CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A police chase that started in Charlotte ended in a crash in Monroe on Tuesday afternoon.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said its chopper started following the vehicle near the 4000 block of Monroe Road. One of the people in the car had felony warrants, according to officials. NBC Charlotte also learned stolen property was found in the vehicle.
Union County authorities told NBC Charlotte the pursuit reached speeds of nearly 100 miles per hour. The suspect's vehicle crashed near Dickerson Boulevard and U.S. 74.
Officials said two children in the car. The woman who was driving the car, 30-year-old Amanda Sawyer, was arrested. At the time of her arrest on Tuesday, she was charged with larceny, failure to appear and conspiracy to commit a felony.
On Thursday, the Union County Sheriff's Office conducted a search warrant on Sawyer's car and deputies seized "numerous unopened boxes" of stolen hardware supplies. Deputies said all of the items, valued over $5,000, were stolen from Home Depot stores in High Point and Burlington.
Deputies also seized a small amount of marijuana from the car. Sawyer is now facing additional charges, which includes possession of stolen goods and simple possession of marijuana.
High Point Police and Burlington Police are pursuing charges against Sawyer in connection with the larceny cases from the hardware goods stores within their jurisdictions.
