovered

Portsmouth Police Reports: Child in Danger

May 29, 2021

Now For A Foot Chase

Taylor wasn’t ready to give up yet. He then took off on foot, running behind the McDonald’s and crossing onto the railroad tracks.

Officer Glockner saw the passenger Chase Huffer getting out of the vehicle and ordered him to the ground at gunpoint. She handcuffed Huffer and put him in a patrol car. Huffer was held at the Scioto County Jail without bond until another police agency came to get him.

Huffer
Chase Huffer

In addition to being poor drivers and bad citizens, these two are terrible pet owners. They left a dog in the truck. Officers called for Animal Control to take the pup into protective custody.

Trooper Keating, Officer Croasmun, and Officer Paul Lancaster chased after Taylor into the rail yard.  Officer Queen also arrived with K-9 Sita to assist in the search.

Two officers were hurt during search. Trooper Keating fell over a guard wire and took a tumble. Officer Queen suffered a knee injury climbing between rail cars.

Officer Lancaster searched the rail yard climbing into cars to check for the suspect. He said he felt like an early 1950s drifter.

One More Car Chase

Despite their search efforts, law enforcement officers were unable to locate Taylor that night. However, according to OSHP,  Taylor made himself easy to find.

The next day, Taylor stole a car in Portsmouth, He took off to Ross County where Troopers chased him down  once again. And once again, he crashed the car.

Taylor
Zachary Taylor

But this time he didn’t get away. He’s sitting in the Ross County Jail without bond charged with receiving Stolen Property and failing to comply with an order from a police officer. You can listen to scanner audio of the pursuit  by clicking below.

 

Tags: CrimeFeaturedPolicePortsmouth Ohiosafety

Related Posts

Busted! 27 New Arrests in Portsmouth, Ohio - 05/30/21 Scioto County Mugshots
Crime

Busted! 27 New Arrests in Portsmouth, Ohio – 05/30/21 Scioto County Mugshots

Busted! 27 New Arrests in Portsmouth, Ohio - 05/30/21 Scioto County Mugshots The Scioto County Jail is currently at...

by Staff Report
May 30, 2021
Portsmouth Ohio body discovered
Crime

Portsmouth Police Reports: Child in Danger

Portsmouth Police Reports: Child in Danger Grandparents allow a mom who’d lost custody to go for a drive with...

by Cyn Mackley
May 29, 2021
Portsmouth Ohio police chase
Crime

Reports of Drive-By Shooting in Portsmouth

Reports of Drive-By Shooting in Portsmouth The Portsmouth 911 dispatch center received a call at 11:04 am reporting that...

by Ross Madison
May 28, 2021
Portsmouth Police Warn Of Aggressive Panhandlers Targeting Women Shoppers
Crime

Portsmouth Police Warn Of Aggressive Panhandlers Targeting Women Shoppers

Portsmouth Police Warn Of Aggressive Panhandlers Targeting Women Shoppers Just before noon, police responded to a report of a...

by Cyn Mackley
May 27, 2021

POPULAR POSTS

  • Facebook page dedicated to sharing pictures of "Cute Boys" remains active

    Facebook Won’t Shut Down “Cute Boys” Page

    2 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Why Do Insurance Companies Use Funny Commercials?

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Employment Struggles for Older Workers

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • 4 Best Yoga Poses For Back Pain

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • 25 Haunted Places in Ohio

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0

[vc_row full_width="stretch_row" vc_row_background="" footer_scheme="dark" css=".vc_custom_1560500542429{margin-top: 3px !important;padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;background-color: #000000 !important;}" footer_button_bg="#ffe414"][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1563777667323{padding-right: 40px !important;}"]

Scioto County Daily News

We are a grassroots team of local journalists on a mission to give our community up-to-the-second news and events for Southern Ohio, Northern Kentucky, and Western West Virginia. We believe progress inspires change and we believe our reporting has become the front-lines of Portsmouth, Ohio's comeback.

[vc_empty_space height="30px"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"]

Newsletter Subscribe

[vc_column_text][mc4wp_form][/vc_column_text]
[/vc_column][vc_column offset="vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm"][vc_empty_space height="30px"][/vc_column][vc_column][vc_column_text]© 2021 Scioto County Daily News. All Rights Reserved.

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

No Result
View All Result
  • News
    • National
    • Regional
    • Arts & Entertainment
    • Economy
    • Feel Good
    • Politics
  • Obituaries
  • Crime
  • Opinion
  • Contact

© 2021 Scioto County Daily News. All Rights Reserved.