On Saturday, officers responded to 1573 Guenther Road for an aggravated robbery.
A man reported he was confronted by five suspects who robbed him at gunpoint and stole his vehicle, Trotwood police said.
The man was not injured during the carjacking.
Another law enforcement agency found the vehicle, resulting in a pursuit. The pursuit ended up on Interstate 75, where police followed the stolen vehicle south until it turned around on the highway and headed north at Liberty Way in Butler County.
Franklin Chief of Police Adam Colon said his agency got involved after the suspect vehicle turned north on I-75. Franklin was notified by other law enforcement agencies including the Butler County Sheriff’s Office that the suspect vehicle was “coming our way.”
Franklin joined the pursuit when the suspect entered Frankin on I-75. During the pursuit, the Franklin officer crashed.
The officer involved in the crash was not injured. He was taken to an area hospital and released after an examination. Colon did not identify the officer.
The police vehicle, a 2019 cruiser, was one of the department’s older vehicles, Colon said.
The cruiser is not salvageable but the Franklin Police Department was able to get some salvage some equipment from it.
Colon said the department and city must now wait for the Ohio State Patrol to investigate the pursuit and Trotwood to finish its investigation into the robbery before deciding whether to replace the police cruiser.
Trotwood is the lead agency on the investigation.
Another police vehicle crashed during the pursuit, but no one was hurt. The stolen vehicle was found unoccupied in the 5400 block of Webster Street.
Drone and K9 assistance was requested to help find suspects; however, no suspects were found, according to the sheriff’s office.
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