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News Release
Pursuit ends when suspect runs out of gas - 03/24/17

On March 24, 2017 at about 3:00 AM, an Officer from the Lake Oswego Police Department tried to stop a vehicle for speeding. The vehicle didn't stop and based on the driving, the officer saw, believed the driver to be impaired. A pursuit ensued with the vehicle driving southbound on Highway 43 towards West Linn. The vehicle then turned onto southbound Interstate 205 in West Linn. As the vehicle came into the area of the Stafford Road exit it slowed and stopped. Officers later found that the vehicle had ran out of gas.

Members from the Lake Oswego Police Department, and neighboring agencies, were able to take the driver into custody. It was learned that the vehicle the suspect was driving was reported stolen out of the City of Gresham. The suspect also had both Heroin and Methamphetamine in his possession. There was also a passenger in the vehicle who was released.

Arrested was the driver of the vehicle, Jonathan William Hanna from Portland, with a date of birth of 08-04-88. He was charged with the following crimes; Unauthorized Use of Vehicle, Possession of Stolen Vehicle, Reckless Driving, Attempting to Elude and two counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance. He was transported and booked in the Clackamas County Jail.

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