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Man arrested after fleeing Grand Rapids traffic stop, crashing

Posted at 5:34 PM, Oct 22, 2014
and last updated 2014-10-22 17:34:04-04

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. —  A man was arrested Wednesday after fleeing from Grand Rapids Police during a traffic stop.

According to police, an officer was attempting to pull the man over near Hall and Division and he took off.  The man later crashed into another vehicle and a pole in the area of Jefferson Avenue and Griggs Street, police said.

The man then allegedly grabbed a young child out of his vehicle and fled on foot.   Police located the child unharmed near Dickinson Elementary and arrested the man a short time later in the 500 block of Storrs Street.

He will be identified pending formal arraignment.