Four in custody after pursuit through Davenport ends in crash

UPDATE: Police have recovered the second car involved in Tuesday's incident.

The Ford Fusion in question was reported stolen on Tuesday, March 20 at 5 a.m. from the 5600 block of Jersey Ridge Road. Officers were able to locate the car unoccupied inthe 1700 block of West 12th Street.

Additional follow-ups are being done and no further information is availble at this time.

UPDATE: Four teens are in the Scott County Jail without bond after crashing what police say was a stolen vehicle during a pursuit with police.

18-year-old Edwin Goodwin ,17-year-olds Charrle Burrage and Darion Thomas, and 16-year-old Nessiah Clark are charged with a mix of theft 2nd, intimidation with a dangerous weapon and carrying a concealed weapon. They are all being held without bond. Thomas faces two additional counts of intimidation with a dangerous weapon from two separate shots fired calls on March 11 in the 400 block of S. Dittmer and 1300 Brady Street. Goodwin also faces charges of felon in possession and had an outstanding warrant for five counts of 1st degree robbery and another for operating motor vehicle without an owners consent.

Police say they were called to the 1200 block of Warren Street around 5:00 p.m. today, March 20, for a shots fired call. When police got on scene they say they found damage to a home and a spent casing in the street in front of the residence. Poice say two suspected vehicles were identified in relation to that incident. Both, they say, had previously been reported stolen.

Around 5:50 p.m. police say they spotted the two suspected cars in the 2800 block of Eastern Avenue. Police say they tried to conduct traffic stops on both vehicles which failed and resulted in two separate pursuits. The first ended quickly after police lost the car. The second chase lasted for about 15 minutes and ended near Ridgewood and Hillcrest Avenues when an SUV crashed.

The four people in the car were taken into custody. Police say they recovered two handguns.

ORIGINAL: Davenport police took four people into custody Tuesday evening after a pursuit ended in a crash near the corner of Hillcrest Avenue and Ridgewood Avenue.

Police say earlier in the evening they were investigating a shots fired call in the 1200 block of Warren Street.

Later officers said witnesses reported seeing two cars that appeared to be chasing each other. Police say at least one of those matched the description of a suspected vehicle involved in the Warren Street shots fired call.

Police say they began to purse the two cars and one ended quickly. They say a silver Ford Fusion got away from officers.

The second vehicle, an SUV, took officers on a chase through several parts of Davenport, according to police.

They say the chase lasted several minutes and ended in a crash near Hillcrest and Ridgewood Avenues. Police say the pursuit was allowed because the SUV was believed to be involved in a gun crime.

“And that’s one of the priorities we have in this city,” said Chief Paul Sikorski. “If these individuals are charged with that gun crime I hope that they’re detained in the county jail as part of this as well. So we’ll wait to see what happens with that.”

Police say they are still working to determine a timeline and any damage sustained during the pursuit. They say there was property damage in the area of Locust and Harrison Streets.

DPD is looking for the other vehicle. Anyone with information is asked to contact Davenport Police.