Officers and state troopers brought a pursuit to a close Monday afternoon by cornering the suspect's SUV between traffic and police vehicles. It all began when the driver, later identified as 50-year-old Randall Harrison, was seen hitting his own vehicle with a hatchet. Rochester police were called to the area, but said Harrison jumped into the gold Chevrolet SUV and began to drive away.During the resulting pursuit, Harrison waved the hatchet and threw a knife out of the window, State Police said. Speeds ranged from approximately 50 mph to over 60 while the suspect continually refused to stop and attempted evasive maneuvers. Sky5 caught the end of the chase through New Bedford. It came to a conclusion when the driver stopped on the road near 2243 Purchase St. and tried to put the vehicle in reverse because of an oncoming police vehicle. He backed up but bounced off two cruisers and then another vehicle as the officers pinned the SUV against the curb. When the police cruisers had the SUV stopped, armed officers jumped out. Officers pulled the suspect, a balding man in red clothing, out of the vehicle through the passenger-side door. After he was loaded into a state police vehicle, troopers appeared to inspect his SUV and stand guard around it. State police tweeted a photo of what they said the suspect was carrying in his vehicle. They said Harrison had doused himself with the butane fluid seen in the image. Eventually, other men wearing uniforms approach the vehicle and appear to search through some of the items inside. Harrison was taken to St. Luke's Hospital for an evaluation. Get the WCVB News App10978732

Officers and state troopers brought a pursuit to a close Monday afternoon by cornering the suspect's SUV between traffic and police vehicles.



It all began when the driver, later identified as 50-year-old Randall Harrison, was seen hitting his own vehicle with a hatchet. Rochester police were called to the area, but said Harrison jumped into the gold Chevrolet SUV and began to drive away.




During the resulting pursuit, Harrison waved the hatchet and threw a knife out of the window, State Police said. Speeds ranged from approximately 50 mph to over 60 while the suspect continually refused to stop and attempted evasive maneuvers.

Sky5 caught the end of the chase through New Bedford.

It came to a conclusion when the driver stopped on the road near 2243 Purchase St. and tried to put the vehicle in reverse because of an oncoming police vehicle. He backed up but bounced off two cruisers and then another vehicle as the officers pinned the SUV against the curb.

When the police cruisers had the SUV stopped, armed officers jumped out.

Officers pulled the suspect, a balding man in red clothing, out of the vehicle through the passenger-side door. After he was loaded into a state police vehicle, troopers appeared to inspect his SUV and stand guard around it.

State police tweeted a photo of what they said the suspect was carrying in his vehicle. They said Harrison had doused himself with the butane fluid seen in the image.

Eventually, other men wearing uniforms approach the vehicle and appear to search through some of the items inside.

Harrison was taken to St. Luke's Hospital for an evaluation.







