*** WATCH *** MAN W/ 4 WARRANTS FOUND HIDING UNDER VEHICLE AFTER REPORTEDLY FLEEING TRAFFIC STOP
HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS – [HN VIDEO NOTES] – As you will see and hear in the following HN Video, at around 1:00 a.m. this morning, a Barnstable Police patrolman radioed that a driver had just fled on foot from a traffic stop behind some cottages on Pine Grove Avenue. Two occupants of the suspect’s pickup truck remained on scene and cooperated with police. Additional Barnstable Police patrol officers saturated the area and began searching. As you will see, a short time into the search, officers located their suspect hiding underneath a work van. An HN camera was rolling when officers took the suspect into custody without incident.
Steven Richards, 52, of Hyannis was arrested on 4 warrants for drug related offenses. Richards was also charged with Failure to Stop for Police, along with Resisting Arrest, according to police sources.
The following HN Video highlights the scene and arrest…
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The initial details contained in the above report are based on police radio transmissions and information from police sources. The defendant is presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
