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<p>HAZLETON &#8212; A suspected porch pirate led police in a pursuit through the city that ended in a crash after snatching a package, Hazleton police Chief Jerry Speziale said Saturday.</p><p>According to Speziale in a news release, at about 4:09 p.m. Saturday, a city police officer on patrol saw the passenger of a Honda Odyssey allegedly take a delivery package from the porch of a residence on Hemlock Street at Cedar Street.</p><p>The officer began to follow the vehicle, which was occupied by a male driver and a male passenger when the officer attempted to conduct a motor vehicle stop on the vehicle.</p><p>The vehicle stopped briefly and then took off at a high rate of speed, traveling in the wrong direction on Sybert Street until it crashed into a parked, unattended vehicle and then struck a utility pole at 23rd and Sybert streets.</p><p>Both males exited the vehicle and began to flee on foot with city officers and an off-duty sergeant followed into the wooded area behind the homes. Units from West Hazleton, Butler Township and state police assisted with the pursuit.</p><p>State police closed off the area of the mountain from Route 940 to the crash scene while the search continued.</p><p>By 4:40 p.m., a city police officer captured the male passenger on the top of the mountain who was identified as Jose Arism Lopez, 40, of Hazleton. Lopez was wanted as a fugitive from justice in Schuylkill County for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and Luzerne County for drug charges.</p><p>A detective lieutenant with the Hazleton Detective Division is investigating the alleged package theft and identity of the driver.</p><p>A city officer suffered an injury during the foot pursuit and was checked out at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hazleton. His injuries were not life-threatening.</p><p>Lopez will be taken to the Luzerne County Correctional Facility, Wilkes-Barre, for lodging as the investigation continues. The driver of the Odyssey has yet to be captured.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">The driver of a Honda Odyssey struck a utility pole and an unattended vehicle Saturday following a police pursuit in Hazleton. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/web1_Crash-2-2.jpg</photo0><caption0>The driver of a Honda Odyssey struck a utility pole and an unattended vehicle Saturday following a police pursuit in Hazleton. </caption0><photoCredit0>Hazleton Police Department </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/web1_Lopez-2.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Lopez </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/web1_Lopez-2.jpg</photo1><caption1>Lopez </caption1><photoCredit1>Hazleton Police Department </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/web1_Crash-1-2.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Several police officers investigate the crash scene at 23rd and Sybert streets, Hazleton, on Saturday following a pursuit involving police and the Honda Odyssey, center. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/web1_Crash-1-2.jpg</photo2><caption2>Several police officers investigate the crash scene at 23rd and Sybert streets, Hazleton, on Saturday following a pursuit involving police and the Honda Odyssey, center. </caption2><photoCredit2>Hazleton Police Department </photoCredit2></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Tamara Dunn</p><p>tdunn@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div>

Pursuit of alleged porch pirate ends with crash, foot chase