Hunter
09/13/21
A Burlington resident who reportedly committed a traffic violation, eluded police and crashed his car was arrested after calling in the vehicle as stolen.
Officers attempted to stop 26-year-old Alezzandro Campbell just before 1 am Sunday after observing him near the intersection of Gilbert and Bowery Streets operating his vehicle without his headlights activated. Campbell reportedly drove down an alley, then turned around and continued towards another officer who was attempting to assist. The officer activated his lights and siren, and Campbell allegedly swerved around the squad car and crashed into a parked car. He reportedly ran into a curb and could no longer go forward, so he exited his vehicle and took off running.
Campbell was given multiple commands to stop but he allegedly ignored them and made it into some brush where he hid from police. Later on, he reportedly called in to report his vehicle stolen. Officers located Campbell and compared him to video from the police camera footage earlier in the night and positively identified Campbell as the driver.
A bag of marijuana was allegedly found in Campbell’s vehicle under the driver’s seat.
He faces charges of Eluding, Interference with Official Acts, and Marijuana possession. If convicted on all counts, Campbell faces up to 25 months in jail.