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ISP Pursuit ends with successful apprehension of suspect in Garden City

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IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE

District 3 Patrol 700 S. Stratford Dr., Meridian 83642

(208) 846-7550

Fax (208) 846-7520

For Immediate Release: 6/21/15 1:05 a.m.

Please direct questions to the District Office

On June 20, 2015 at approximately 9:15 p.m., an Idaho State Police trooper initiated a traffic stop on a silver Mitsubishi Galant eastbound on Interstate 84 near milepost 41, just west of the Ten Mile Road exit. The vehicle fled. Speeds reached approximately ninety miles per hour. The Pursuit Intervention Technique was utilized as the vehicle threatened to merge onto I-184 in the wrong direction. The Galant was pinned against a cement barrier. The driver fled on foot, and was subsequently taken into custody near the Riverside Hotel in Garden City without incident.

The driver was identified as Tyler Tomlinson, 31, of Nampa. Tomlinson was charged with Felony Eluding, Felony Possession of Drugs, Possession of Paraphernalia, and several warrants.

LL / SG

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Posted in District 3 - Western Idaho

Please direct questions to:

District 3
Southwestern Idaho

700 S. Stratford Dr.
Meridian, ID 83642
Phone: (208) 846-7550
Fax: (208) 846-7520

Serving Ada, Adams, Boise, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, Owyhee, Payette, Valley, and Washington Counties.