2 Officers Injured By Suspect Who Led A Nearly 65-Mile Chase

Two Waukesha police officers were injured in a fight with a suspect that led to a chase through 10 Milwaukee area communities, officials said.

The officers were investigating a report of a suspect who was planning to steal from a clothing store in Waukesha around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. They began questioning a couple in a vehicle and asked the male passenger to step out.

Police said the man pushed the woman out of the vehicle, began fighting with the officers and put the car in reverse, running over one of the officers and knocking down the other. The suspect then took off at a high rate of speed.

The car and suspect were later spotted in Milwaukee where a pursuit began and continued for nearly 65 miles through Cudahy, St Francis, South Milwaukee, Oak Creek, Greendale, Greenfield, Hales Corners, West Allis and West Milwaukee. Officers eventually stopped the vehicle using a spike strip from West Allis police.

One of the injured Waukesha officers was treated at a hospital and later released.