Centerpiece Top Story Back-to-back police chases end in Bland County Jeff Simmons Apr 10, 2024 Apr 10, 2024 0 1 of 3 Wesley Joel Riddle Jacob Daniel Akers Shannon Lorene Lambert Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Jeff Simmons Two drivers are behind bars after two separate police chases this week that ended in Bland County.kAm%96 =2E6DE 92AA6?65 @? %F6D52J 27E6C?@@? H96? E96 q=F67:6=5 !@=:46 s6A2CE>6?E AFCDF65 2 '@=<DH286? G2? :?E@ q=2?5 r@F?EJ 367@C6 42==:?8 @77 E96 492D6] %96 q=2?5 r@F?EJ $96C:77’D ~77:46 D2:5 @77:46CD 7@F?5 E96 232?5@?65 G69:4=6 23@FE 7@FC >:=6D FA $F=A9FC $AC:?8 #@25[ H9:49 4@??64ED H:E9 z:>36C=:?8 #@25]k^AmkAm%96 $96C:77’D ~77:46 :56?E:7:65 E96 5C:G6C 2D ag\J62C\@=5 y24@3 s2?:6= p<6CD @7 !C:?46E@?[ (6DE ':C8:?:2] s6AFE:6D 2CC6DE65 p<6CD 2?5 2 76>2=6 A2DD6?86C — ah\J62C\@=5 $92??@? {@C6?6 {2>36CE @7 q=F67:6=5[ (6DE ':C8:?:2 — E96 ?6IE >@C?:?8 27E6C DE@AA:?8 2 G69:4=6 :? 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