Officer details what happened before DeWitt Police cruiser was stolen
By: Mallor Anderson, wilx.com
DEWITT, Mich. (WILX) – New information on the police chase of a stolen police car on February 20. News 10 has obtained the report from a Bath Township Police Officer who joined the search last week.
Bath Township Officer Trenton Bailey answered the call for help when one of the men suspected of stealing a TV from the DeWitt Meijer bailed out of the getaway car. His dashboard camera was rolling when he found the suspect crouched next to an unoccupied DeWitt City Police Cruiser.
Officer Bailey’s report obtained by News 10 says he tried to get the suspect, Timothy Vanous, to move to the back of the cruiser, and away from the loaded gun inside.
