CHIPPEWA COUNTY — A two-county car chase that reached speeds of 124 mph on I-75 ended without injuries and with the suspect in custody, according to Chippewa County Sheriff Mike Bitnar.

Bitnar said he was driving to the office on M-28 last Friday morning when he heard Sault City Police Department dispatchers report that Andrew Burnett was wanted for strong-arm robbery and stealing a car.

Minutes later, a pursuit began in Rudyard and continued south on I-75, covering several roads before ending on Bayshore Road in St. Ignace, a dead-end road.

Dispatch information indicated Burnett might have mental health issues and could have a firearm in the vehicle.

“It’s more than a regular pursuit because now you have a danger to himself and others if we were just able to stop the pursuit because o

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