Beltway Reopens After Police Activity

Interstate 695 is fully reopened at Providence Road in Towson after a vehicle that ran out of gas while being chased by police was treated as suspicious.

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UPDATE #I695SuspiciousVeh Officers have opened all outer loop lanes & the 2 left lanes of the inner loop. Police remain on the scene & continue to investigate the rental truck. More info will be provided as it becomes available. ^jzp — Baltimore County Police Department (@BaltCoPolice) September 10, 2019

Both sides of the beltway were closed for nearly an hour and two lanes of the inner loop were closed until just before the Tuesday afternoon rush hour.

Police said an officer attempted to pull over a Budget rental truck on Interstate 93. The truck drove up onto the beltway before it ran out of gas, spokeswoman Officer Jennifer Peach said in an email.

The officer had an interaction with the driver that caused them to treat it as a suspicious vehicle and call for additional resources. The highway was ordered closed while police deployed K9 units, Peach said.

The driver has been arrested for fleeing. Police secured the suspect's box truck and ensured it was safe prior to making entry.

The pursuit came a day after a bomb scare in downtown Baltimore that led to the evacuation of multiple buildings and closure of downtown streets. That vehicle was loaded with two bins of diesel fuel and siphoning equipment.

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Kristie McIntyre and WBAL-TV 11 contributed to this report..