ASHTABULA Oh. Nov. 30, 2007 — Police say they thwarted a Christmas-season caper Monday with the pursuit and arrest of a city man.
Mark Robbins, 47, of Ashtabula, is charged with fleeing and eluding, receiving stolen goods, possession of criminal tools, petty theft, criminal damaging and criminal trespassing, Municipal Court officials said. He remains in jail on a $18,750 cash or surety bond, officials said.
The charges stem from a car break-in at 1 p.m. Monday at the Ashtabula Mall and a subsequent high-speed car chase by police through the east side of Ashtabula. The pursuit began when Ashtabula Police detective John Bainton spotted Robbins driving a white Ford Explorer erratically in the area of Wilson Avenue and East 31st Street, according to police reports. Bainton, who was in an unmarked car, called for backup and followed the driver.
Once Capt. Gerald Cornelius and Patrol Officer Rodney Blaney arrived, Robbins took off. The police officers followed the vehicle west on Route 20, across the viaduct to Five Points and north on Lake Avenue, Cornelius said.
“By this time, (the suspect) had so many police cars on him, he turned into the YMCA (parking lot),” he said. “He got boxed in and gave up.”
Ashtabula County Sheriff’s Deputy Taylor Cleveland also arrived on the scene.
Police searched the vehicle and discovered the items reportedly taken from the vehicle at the mall a short time earlier, police said.
The charges stem from a car break-in at 1 p.m. Monday at the Ashtabula Mall and a subsequent high-speed car chase by police through the east side of Ashtabula. The pursuit began when Ashtabula Police detective John Bainton spotted Robbins driving a white Ford Explorer erratically in the area of Wilson Avenue and East 31st Street, according to police reports. Bainton, who was in an unmarked car, called for backup and followed the driver.
Once Capt. Gerald Cornelius and Patrol Officer Rodney Blaney arrived, Robbins took off. The police officers followed the vehicle west on Route 20, across the viaduct to Five Points and north on Lake Avenue, Cornelius said.
“By this time, (the suspect) had so many police cars on him, he turned into the YMCA (parking lot),” he said. “He got boxed in and gave up.”
Ashtabula County Sheriff’s Deputy Taylor Cleveland also arrived on the scene.
Police searched the vehicle and discovered the items reportedly taken from the vehicle at the mall a short time earlier, police said.
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