A 45-minute pursuit of suspects driving a vehicle ended with the help of Air-1, Durham police said yesterday.
On Friday, September 18, at 11:30 pm, an officer from Central East Division attempted to pullover a black pickup truck on Tennyson Avenue in Oshawa. The vehicle did not pull over and a pursuit ensued. The vehicle was seen driving dangerously at high speeds. Due to safety concerns, the pursuit was called off on the ground. However, the DRPS helicopter, Air-1, kept an eye on the suspect vehicle from the skies, said a police statement.
The Air-1 team followed the vehicle for 45 minutes into north Durham. Officers strategically placed a tire deflation device on Lakeridge Road North near Myrtle Road West and were able to stop the vehicle. Two men were placed under arrest. A search of the vehicle located brass knuckles and a Conducted Energy Weapon (taser).
Jerry Holyoyd, age 39 of Elliott Street in Clarington, is charged with: Fail to Stop While Being Pursued; Dangerous Operation of a Conveyance; Operate Conveyance while Prohibited x8; Possess Weapons Dangerous x2; Possess Prohibited Weapon x2 and Fail to Comply with Probation Order x2.
Bradley Pomeroy, age 29 of NFA, is charged with Possess Weapons Dangerous x2; Possess Prohibited Weapon x2; and Fail to Comply with Release Order.
Anyone with new information about this investigation is asked to contact Cst. Collins of Central East Division at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 3765.