On January 3rd, 2025, a shoplifting call at Dick's Sporting Goods in Findlay, Ohio spiraled into a multi-agency police chase involving speeds of over 100 mph. The suspect, identified as Angelica, fled in a silver Honda with stolen merchandise and evaded police through multiple jurisdictions, including Findlay, Perrysburg Township, and the Ohio State Patrol. Officers pursued her on Interstate 75 and Route 582 while struggling with interdepartmental communication. Despite attempted PIT maneuvers and a civilian vehicle trying to interfere, the chase ended with her being boxed in and arrested. Angelica claimed innocence but was identified via store video and DMV records. She was charged with theft and failure to comply, held on $25,000 bond, and assigned a public defender despite her boasts of having top lawyers. This chaotic pursuit highlights the critical need for unified statewide police communication systems, like Minnesota's LTAC, to avoid confusion and improve coordination in high-risk situations. Hi. Hi. We just had a lady walk out with two of our Bogg bags with product stuffed into them. Here's my video of her. Yeah, she put them in obviously you can see her putting them in the trunk of her car. I just saw you walk out of my store with two Bogg bags filled with stuff. Can you get me at least the price on the bags? Well, that's 170. It got dark tinted windows on it. It was silver Honda. Yeah, it might be behind me. There's one behind me right now. We're just coming up to Main and 99. Yeah, this is it. I don't think she's going to stop. Headquarters, we're westbound. I think they just got it. Today? Awesome. Yeah, that makes me so happy. I love that. It just like makes my day. Oh, she's running. She's running. Nice. Love that. Even better. 8280 trying to catch up to Driver, stop your car. You in the Honda, stop your car. No, pull over and stop right now. Now, we're stuck in traffic. She's uh responding to the PA. She's going to stop here at Reinecke. 8280 will be 10-18 in just a moment. Driver, pull over now. Headquarters, we're we're going to be 10-18. Yeah, she's not pulling over. We're coming up to 75 now. Detective Osby, we're moving in the direction of 580 going north on 75. I got to ask for assistance. 8280, roger. Headquarters, I'll be with you in a moment. We called off the pursuit. We can get us on pursuit channel. Right now, she's passing over the bridge. Back over the We have a post unit jumping in here with you shortly, 868. Just passed the 173 northbound, back over the bridge again. Traffic's done an excellent job yielding to me and moving, so I'm going to be able to stay in place. Even if for some reason they call it off and let her go, the license plate does come back to her. To her. Her. So, I can tell by the the video you took that it was her from her DMV picture, so They may call it off if it gets too dangerous on 75, but we got her either way, so we'll we'll try to get her. Okay. Okay. Wonderful. Thank you. Yep. Use the cruiser. Good. You have a trooper with you? Uh, no. I just passed a deputy in the burn, but he's not in the pursuit. He's just pulled out. No lights or sirens or anything like that. Just needs right now. Speeds right now are 107. Getting into heavy traffic. She's going to have to yield or stop. And she's on the burn. Now, that trooper should have caught her right now. There's another one coming by me now. Yeah, I don't have any other lights behind me. I got that deputy back there, but he's not in it. We're in the middle lane going 81. She's going to be in the fast lane. She didn't hit the spikes there. So, this took the 187. 187 here. Going I'm going eastbound. Eastbound here on 582. She's got a left turn signal on to go north on uh 199. Stand by. Yeah, northbound on 199. 868 Good. When it's safe to do so, one of your agencies needs to take the one position and you go to the two position. Okay, the troopers look like they fell out of this. I might have Harrisburg Township jumping in here with me. We're through the roundabout. Um 199 here. Hold on, she's back to the west on Winding Road Road. They tried to They missed. That was a unmarked flashing lights on. Yeah. I got a car trying to play police and not let him through. Northbound. Yeah, I just caused a 31 with him. 4911 random. And they kept going. Harrisburg Township has this uh pursuit on Second and Walnut. On 75 North and 20. I'm third in line now. I let your Harrisburg guys take this. Uh in case something happens or I fall out. We're still northbound traffic light. Uh speed is on 115. 28201A We're going to get stuck here in traffic. Now traffic blue for we're going to be continuing northbound under the overpass here. I'll give you direction here. Now we're going to be uh westbound on 25. Yeah, they just took a pit pit on him. HANDS UP! HANDS UP! HANDS UP! CROSSFIRE! CROSSFIRE! CROSSFIRE! CROSSFIRE! Hands up! HANDS UP! I GOT HIM. ANYBODY IN THE BACK? I GOT I GOT ONE IN HEADQUARTERS, ONE IN CUSTODY. What I do? Yeah. What you do? What I do? Tell me what I did. Stealing from Dick's. Oh. I thought I And you weren't running, were you? No. I walked. I walked out. Bought bag. $100 bought bag. Come down here and find I think I got caught up to do it, too. I don't know. You came in from King Soopers all the way up here? Two males in custody. 75 and 25 over here on Trail exit. I'm going to get a big reward, HUH? I'M GOING TO GET A BIG reward for this. You got a felony. Go to prison now for stealing some clothes. How stupid are you? Guess what? Slap on the wrist. First time offense. Never did it. Not in Hancock County. Wrong county, honey. You're not in Lucas County anymore. Wrecked my new car, MAN. WRECKED IT? MY CAR UP. SORRY ABOUT THE NEW CAR, LIEUTENANT. Good job. Four stationary at the trail and 75. That's how you do it. No damage. Oh, I'm pumped right now. I'm so [ __ ] pumped. Hancock and Lucas everywhere, baby. I'm on one. Everywhere. Great job. Thank you. Yes, but a [ __ ] with a badge. All of y'all. Thank you guys. Thank you. Thank you everybody. Appreciate it. Thank you guys. Thank you. Good work. Good work, officer. Good work. [ __ ] dumbasses. For a [ __ ] purse. Y'all slow as [ __ ] Did all that [ __ ] for a purse and they just [ __ ] my car up. 24, right? Hey! Hey! I'm trying to get to Open the door. C- There you go. There it is. Just pictures. All for a little theft. Yeah, for a misdemeanor. Kind of dumb, but need help with? I got a tow truck coming. I'm just going to get our evidence here and uh go from there. So, I've got a whole bunch of Stanley's, some clothes, a like a black rubber bag, a purple rubber bag, and uh plastic bag with clothes. Does that sound about right? That's all the stuff she stole. Stupid ass. I know. Why do they do this? And he keeps touching my [ __ ] wallet like you about to touch my money. Why is I in my money? That's something you get at. What's wrong with y'all? [ __ ] pigs. Can you take my phone out for me, please? Oh, yeah. We'll We'll get that. You're not getting that, though, so. I mean, I I just want to call and make sure my baby daddy get my daughter. Okay, I see. If you'd have stopped in Findlay, and we would have wrote you a court date, and you'd have left. And then you could have called your dad or your baby dad and your daughter. Findlay works, so I wanted to get to Toledo. Toledo, and that would have What's happening? You got a felony. and then I'm like Perrysburg, so I was like, let me get to Toledo. It's terrible excuses. All right. But no, you're not going to use your phone in any time soon. So, sit tight. Enjoy the the comments. newborn baby. I just need Can you Can you call him? Let me tell you something right now. I'm not being I I am being a I'll give a [ __ ] Okay, you know what lives you just put in danger out there? Myself, all these officers, all the citizens out there. And then you're you're worried about your little baby. You could have stayed home and taken care of him like a good mom. I am. Peace. I've been Does that hurt? Yeah, she's tall. Tell your mother to get up. I'm lucky. [ __ ] You have to Damn. She got my child. The suspect identified by her DMV photo as Angelica was taken to Hancock County Justice Center. According to court documents, she was charged with two counts of failure to comply with an order and theft. Despite her threats of having the best lawyer, she was assigned a public defender, and her bond was set to $25,000. Her trial date is set for August 25th, 2025, which will be her first case in Hancock County. However, a search of her case history in neighboring Toledo County revealed 17 different motor vehicle violations, including one for having an unbuckled child in her car. Now, what will make a simple Dick's Sporting Goods retail theft call spiral into a multi-police agency pursuit? The answer is pretty simple, failure to take accountability and running. And some might think that the more police that are involved might get this resolved quicker, but that's not always the case. And the biggest issue in this Ohio incident wasn't the escaping criminal. It was the inability of the officers to communicate to each other and trust me, it wasn't because of bad police work. Because imagine, just for argument's sake, there's four different departments with their own radio systems, their own supervisors, and their own pursuit policies, and they're all chasing one suspect. It could be confusing and chaotic. Commands can be missed, and units may double up or be left behind. But in Minnesota, all law enforcement channels are digital, which allows them to have statewide channels for pursuits called ELTACs, allowing every officer in the state to hear a chase if needed. Additionally, there are other statewide tactical channels that allow police, fire, and medics to be all on the same channel, talking about the same incident. The beauty of Minnesota system is whenever an officer goes into pursuit, every other officer in the state immediately hears it. But I'll leave you with this. If Minnesota can build a system that unites cops, medics, and firefighters on the same channel, what's stopping these other states? Is it politics, funding, or just a lack of will from the people in charge? So, of course, let us know what you guys think. Should all states adopt a unified radio system, or is it just part of the job?