PEPPER PIKE, Ohio

Mutual aid, attempt to locate: I-271, Red Raven Road

A Cleveland Height man, 25, faced a slew of charges after a Sept. 29 rush hour chase up I-271 from Woodmere that ended after he spun his car out on grass in the freeway construction zone and took off running -- allegedly dropping a handgun along the way.

Woodmere police requested assistance around 5 p.m. in locating the suspect who already had multiple warrants, including a probation violation.

After ditching his car near the Cedar Road exit, he was found a short time later in the woods.

An officer from another department recovered the weapon. He was lodged in the Cuyahoga County Oct. 3 jail after being bound over on additional charges that include failure to comply with a police officer, obstructing official busin

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