Credit: Bristol Borough police
A short police chase that started in Bristol Borough ended in Bristol Township on Presidents’ Day.
According to borough authorities, an officer attempted to pull over a vehicle driven by 30-year-old Bristol resident Jamal Marquis Law at Jefferson Avenue and Spring Street Monday around 3:37 p.m. However, Law did not stop and drove through the borough and across Route 13 in Bristol Township.
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Police said that while in the township, Law fled his vehicle on foot and was taken into custody a short time later.
Law was charged with fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, reckless endangerment, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, reckless driving, driving with suspended license, failure to stop at a red signal and duties at a stop sign.
Law was arraigned by on-call District Judge Daniel Finello Jr. and sent to the Bucks County Correctional Facility on 10 percent of $75,000 bail.
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